Demolition beginning, Daily News knockdown to start by end of week
KAMLOOPS — The demolition has started downtown, but taking the former Kamloops Daily News building down brick by brick won’t begin until the end of the week.
Since Monday, an excavator has been working to remove the former H&R block building right beside the Daily News structure, clearing the path for it to be demolished for good.
“The contractor has been working on the interior, hazmat, demolition of the inside. That’s pretty much almost done,” said capital project manager Darren Crundwell. “They’re starting to take down the outside of the building. They started with the addition that was put onto the building in the 90s. Hopefully they will be starting on the main structure by the end of the week or early next week.”