b'SPCA BUILDINGPEEKING IN ON SPCAS BY MATTHEW BRADFORDNEW FACILITY IN KAMLOOPSPHOTO CREDIT: JOHN SCHWIRTLICHt was all hands (and paws)The $6.5-million centre wasThe old facility was starting to show I on deck during the granddeveloped by A&T Projectits age and running short on space, opening of the B.C. SocietyDevelopments Inc., a Kamloops-basedsays Jeff Arnold, A&T President. for the Prevention of Crueltyfirm responsible for numerous award- There was a push by the SPCA and the to Animals (SPCA) Communitywinning commercial, residentialcommunity to give these animals a place Animal Centre in Kamloops. Theand industrial projects throughoutwith more room and centralized care.animal care organization united itsthe city. It was created to replace project partners and communityKamloops aging SPCA facility, whichNow open on a 2.2-acre property members on April 5, 2019, to cutwas straining to provide care andat 2816 Tranquille Road, the new the ribbon on the 10,500-square-footservices in a region experiencing oneKamloops & District Community facility, which is now the largest of itsof the largest pet overpopulationAnimal Centre is designed to meet BC kind in the province.problems in the province. SPCAs evolving needs by providing the 50 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'