North Shore Estates is located on Vancouver Island west of the Town of Lake Cowichan of the Ts’uubaa-asatx First Nations Indian Reserve #1.

Phases 1 and 2 of the development include a total of 55 single family lots. TRUE supported the Nation in feasibility planning, detailed design, and construction. Civil design included water system expansions, sanitary sewer servicing, stormwater management planning, roadworks design and site grading. Geotechnical and electrical support was provided by subconsultants.

Future phases of North Shore Estates include single and multi-family dwellings.

TRUE has been working with Kelson Group since 2021 on the substantial City Gardens development downtown Kamloops.

From a subdivision survey, to gridlines and construction layout, we have been there through every step.

TRUE Consulting, in collaboration with ARC Engagement, is currently leading the update of the Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning Bylaw (ZBL) for the Village of Cache Creek. The project builds on the original OCP and Zoning Bylaw, adopted in 2013 and 1990, respectively with the goal of creating a clear, accessible, and future-ready policy framework that reflects the evolving needs of the community.

TRUE Consulting was retained for design and construction services for East Shuswap Road Watermain Upgrades to help facilitate necessary upgrades for the upcoming health and wellness center. This job consists of the installation of 750m of 300mm PVC watermain within the MoTI right of way. In addition to this, two horizontally drilled directional crossings were installed to provide water to the wellness center site, and a future subdivision.

Orchards Walk is a planned mixed use development comprised of single and multi-family residential, a senior’s complex and commercial retail located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway.

Over the past nine years, our team has completed a wide range of surveying services throughout Sun Peaks, supporting the community’s continued growth and development. Work has included topographic surveys, construction layout, legal and strata surveys, and infrastructure support for both residential and commercial projects. With ongoing expansion in housing, tourism, and municipal infrastructure, our experience in Sun Peaks reflects a strong understanding of the unique challenges associated with surveying in an active mountain resort environment.

TRUE has worked with Juniper West Developments for close to twenty years, bringing a variety of land development projects to life in the neighbourhood of Juniper Ridge.

This partnership includes varying types of development from high density multi-family apartment buildings, medium density strata townhomes to single family house construction.

Design work consists of road alignments through steeper hillside terrain complete with utility design and lot grading to get the most useable space out of the vacant land. TRUE also works closely with geotechnical engineers to assure all design is well within the constraints of the difficult terrain.

Construction and future design are still ongoing to bring more unique housing opportunities to the residents of the City of Kamloops for years to come.

The Gateway 286 Offsite Civil Works project is a developer driven City of Merritt project. Through establishment of a Local Area Service, the City’s water and sanitary sewer systems were extended to the Ranchland Urban Village (OCP Bylaw 2336, 2022).

Building on the achievements of Coyote Rock Estates, the Northside Development Initiative at Williams Lake entails a comprehensive strategy for developing the remaining lands in the area, complemented by areas already designated for future commercial/institutional purposes.

Burns Lake is actively improving their active transportation network. This project provided active transportation options to the elementary school which were previously not available. Active transportation works included separated sidewalks, controlled crossings, and education regarding active transportation. The Village also took this opportunity to construct improvements to 9th Avenue. 

9th Avenue had many locations of base failure and drainage issue. The road improvements consisted of excavating and construction a gravel road base, piped stormwater drainage, and an under drain system to prevent ground water from saturating the roads gravel base structure.

The Ts’uubaa-asatx First Nation is located on Vancouver Island. Their people have resided along Cowichan Lake since time immemorial and their traditional territory stretches the entire Cowichan Lake watershed. Today they reside on their Indian Reserve #1, which is approximately 97 acres and located directly west of the Town of Lake Cowichan.

The Nation is currently constructing their Community Core, which includes housing for band members, a community centre, community garden, splash park and public works building. Fire protection will be provided from a new concrete potable water reservoir.

The Nation’s goal and vision for their community is to have a central place to gather and support members through establishment health, wellness, and early education facilities.

In addition to the Community Core, the Nation has worked on establishing a waterfront that allows for community gathering and recreation.

Tŝideldel First Nation undertook a rebuild and new build of approximately 8 kilometres of community subdivision road at Redstone Flat and Michel Gardens. The project included the design of new roads, upgrading existing roads to current design standards, paving of the high volume roads, and construction water and sewer infrastructure to support future housing needs in the community.

The planning, design, and approval phase of the project took several years and was approved for construction in 2022. Works began in the fall of 2022 and were completed in the fall of 2023. The road improvements increase safety in the community and reduce Operation and Maintenance requirement associated with the community roads.

The SnPink’tn (Penticton) Indian Band embarked on a comprehensive planning exercise to envision the future of their community core area. Through an inclusive process, TRUE engaged in extensive consultation with Chief and Council, Elders, PIB staff, and both on and off-reserve community members.

The City of Kamloops Centre Sanitary Sewer Trunk Main project was identified as a DCC project in 2022 to improve sanitary sewer system capacity in the city centre area. Much of the downtown area is currently serviced via small diameter sewer mains in alleyways. Given the density increases and ongoing development there is a need to relieve pressure on the network.

The concept for the project was to install a large diameter (nominally 600mm) gravity sewer trunk main roughly from the 700-block of Lansdowne Street westward towards eventual discharge at the Riverside Lift Station. The alleyway sanitary sewer mains will periodically be connected to the trunk main to reduce flows in the existing network.

This project consisted of developing bare land into the District Wine Village; boutique tasting rooms, restaurants, and outdoor venue in Oliver, BC.

TRUE provided design and construction services for the water, sewer, process waste, and both overland and underground storm conveyance systems. Because the layout is circular and decreases in elevation towards the center of the development, this posed complexity in the servicing strategy requiring the use of HDPE piping for its superior bending radius, and permeable pavers.

Construction began in 2020 and was completed in 2021. The District Wine Village has since been in successful operation and is now a destination within the Okanagan Valley, BC.

Approximately 98% of the Town’s sanitary gravity sewer terminates at the Main Waste Water Pumping Station, where it is then conveyed over 2km to the Town’s treatment lagoons.

The original station was constructed in 1966, replaced in 1978, and upgraded in 2000 (larger pumps) and 2013 (larger / twinned forcemain).

In 2012 the Town began looking at options for the replacement of the facility after identifying the current equipment and structure were nearing end of service life and would not be able to supply sufficient level of service in the coming decades.

TRUE has been involved in several aspects of The Reach neighbourhood in Thompson Rivers University since 2019. This master planned community is an emerging urban neighborhood with world-class views of Kamloops. The 90 acre mixed-use development will consist of residential and retail amenities. The first phase includes 4 apartment/condo buildings; Legacy Square, Liberty Pointe, Rockcliffe and Creston House.