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The Trans Mountain Pipeline people are saying that they are hiring up to 600 people for the expansion in the Kamloops Merritt area.

Sureus Murphy 5A section contractor.

The contractor for 5A portion of the expansion Sureus Murphy says it is planning to hire up to 600 people on there section of the work. Locals and indigenous are welcome.

TMX says construction of their section is expected to last somewhere between 30 and 34 months, peaking for a six-month stretch in the middle.

“When we’re fully ramped up we’ll have over 600 people working on our section of the pipeline,” she says. “We really do intend to hire as many local and Indigenous employees as possible.”

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