Iron Mask Industrial Park Receives Rezoning Approval
- oreillymanagements
- Jul 30
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Sales for Lots to Launch for Kamloops' Newest Light Industrial Park
Kamloops, B.C. – Comet Industries Ltd. (Comet) is pleased to announce that Iron Mask
Industrial Park (IMIP) has reached another key milestone: the rezoning approval to move the
200-acre light industrial development to sales launch of Phase 1a.
With municipal rezoning approvals in place, Comet is now advancing toward a Preliminary
Layout Approval (PLA), enabling the team to move forward with presales and marketing for
the first phase of the project.
“This is a significant step for our team and for Kamloops,” said Mike O’Reilly, President and
CEO of Comet Industries Ltd. “With rezoning approvals now in place, we can begin sharing
this opportunity with businesses ready to grow, expand, and invest in our city.”
Located in southwest Kamloops, IMIP is the newest light industrial park in the region in more
than 30 years. The project offers near-direct access to Highways 1, 5, and the Coquihalla,
and is designed to address the urgent need for modern, serviced industrial land in the
Interior of British Columbia.
“Iron Mask Industrial Park will allow local companies to grow and expand, while also
creating space for businesses from outside the region to relocate here,” O’Reilly added.
“These initial lots offer something rare - access, scale, and certainty in an otherwise
constrained market.”
With a development strategy shaped by demand and phased lot releases, Phase 1a will
include seven lots ranging from approximately one to five acres. The launch of this phase
follows years of planning, site preparation, and regulatory coordination.
“This capital investment by Comet Industries reflects the confidence we have in Kamloops
and the long-term value of high-quality, shovel-ready industrial land,” said O’Reilly.
“Kamloops is who we are. We’ve invested in this community for more than 50 years, and
we’re committed to shaping its future for the next 50.”
Industry experts echo O’Reilly’s outlook. Brendan Shaw, local REALTOR®, noted, “A project
like Iron Mask Industrial Park means more jobs and more opportunity in the Kamloops region.
It gives growing companies space to build what they need and invites new businesses into
our economy. Adding the industrial park to the Kamloops area, this land supply will unlock
additional economic opportunity for several businesses that are currently space-
constrained.”
Shaw notes that a common theme many local businesses share is that they cannot grow or
reimagine their operations because of a small number of industrial opportunities located in
areas that are ‘ready-to-go’ with services and immediate highway access. “The existing
industrial stock in Kamloops is largely obsolete, and the market needs the opportunity to
develop new buildings to remain relevant in B.C. Industrial market.”
Also on the real estate team is Blake Gozda, Vice President of Industrial Brokerage at
Cushman & Wakefield, who has been encouraged by the number of inquiries.
“We have seen interest from a diverse mix of local businesses, investors, and builders
looking for industrial lands close to the city core. The project team has been working on the
development of this property for a decade or more. Although our involvement on the sales
side has only been a couple of years, I am excited to see the project progress from an idea
to excavators moving thousands of cubic metres of dirt, and soon, the launch of Phase 1a.”
Future phases of the development - Phases 1b and 1c - will be released based on absorption
of existing lots from Phase 1a, ensuring a responsive approach to market demand. Local
partners, including Extreme Excavating, have been key in preparing the site for the
development’s newest milestone.
About Comet Industries Ltd.
Comet Industries Ltd. was established in 1972, incorporated in the Province of British
Columbia, and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company is in the business of
holding and developing real estate properties, all in British Columbia (“BC”). The Company
owns unimproved land in Kamloops and Nelson Island on a freehold basis. A major initiative
by the company is the Iron Mask Industrial Park project. Visit: https://www.cometindustries.ca/
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