A 7-Eleven convenience store is going into a building currently being constructed along Highway 1 in Sicamous. (File photo)

A 7-Eleven convenience store is going into a building currently being constructed along Highway 1 in Sicamous. (File photo)

Slurpees coming to Sicamous

Residents can expect Centex gas pumps in front of planned 7-Eleven along Highway 1

Big Gulps, Slurpees and more will soon be available along Highway 1 in Sicamous.

District of Sicamous planner Melinda Smyrl confirms the building under construction at the Trans-Canada-Highway/ Rauma Avenue intersection will be a Centex gas station with a 7-Eleven convenience store.

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Construction is being done by Parke Pacific Projects, a Kelowna-based firm. The outer structure of the building as well as the awning for the gas pumps are already taking shape.

A development permit for the site was originally issued in 2016 for a building containing both a drive-thru coffee shop which the permit applicant stated could have been a Starbucks. In late 2017, the permit was amended to be for a gas station and convenience store only.

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