ABOUT LOWER SAHALI
Lower Sahali is the part of Sahali north of the Trans-Canada Highway, between the highway and downtown Kamloops, around Columbia Street West, Summit Drive and McGill Road. TRU's campus is beside it on the city's southwest slopes, Sahali Centre is on Columbia Street West, and Royal Inland Hospital is down Columbia Street.
Housing is older and more mixed than up the hill: apartments make up a large share, alongside single-family homes, some built before 1930, and townhomes and apartments from the 1980s. The Tournament Capital Centre opened next to TRU in 2007.
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Lower Sahali
Neighbourhood Guide
Practical answers on Lower Sahali from a third-generation Kamloops REALTOR with 18 years in construction, who reads a strata depreciation report as closely as a listing.
Contact JeremiaWhere is Lower Sahali?
North of the Trans-Canada Highway between the highway and downtown, around Columbia Street West, Summit Drive and McGill Road. Downtown is about 4 km away, a few minutes by car, and BC Transit's TRU Exchange is on campus.
Who lives in Lower Sahali?
People who want to be close to TRU, Royal Inland Hospital and downtown, including students, hospital and university staff, investors and downsizers.
What is the lifestyle like?
Peterson Creek Nature Park is close by, the Tournament Capital Centre has indoor sport facilities and a pool, and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park connects by the TRU Connector Trail.
What are the properties like?
A mix of apartments, older single-family homes including some built before 1930, and townhomes and apartments from the 1980s. On a strata, read the minutes and the depreciation report; on an older house, look at the wiring, plumbing and foundation, and ask whether any suite is permitted.
Schools and services
Summit Elementary on Monarch Court and Beattie Elementary on McGill Road are in Lower Sahali, and Sa-Hali Secondary is on Arrowstone Drive. Catchments changed in 2026, so confirm the school for a specific address with School District 73. Shopping is at Sahali Centre and along Summit Drive.
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Things to Do & See
Peterson Creek Nature Park
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Xget'tem' Trail
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Tournament Capital Centre
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Kenna Cartwright Nature Park
View ActivitiesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Lower Sahali by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY-SA 4.0; TRU campus by Pjbosco, CC BY-SA 3.0; Apartments at TRU by Tlönorbis, CC BY-SA 4.0; Path to Peterson Creek by Sashathedoge, CC BY-SA 4.0; TRU campus by Sashathedoge, CC BY-SA 4.0; Kenna Cartwright trail by Cjstepney, CC BY-SA 4.0.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT THINK TO ASK
In Lower Sahali, condition matters more than the year on paper. Older houses can hide original wiring and plumbing, and 1980s stratas can face large repair bills, so read the strata's depreciation report and the last two years of minutes before you remove subjects.
Peterson Creek Nature Park borders the area, and a 3 hectare grassfire burned there in June 2025. If you plan to rent the property, check the zoning and the City's rules on secondary suites. I have 18 years in construction and I am not a licensed home inspector, so I will tell you when to bring one in.
Huxley
Jeremia Huxley is a REALTOR with Stonehaus Realty Corp., based in Pinantan Lake, BC, who focuses on rural and acreage properties around Kamloops and works Kamloops neighbourhoods including Lower Sahali. He has 18 years of construction experience and 9 years in real estate, and the two have overlapped for most of that time. He is not a licensed home inspector. Contact: 250-571-0379.
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