CPKC Moves 130 Small-Town Rail Workers to Kamloops After Housing, Cost-of-Living Issues
CPKC says housing and cost-of-living pressures prompted the move, which has shifted about 43% of its local rail workforce.
- CPKC spokesperson Terry Cunha confirmed on Thursday that about 130 employees have relocated to Kamloops from Revelstoke, a shift that began four months ago to address housing and cost-of-living issues.
- The company first shared relocation plans in summer 2025 to transfer 125 Revelstoke-based railroaders; with this latest shift, CPKC has moved 43 per cent of local railroaders to Kamloops.
- Following a 13 weeks strike by signals and communications staff across Canada, CPKC is actively recruiting new conductors in Revelstoke, offering $5,000 in relocation assistance.
- Economic Development Revelstoke has emphasized that CPKC previously provided about 300 local jobs, while the company maintains it can meet operational demands across the region.
- CPKC is actively recruiting and hiring across Canada, including in Golden, as Cunha stated the company will maintain the workforce needed to safely meet operational demands across the region.
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It’s been four months since CPKC, a major railway company and Revelstoke employer, began relocating a large amount of its local workforce to Kamloops. The company first shared in summer 2025 that it would transfer away as many as 125 Revelstoke-based railroaders to resolve housing and cost-of-living issues that caused repeated turnover there. This summer, the relocation was underway by July after CPKC and its union failed to reach a settlement a…
CPKC moves 130 small-town rail workers to Kamloops after housing, cost-of-living issues - The Interior News - Smithers BC
It’s been four months since CPKC, a major railway company and Revelstoke employer, began relocating a large amount of its local workforce to Kamloops. The company first shared in summer 2025 that it would transfer away as many as 125 Revelstoke-based railroaders to resolve housing and cost-of-living issues that caused repeated turnover there. This summer, the relocation was underway by July after CPKC and its union failed to reach a settlement a…
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