Thompson Rivers University

UPDATE: Snow day in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Today was supposed to be the first day back after winter break, but students in Kamloops are instead starting the new year with a snow day after heavy snowfall Sunday. School District 73 Supt. Karl de Bruijn says the unprecedented snowfall has made many roads impassable and staff have been unable to get...

How TRU international students are celebrating Christmas at a closed campus

KAMLOOPS - While most of us are packing our bags or prepping guest rooms for visitors this weekend, there are some who will be spending their white Christmas in a foreign country. Of the 1,750 international students at TRU, more than 100 will be spending their holiday season on campus, which will be closed for...

TRU looking at environmental solutions with restoration ecology chair

KAMLOOPS - A research organization has contributed $250,000 to create an industrial research chair position at Thompson Rivers University in an effort to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Administrators at the university say the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chair, paid for by Genome BC, will help develop industry-based solutions...

Get your performing arts centre questions answered this week

KAMLOOPS - If you still aren't sure how you want to vote in the performing arts centre referendum, there are a couple events coming up to help answer your last minute questions. Advance voting has already taken place for the proposed performing arts centre and the official voting day is set to take place Nov....

TRU Pride Parade attendence shows Kamloops ‘is ready for the change’

KAMLOOPS – The fourth annual Thompson Rivers University Pride Parade marched today on campus and organizers say it’s was the most attended to date. Julian Simpson, LGBTQ representative on the university’s Student Union says the the outpouring of support has been overwhelming from the community, campus and all those who took part today, Oct. 1....

TRU will not abandon branding strategy because of word “unearth”

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has no plans to abandon its branding strategy, but may change one word in the proposed new slogan after critics claim it points to a bias towards the proposed Ajax mine. Lucille Gnanasihamany, associate vice president of marketing and communications at TRU, says the problem stems from the phrase “everyone has...

Pride Parade taking over Thompson Rivers University this week

KAMLOOPS - Show support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community at Thompson River University's annual Pride Parade this week. The university will host its fourth annual Pride Parade tomorrow, Oct. 1, starting at 11 a.m. in front of the Old Main building on campus. The event is open to all Kamloops residents,...

Microbes as Art: TRU biology images inspire exhibition at the World of Science in Vancouver

KAMLOOPS – A collection of art inspired by a Thompson Rivers University professor’s microbe scans will be featured at Telus World of Science in Vancouver. The exhibit entitled "Microbes Art Us", is a version of the 2014 Kamloops Art Gallery and TRU Art Gallery shows “Cave Microorganisms and Drug Discovery: A Collaboration Between TRU Microbiology...

More health-care assistants training spaces opening in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - As need grows for health-care assistants in the region a program at Thompson Rivers University aims to get more students out working more quickly. Funding for the program was announced earlier this week, with the province providing the local university with $275,000 to open up 32 new spaces in the program. The funding...

Kamloops Culture Days includes proposed performing arts centre debate

KAMLOOPS - A referendum is just around the corner and Kamloops residents will get to have their say on the city’s purposed performing arts centre beforehand as well. Hosted by the Kamloops Voters Society and moderated by university lecturer John O'Fee, a debate on the performing arts centre will take place Sept. 26 from 2...

ELECTION 2015: First debate scheduled for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo federal candidates

KAMLOOPS – The first debate of the federal election has been scheduled for the candidates of the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. Hosted by CBC Radio Kamloops, Kamloops this Week and CFJC-TV, the event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Grand Hall at Thompson Rivers University. Chris Foulds, editor of Kamloops this Week, says there are...

Local designer and Mrs. Universe to bring First Nations fashion with a message to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS — Not every fashion show carries a message beyond today's trends, but the next show in Kamloops hopes to communicate a larger issue to those who attend.  Nadine Spence, an aboriginal clothing designer from Spences Bridge, is dedicating her latest show to raise money and awareness for Aboriginal missing and murdered women and children....

Accolades Restaurant re-opens in Kamloops Sept. 16

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s Accolades Restaurant has always garnered, well, accolades, and has been featured as one of the top 100 restaurants in Canada for several years running. It’s an achievement no other university restaurant in Canada can claim. Yet even the best need re-imagining. After a one-year hiatus, time spent rethinking and retooling,...

TRU looking to sever ties with Canadian Federation of Students amidst allegations of fraud

KAMLOOPS – The Thompson Rivers University Student Union have supported a motion to separate themselves from the Canadian Federation of Students alleging lies, intimidation and election fraud. During the B.C. Chapter of the Canadian Federation of Students semi-annual meeting earlier this month, members essentially called for a vote of no confidence. “The progressive coalition that...