KAMLOOPS – Going to London to . . . wave the Canadian flag?

Thompson Rivers University (TRU), located in Kamloops, BC, Canada, will be participating in the “Canada Day in Trafalgar Square” celebrations in London, England on Friday, June 30, 2006.

“TRU is pleased to be joining other Canadian educational institutions in Trafalgar Square to celebrate Canada’s national celebration,” said Geoff Wilmshurst, Study Abroad manager at TRU, explaining that TRU’s 10,000-strong on-campus student population is enhanced by an international population of 800 students representing more than 53 countries, including the U.K.

The students come to take advantage of the university’s comprehensive range of over 150 program choices, ranging from graduate and undergraduate degree programs to one and two-year career and trades programs on TRU’s picturesque 250-acre campus. Both domestic and international students are supported by a network of services and facilities on campus, including support services, career counselling, a student employment centre, and a health clinic. Students enjoy wireless internet access, food services, a bookstore, internet café, a pub, on and near campus housing, excellent transit service, an aquatic centre with Olympic-size swimming pool located on campus, as well as exceptional athletics facilities and a wide range of recreational opportunities.

TRU’s Kamloops campus is centrally located near all amenities and is close to the city centre, which is itself located at the junction of two major rivers in a region with readily accessible lakes, mountains and hills for a host of outdoor activities, including skiing, water sports, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.

For more information, please contact Geoff Wilmshurst at (250) 371-5888 or by email.