Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that Canadian provinces have two years to adopt a carbon pricing scheme or the federal government will step in and…
The TRU Facilities Department is delighted to announce that registration is now open for the TRU Rideshare program; a new online carpooling solution for students,…
[caption id="attachment_1803893" align="alignright" width="300"] Matt Milovick, TRU's VP Finance, wearing one of his favourite casual shirts from The Tragically Hip.[/caption] Dressing for the weather can…
Armed with a sustainability grant and recycled vinyl trash, Kamloops artist Bill Frymire created a stunning 16-foot mosaic of local NBA star Kelly Olynyk, which…
The TRU Horticulture Gardens now have even more to brag about. Sustainability is one more feature of the most beautiful venue on campus. The Horticulture Gardens…
[caption id="attachment_1598712" align="alignright" width="513"] Matt Miller, front left, was joined by members of the TRU Chemistry Biochemistry Club, including Kile McKenna, Trevor Johnson and Stephanie…
School is out, the days are warming up, Summer is officially here! While you head out to enjoy the sunshine and all that our beautiful…
The TRU Environment and Sustainability Office has just completed a successful pilot of its Sustainability Ambassadors Program with three campus offices/departments: Institutional Planning and Analysis,…
This year, the TRU Chemistry Biochemistry Club has made it a strategic priority to advance green chemistry and sustainable science at TRU and they are doing just…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oafE2aeDKM A presentation to Senate, May 16, 2016. As one of TRU’s strategic priorities, sustainability is important. Jim Gudjonson presents a sustainability overview including progress…
We are in the early stages of compiling data on people's thoughts about the creation of an anti-littering campaign here at TRU and want your input!…
April 22 is Earth Day, the annual international day of environmental action. It’s the one day a year we are reminded to celebrate this beautiful…
TRU will begin including environmental, social and governance factors in its investment decisions through membership in the United Nations-supported initiative called Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).…
Earth Month is here! At TRU, there are so many things you can do on campus to live more sustainably and make a difference to…
The Sustainability Grant Fund was created with the goal to advance sustainability at Thompson Rivers University. Grants are awarded to improve the university’s operational environmental…
Four new projects have been given the green light in the latest round of funding through TRU's Sustainability Grant Fund (SGF). Paid for through the…
Results are in on the impact of TRU’s Sweater Days, which extended the annual contests and temperature reductions across three days this year. Starting Feb. 2…
National Sweater Day has become a fun annual event on campus, where the heat gets turned down 2˚C and the sweater swagger gets turned up. With…
The Old Main building expansion—which houses TRU Law— received international recognition this week at the 2015 Wood Design Awards. Facilitated by the Canadian Wood Council…
TRU Sweater Day ‘gets stretched’ in 2016 (includes hockey sweaters!) ‘More of a good thing’ is the theme for this year’s TRU Sweater Day. The…
