Castanet | Improvements at the Bluffs November 3, 2021
TRU students took a project to Skaha Bluffs, working with ACMG Guides Russ Turner of Skaha Rock Adventures Ltd. and Fred Amyot from Thompson Rivers…
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The Tyee | Law students help create a free ‘Know Your Rights’ guide for LGBTQ+ folks October 29, 2021
The guide Knowing Your Rights: A Toolkit for 2SLGBTQIA+ Folks In Navigating Criminal Justice, Health Care and Youth Issues, available for free online, covers everything…
InfoNews | Cherished annual Christmas parade coming back to downtown Kamloops October 8, 2021
The 41st annual Santa Parade is coming to town after residents missed out last year due to the pandemic, according to a Downtown Kamloops media…
Vancouver Sun | B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report September 22, 2021
A report examining British Columbia’s response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will…
Castanet Kamloops | FireSmart Schubert Drive September 13, 2021
A TRU faculty member living on the North Shore is working to make his neighbourhood better prepared for fires. Bala Nikku, an assistant professor with…
Williams Lake Tribune | Old 1947 fire truck to get new home thanks to city of Williams Lake, TRU carpentry project August 24, 2021
TRU carpentry students in Williams Lake are all fired up about building a home for that city's first fire truck. The building will be like…
Castanet Kamloops | Dream home project starts August 12, 2021
TRU trades students and the Canadian Home Builders' Association - Central Interior kicked off the start of the 2022 Y Dream Home construction in Tobiano.…
Academica Top Ten | BC provides $2.9M to PSE, community organization in support of literacy programs July 14, 2021
The Government of British Columbia has announced over $2.9 million in supports for Community Adult Literacy Programs across the province in 2021/22, including TRU. Read…
Williams Lake Tribune | Agapow takes home TRU applied sustainable ranching program’s bull pen award June 28, 2021
Lara Agapow emerged as the winner of this year’s Thompson Rivers University Applied Sustainable Ranching Program’s 2021 Bull Pen Award. Read more
Featured, Indigenous Education, Office of the President
Connecting with words June 18, 2021
There is power in words. Thompson Rivers University President Brett Fairbairn understood this when, in 2019, he embarked on a regional community consultation to create…
Sun Peaks Independent News | Adventure Studies course links mountain biking with reconciliation June 17, 2021
SPIN takes a closer look at one TRU field course that aims to build relationships between students and Indigenous communities through facilitating discussions, educating students…
Faculty of Student Development
Consent education for the next generation June 8, 2021
Consent is an integral aspect of relationship building. Respecting boundaries, asking for permission and gaining a deeper understanding of comfort levels can undeniably benefit people's…
The Interior News | Early childhood education support group makes a difference May 20, 2021
Researchers at Thompson Rivers University initiated the Peer Mentoring Project for Early Childhood Educators in BC to support them as they face low wages, isolation,…
Academica | TRU to provide free menstrual products at Kamloops, Williams Lake campus washrooms May 13, 2021
Academica's Top Ten included news that Thompson Rivers University will be providing free disposable menstrual products in all its Kamloops and Williams Lake campus washrooms…
CBC British Columbia | Thompson Rivers University to supply free disposable menstrual products in all its washrooms by September May 13, 2021
TRU announced it will dispense free tampons and menstrual pads in all its campus washrooms in an effort to reduce "period poverty" and de-stigmatize menstruation.…
News releases
TRU nursing student searches for answers to Indigenous mental-wellness gaps May 7, 2021
KAMLOOPS — A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Master of Nursing student is marking National Nursing Week with the start of her year-long funded project to…
Academica Indigenous Top Ten | TRU, Skeetchestn Indian Band, TteS partner on ASUR certificate May 5, 2021
Academica's Indigenous Top Ten highlights included news about the partnership among TRU and two area First Nations to offer a certificate in ranching and farming…
News releases
Arts students share works with community April 29, 2021
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU)’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) graduating class is showcasing Perceptions, an exhibition of their works, from now until May…
City of Kamloops | City welcomes TRU practicum students in launch of trades assistant program for students experiencing barriers to employment April 29, 2021
The City of Kamloops shares its experience in partnership with TRU, to host four students for a six-week practicum placement as part of the Education…
Castanet Kamloops | TRU, First Nations partner April 29, 2021
A partnership between two First Nations and Thompson Rivers University has enhanced a certificate program where students learn to sustainably farm using Indigenous and Western…
