Castanet Kamloops | New local tourism CEO March 8, 2022
Monica Dickinson has been named as Tourism Kamloops’s new CEO. Dickinson studied hotel and resort management at Thompson Rivers University, graduating from the school’s tourism management…
Monica Dickinson has been named as Tourism Kamloops’s new CEO. Dickinson studied hotel and resort management at Thompson Rivers University, graduating from the school’s tourism management…
After eight years of hard work behind the scenes, a Thompson Rivers University alumnus is watching his coffee-based product launch across the country, while helping…
By Brynn Roach When asking a founder, CEO or investor what the most important lesson in entrepreneurship is, you’ll likely hear the phrase: “Don’t start…
TRU alum Crystal Solberg took the position of Sunshine Coast Tourism marketing manager on Oct. 12, bringing with her more than nine years of experience…
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…
Climate change will affect ski resort season length and quality due to variability of snowfall amounts and weather patterns, at both a high and low…
TRU event management alumna Paige Knapp has found sweet success running the Sweet Spot cupcake bakery. Owning the business that she started off at is…
TRU Adventure Tourism program students continue to train in Clearwater, a practices that has been going on for almost three decades. Read more
A new educational facility near Wells Gray Provincial Park is nearly three decades in the making. Thompson Rivers University is pleased to expand the Wells…
The province’s push to get British Columbians exploring the great outdoors during the pandemic without teaching them how is leading to people getting in trouble…
What does it take to build a world-class business? Students can learn a lot from Mike Wiegele’s 50-year adventure in the mountains—and he's making sure…
TRU guest instructor and former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham has been bringing in a new level of learning interest for students taking the…
CHNL is spreading the news about a new collaboration between Tourism Kamloops and TRU that helps students bring their tourism business ideas to life. A…
KAMLOOPS–Famed rock-star manager Andrew Loog Oldham is collaborating with TRU’s Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism to offer a once-in-a-lifetime…
This story first appeared in the spring 2019 edition of Bridges Magazine: The Sustainability Issue. Bridges is the official publication of TRU alumni and friends,…
https://youtu.be/c6E2XdW87uc Fauve Garson is TRU’s 2019 valedictorian for the Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism Management. Garson grew up in BC’s Lower Mainland before…
[embed]https://youtu.be/aNGdvkZzlx8[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2724948" align="alignright" width="300"] Anastasia Silina doesn't chase adventure. She's interested in the social side of tourism.[/caption] Anastasia Silina started out as a nervous…
While the research projects are all very different, the first four teams awarded TRU’s Tri-University Major Project Collaboration Grants are alike in their intent to…
[caption id="attachment_2641117" align="alignleft" width="825"] Members of 42 EAU discuss the project during a meeting leading up to the BC championship. Pictured clockwise from the top:…
From Olympic ski racer to backcountry guru. How Christina Lustenberger’s time at TRU prepared her for the guiding life, in the big mountains. If you’re an…