The saw filing trade is one that is not widely understood or generally well-known, even among those who work in sawmills. Meet Sara Davies, a…
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…
TRU trades students and the Canadian Home Builders' Association - Central Interior kicked off the start of the 2022 Y Dream Home construction in Tobiano.…
TRU's carpentry program in Williams Lake is unique in that students get through the foundation and first two levels, all at once. Read more
Thompson Rivers University students, Tim Eggers and Roko Huser, won gold in carpentry at the Skills Canada Virtual National competition. Read more
KAMLOOPS –Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students Tim Eggers and Roko Huser won gold for their carpentry expertise at the virtual Skills Canada National competitions. Eggers…
It’s predicted about 73,000 jobs will need to be filled by 2029. The demand will put major pressure on educational institutions like TRU to put…
News is getting out that Thompson Rivers University Williams Lake is offering a tuition-free welding course with room for 14 students. Read more
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…
There’s plenty of residential construction demand in Kamloops, and with that is demand for TRU trades graduates. Watch the video
After 30 years as Thompson Rivers University’s welding instructor in Williams Lake, Bruce Jenkins is calling it a career. And fittingly, he's handing the torch…
TRU’s Limitless fundraising campaign has now exceeded $48 million, despite a year of hardship for many. Generous donor support has brought the campaign to the…
An Adams Lake Indian Band member and graduate of Thompson Rivers University’s Water and Wastewater Technology program has developed a new app with the goal…
TRU Dean of Trades and Technology Baldev Pooni joined NL Morning News to talk about the state of the trades industry and how it is…
The Windsor Plywood Foundation has donated $75,000 to TRU’s carpentry program, thanks to a request from the Kamloops store owners, one of whom is an…
KAMLOOPS—A $75,000 donation from the Windsor Plywood Foundation has supplied Thompson Rivers University’s carpentry program with new, state-of-the-art equipment. Local Windsor Plywood Kamloops owners Bryan…
TRU was flooded with several hundred students Friday, March 6, trying out trades, and putting skills to the test in a competition. Read more
Grade 7 students from Columneetza Secondary School in Williams Lake took some tools for test drives at the annual Youth Discovers Trades event held at…
TRU Dean of Trades and Technology Baldev Pooni talked to Radio NL about the almost $2 million received for Indigenous student training in trades. Read…
News about funding to boost Indigenous trades programs was highlighted by Academica. Read more
