Audiobooks as a sound learning aid for students June 22, 2022
Associate Professor Paul Simpson, from the Piping Trades program, believes in empowering his students while ensuring they’re learning in a safe and supportive environment. He…
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Minister sees future of TRU's green initiatives first hand April 13, 2022
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is well placed to serve the future needs of the province’s workforce and the economy as it strives to blend practical…
Art meets welding to create Indigenous garden bench April 7, 2022
For the past seven years, TRU welding Instructor Jim McCarthy has also been teaching welding/art at NorKam Secondary. McCarthy recently created a bench for an…
Williams Lake Tribune | Williams Lake’s first ever Girls in Trades day March 6, 2022
The first ever Girls in Trades event gave young female students a taste of working in the trades thanks to TRU in Williams Lake. Over 100…
Journal of Commerce | New Gold gifts $150,000 to trades school December 21, 2021
New Gold Inc. has donated $150,000 to enhance programming and opportunities for women in the trades at TRU. Most of the funds will go toward …
MyCaribooNow | Number of women getting into trades programs at TRU is on the rise December 21, 2021
Since 2014 enrolment in TRU's Women in Trades foundation and apprenticeship programs has risen from 16 to 24 percent. Amanda Ballermann is one of those…
Castanet Kamloops | Funds for women in trades December 17, 2021
Thompson Rivers University is creating a new resource centre to support women pursuing trades training programs thanks to a donation from New Gold Inc. On…
Radio NL | Logan Lake hires two new senior staff positions, including fourth CAO in past year October 21, 2021
TRU alum and part-time trades instructor Wade Archambault has been hired by Logan Lake as its chief administrative officer. Archambault had been the director of…
Canadian Forest Industries | Closing the gender gap: one on one with saw filing apprentice Sara Davies October 21, 2021
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…
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.…
Williams Lake Tribune | Carpentry program in Williams Lake still seeking students for in-demand careers July 5, 2021
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
InfoNewsKamloops | TRU carpentry students win gold at Skills Canada competition June 28, 2021
Thompson Rivers University students, Tim Eggers and Roko Huser, won gold in carpentry at the Skills Canada Virtual National competition. Read more
TRU students win national trades competition June 25, 2021
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…
CFJC Today | TRU expects jump in students following B.C.’s move for mandatory certification in trades June 15, 2021
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…
Williams Lake Tribune | So you want to be a welder? May 7, 2021
News is getting out that Thompson Rivers University Williams Lake is offering a tuition-free welding course with room for 14 students. Read more
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…
CFJC Today | Rising construction costs, timelines and workforce demand in Kamloops April 9, 2021
There’s plenty of residential construction demand in Kamloops, and with that is demand for TRU trades graduates. Watch the video
Williams Lake Tribune | Longtime TRU welding instructor Bruce Jenkins reflects on 30-year career February 19, 2021
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…
Limitless campaign surpasses $48 million February 17, 2021
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…
