CBC Kamloops | TRU's ranching program December 11, 2023
Changes have been announced to TRU Williams Lake's ranching program. Renamed Regenerative Agriculture, the new program looks at the impacts of climate change. Gillian Watt,…
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CFJC Today | Contributions needed for TRU’s Williams Lake endowment fund December 11, 2023
Donations are now open for a newly established $1 million endowment campaign at TRU’s Williams Lake campus. Philanthropists Mark and Sally Nairn kickstarted the fund by…
Castanet | TRU ranching program undergoes substantial revamp, renamed 'regenerative agriculture' December 7, 2023
TRU's Applied Sustainable Ranching program in Williams Lake has been renamed and revamped to better serve the needs of students and the changing environment. Renamed…
Featured, News releases, Williams Lake
Enhanced program reinforces excellence in agricultural education December 6, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE – Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) Applied Sustainable Ranching program in Williams Lake has been renamed and revamped to better serve the needs of…
My Cariboo Now | Opening event planned for Witness Blanket exhibit in Williams Lake November 23, 2023
TRU Williams Lake, in partnership with the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin, proudly welcomes the Witness Blanket, a nationally recognized art installation, currently on display…
The Williams Lake Tribune | Witness Blanket featuring reclaimed residential school items arrives in Williams Lake November 17, 2023
The Witness Blanket travelling exhibit has arrived at TRU in Williams Lake and features over 800 reclaimed items from residential schools. Inspired by the woven…
Featured, News releases, Williams Lake
TRU Williams Lake invites all to thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit November 17, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Williams Lake, in partnership with the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin, proudly welcomes the Witness Blanket, a nationally…
Featured, Williams Lake
Cook training fires up students for tasteful careers November 10, 2023
[caption id="attachment_2981455" align="alignright" width="373"] Cook training students provide food for TRU's on-campus cafeteria in Williams Lake.[/caption] By Kim Van Haren Food brings people together, builds…
The Williams Lake Tribune | Community shows support for TRU Williams Lake at fundraising gala October 16, 2023
Almost 200 guests gathered for the TRU Gala in Williams Lake recently, helping raise more than $33,000. "After a four-year hiatus it is nice to…
Featured, Giving, Sustainability, Williams Lake
Lightbulb moment leads family to sustainable ranching October 11, 2023
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student Kelly Davison spent her childhood feeling “less than.” Living in foster care for several years, she says her foster mother…
The Williams Lake Tribune | TRU in Williams Lake Women in Trades students well underway September 28, 2023
Students in the Women in Trades Training program at the Williams Lake campus are trying different trades without having to commit to one field. "This…
100 Mile Free Press | Casual Country: Trades at TRU Williams Lake continue to take off September 18, 2023
Several programs are offered at the Williams Lake campus, including nursing, a health care assistant program and trades. "Trades are in huge demand," says Alison…
Williams Lake Tribune | TRU Williams Lake welcomes new academic director August 21, 2023
Meet TRU's new Williams Lake academic director. Kylie Thomas started the job on Aug. 14. Read more
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Dance with the (country) star at Williams Lake Fundraising Gala August 21, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE—Canadian country music superstar, CCMA winner and Juno Award nominee Aaron Pritchett headlines A Night Under the Stars, Thompson Rivers University’s Williams Lake Fundraising…
The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal | Dig This, ancient Quesnel history fans August 18, 2023
University College of the Cariboo (now TRU) alum Kay Jollymore talks about mentorship in the field of archaeology on the Dig This podcast, which looks…
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Wildfire evacuations delay TRU Williams Lake Indigenous exhibit August 16, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE — The Witness Blanket exhibit, originally slated to open on Monday, Aug. 21 at the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Williams Lake campus, has…
Quesnel Observer | Thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit Witness Blanket coming to TRU Williams Lake August 8, 2023
The thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit Witness Blanket is coming to TRU Williams Lake. Witness Blanket uses art to talk about the truth of residential school history…
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TRU Williams Lake invites all to thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit August 4, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Williams Lake welcomes a nationally recognized art installation to campus. Developed by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights…
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Research, advocacy, leadership: An exciting career in veterinary medicine August 1, 2023
As a reluctant 17-year-old post-secondary student, Teresa McKernan (AHT ’86) didn’t picture herself pushing boundaries in veterinary medicine, but that’s exactly what she’s done over…
The Williams Lake Tribune | Students try Mind Over Metal at TRU Williams Lake welding camp July 31, 2023
The TRU campus in Williams Lake facilitate and host an introductory welding camp program for students from ages 12 to 16. Read more
