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Thompson Rivers prof to speak regarding the proposed Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson River University professor is exploring the the social impact the proposed Ajax mine would have on Kamloops and is holding a public lecture on his academic effort. Dr. Michael Mehta says when exploring the possibilities of new financial or economic ventures, communities fail to take the so-called soft sciences into account...
Reviewing Racism: Kamloops institution talks about it
KAMLOOPS - Pinpointing the root of racism could take a lifetime of research. But preventing its perpetuation is what brought together professors, students and community members to do what many bristle at when it comes to the topic: They talked about it. Last week at Thompson Rivers University, the Indigenous Law Students’ Association hosted a discussion...
A new Performing Arts Centre comes with a huge cost
KAMLOOPS - When outlining the city's plans for a new performing arts centre, Mayor Peter Milobar asked residents to consider the importance of landmark buildings in their community. You might also want to consider their plan will cost $90 million dollars. Milobar and other city officials unveiled their preliminary business plan for the performing arts...
The pitch for quidditch at TRU campus
MAGICAL SPORT GETS CANADIAN MAKEOVER KAMLOOPS - Once a year Owen Paetkau and his buddies run around their university campus with plastic shovels between their legs as they throw dodgeballs and handballs around. One guy has a tennis ball hanging from his pants while another player chases him. At first glance it might look like...
Pride Week brings awareness to TRU
KAMLOOPS - With several hundred people attending Thompson Rivers University’s first Pride Awareness Week the event was a great success and everyone who attended was better for it. “People who attended the event were either very well informed, and teaching us new things, or eager to learn more,” student union LGBTQ representative Megan Graham says....
Reviewing the reviewers: TRU professor questions the university’s transparency
KAMLOOPS – The issue of transparency at a Kamloops institution is under the microscope after a professor who requested survey results on the university’s president was denied. An email to faculty and staff from the university's board of governors chair, Brian Ross, earlier this month suggested their 300 survey results reviewing Dr. Alan Shaver, the...
Student association puts spotlight on institutional racism
KAMLOOPS – In response to a recent law student conference discussion that left some attendees questioning speakers’ intentions, the Indigenous Law Students’ Association at Thompson Rivers University plans to hold a forum to discuss institutional racism. Law student and event moderator, Daniel Gallant, says the discussion will be a safe space for dialogue so students...
TRU says online privacy possibly compromised
KAMLOOPS – The private information of students and alumni at the local university could have been compromised sometime within the last three years because of a software bug that affected the institution’s online portal. Students who used the online myTRU portal to access personal documents, including tuition payment options, received an email from Thompson Rivers...
Experience a new culture without leaving town
KAMLOOPS – If you’re looking to get a taste of other cultures without leaving town you’re in luck, the annual International Days event is set to take place this week. The event is scheduled to take place at Thompson Rivers University Friday afternoon and international students will share their culture with the community through food,...
Learn about anti-terror legislation at TRU
KAMLOOPS – If you’re curious about how the new anti-terrorism bill might affect you, tonight’s presentation at Thompson Rivers University might give you some insight. The proposed legislation, Bill C-51, would grant federal authorities the power to investigate terrorism by accessing the public’s private information, and allow that information to be shared among intelligence and...
Anti-terror bill a ‘privacy game-changer’: Privacy Commissioner
KAMLOOPS – Now's the time to start questioning the federal government's terrorism Bill C-51 that could significantly alter our expectation of privacy, says B.C.'s privacy commissioner. The new legislation gives federal authorities sweeping new powers to investigate terrorism but also expands their access to private information about Canadian citizens and share it among intelligence and...
Dr. Cornel West to speak at TRU
KAMLOOPS - There's about 50 free tickets left to see Dr. Cornel West speak at Thompson Rivers University Thursday as part of the annual Common Voices Lecture Series. West is a well-renowned professor at Harvard and Princeton Universities, philosopher, political activist and author. He's also known for his appearances in The Matrix movies as well...
TRU collection memories of Auschwitz
KAMLOOPS - A set of 74 DVDs is the only collection of video testimonials from British Columbians who survived the Holocaust, and it is housed at Thompson Rivers University. The 74 DVDs are part of a larger collection of 50,000 testimonies from people from 56 countries created by University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute....
TRU law school receives generous donation
KAMLOOPS - Two legal professionals with ties to Kamloops have made a generous contibution to aid the continuing growth of the law school at Thompson Rivers University Administrators at the institution recognized Master of the Supreme Court of British Columbia Rob McDiarmid and Sharon Matthews Friday, Jan. 23 for their $50,000 contibution to the law...
Environmental dialogue coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Beyond free bannock, the CommUnity Innovation Lab plans to offer the public several opportunities to hear speakers share a variety of perspectives on the environmental footprint, economics and human impact of climate change. The conference, set to take place at Thompson Rivers University from February 2 to 5 will have topics ranging from...
TRU student teamed-up to develop smartphone app for youth with mental illness
KAMLOOPS – At the age of 18, a first year Thompson Rivers University psychology student has already achieved something to help many coping with mental illness — and it's a little different because it involves interactive game play. Sara Gillis and 13 others developed Booster Buddy – a free interactive smart-phone app designed specifically for...
Snow causes partial power-outage at university
KAMLOOPS – Students at Thompson Rivers University will have to go elsewhere on campus for services to get set up for the new semester after a generator blew out the power on a section of the campus earlier this week. Media spokesperson Diana Skoglund says the generator crashed after it got wet and loaded with...
UPDATE: Snow day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Today was supposed to be the first day back after winter break, but students in Kamloops are instead starting the new year with a snow day after heavy snowfall Sunday. School District 73 Supt. Karl de Bruijn says the unprecedented snowfall has made many roads impassable and staff have been unable to get...
Shaver reappointed as TRU president
KAMLOOPS - Alan Shaver remains at the helm of Thompson Rivers University with his reappointment as President and Vice-Chancellor, the board of governors at the university announced Friday. Students, faculty, staff and the community were surveyed in October and the board took the surveys, and the recommendation from the Presidential Review Committee, into consideration while...
Clara Hughes to speak at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Clara Hughes, a mental health advocate and six-time Olympic medal winner in speed skating and cycling, will be speaking at Thompson Rivers University next week as as part of the President’s Lecture Series. Hughes’ speech, in which she will talk about her own experience with struggling with depression, will be held Nov. 20...
Future of Stuart Wood landmark could include TRU
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is interested in the historic Stuart Wood Elementary School in downtown Kamloops. The City and university have signed an agreement to look at the possible future uses of the school, which is set to be turned back over to the city in September 2016 after students and staff are head...
Wells Gray wetland donated to TRU
KAMLOOPS - A wetland in Wells Gray Park has been donated to the local university in the hopes that research at the site will help in the bid in having the park designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The 160-acre parcel, donated by Roland and Anne Neave, will become an ‘exclusive living laboratory’ and...
Drone project set to take off
KAMLOOPS - A professor at Thompson Rivers University is hoping a pilot program, mostly aimed at tracking cattle, will soon take off. “This is fabulous technology,” John Church, the Cattle Research Chair at the university says. “The concept of using drone technology for precision farming… to my knowledge, there’s not a lot of people using...
TRUdy and family
KAMLOOPS - The antics of this cute badger family kept staff entertained at Thompson Rivers University while the family of four called the campus home for a while this summer. Natural resource faculty member Dr. Karl Larsen caught the mom, lovingly named TRUdy, and her three kits clowning around near their den in July. This...