Tag Archives: Education
SD73 District Parent Advisory Council forum gives public a taste of candidates' stances on important issues
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday night (Sept. 28), ten candidates for School District 73 took part in the District Parent Advisory Council All Candidates forum. The candidates are vying for the five Kamloops s...
Sep 29, 2022
Kamloops-Thompson School District begins new year with renewed sense of normalcy
KAMLOOPS - Compared to the COVID-19 and wildfire situations surrounding the start of last school year, School District 73 says this September feels a little less unsettled. "At this time last year, 20...
Sep 06, 2022
Pineview Valley Elementary School a step closer to reality
KAMLOOPS - School Division (SD) 73 Board Chair Heather Grieve says the Pineview Valley Elementary School is a "step closer to reality."The possible school that has been talked about for some time in t...
Sep 03, 2022
Labour Day Picnic back in person for first time since 2019
KAMLOOPS - The Labour Day long weekend is the unofficial end to summer. However, Labour Day is also a holiday which celebrates the labour movement and all of the achievements of workers and unions.Thi...
Sep 01, 2022
TRU debuts new Human Rights and Social Justice masters
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is training the next generation of problem solvers. Homelessness, racism, genocide - these are some of the topics that will be tackled in TRU's new Masters ...
Aug 30, 2022
City of Kamloops working with WildsafeBC to remind residents to be bear smart
KAMLOOPS - If you're the type to take your garbage bins out to the curb the night before collection, you may get a reminder about the city's bylaw when it comes to garbage collection.This week, the Ci...
Jun 23, 2022
TRU nursing grads walk stage, prepare for staffing challenges in hospitals
KAMLOOPS - The nursing program at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) held its convocation Thursday (June 9) - and some grads will be going directly to work at the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH).As staffing...
Jun 09, 2022
Two years later, 2020 TRU graduates walk the stage
KAMLOOPS - It's a moment all students look forward to - walking across the stage, tossing the cap and leaving with diploma in hand. These graduates have been waitings two years for that experience. On...
Jun 07, 2022
TRU faculty member's chair in Indigenizing Higher Education renewed
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member, who is Canada's only chair in Indigenizing Higher Education, has been renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) for another five yea...
Jun 02, 2022
Phoenix Centre's Out of the Ashes bursary looking for applicants and donors
KAMLOOPS - In 2008, Leann and Ron Kopytko established the Out of the Ashes bursary, which is available to people who have experienced substance use and addiction, and want to make positive changes in ...
Apr 13, 2022
