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Updates from the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union
The City of Kamloops will be working to create a new neighbourhood plan for the McGill Corridor this year. This post is part of a series is to highlight the unique history, Continue reading
Dear Sponsor, The Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union (TRUSU) invites your organization to participate in its annual back-to-school events between Sept. 10 to Sept. 23, 2021. As the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campus resumes on-campus classes and Continue reading
Canada has contradictory and confusing laws regulating sex work, which are unconstitutional for violating workers’ rights to health and safety. This, combined with incredibly negative social stigma against sex work Continue reading
The Thompson Rivers Union Students’ Union (TRUSU) is currently seeking volunteers to serve in student representative positions on university committees. The positions hold a term of Oct.1, 2021 to Sept. Continue reading
The City of Kamloops will be working to create a new neighbourhood plan for the McGill Corridor this year. This post is part of a series is to highlight the Continue reading
As you plan to come back to the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campus, the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union’s Entertainment Committee has been working hard to make sure we have several great Back-to-School events for September, including our Annual Outdoor Continue reading
Systemic racism appears to be a dangerous influence in Canada’s criminal justice system. According to data from the Correctional Service of Canada, Indigenous prisoners make up 30 per cent of Continue reading
Exciting news out of Ottawa where Parliament has just voted to ban “Conversion Therapy” across the country! This legislation amends the Criminal Code to criminalize: Forcing someone to undergo conversion therapy without their Continue reading
Student Empowerment Award The TRUSU Student Empowerment Award is given out each year to a TRU student and a TRU employee who demonstrate excellence in empowering students to participate as Continue reading
After social distancing safety measures were implemented during the global COVID-19 pandemic, students at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) have been impacted in countless ways. Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union (TRUSU) Continue reading
A series of virtual game nights hosted by the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union (TRUSU) during the COVID-19 pandemic brought students together to build a sense of community, while adhering Continue reading
Over the last two years, more than 800 people in Kamloops have come together to call on the Federal Health Minister, Patty Hajdu, for her government to fulfill their election Continue reading
Defending human rights and ensuring that everyone is treated fairly regardless of who they are, what they look like, or what they believe is a fundamental value of the TRU Continue reading
Perched on the side of the number 5 highway, just a few minutes’ drive from the Thompson Rivers University campus sits the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This school represents 1 Continue reading
Excited about coming back to campus this fall?! We are looking for volunteers to join TRUSU Committees for the 2021/22 term to help plan our resumption to campus this fall. Continue reading
