Campaigns
Updates from the TRUSU Campaigns Committee
Breaking Bread is a new project from the TRU Students’ Union that connects students with community leaders through small group discussion around shared topics of interest. The first Breaking Bread Continue reading
For over a year the City of Kamloops has been developing an exciting new vision for the downtown of our community. They have been hosting workshops, sharing concepts with the Continue reading
BC remains the only province without a comprehensive provincial system of grants for post-secondary students in need. This means that low and middle income students here must largely rely on Continue reading
850 Kamloops residents have sent emails this summer to the Federal Health Minister calling for an end to the blood donation ban for men who have sex with men (MSM). Continue reading
University and college students in BC are the only students across Canada who are not receiving the support of a provincial grants program. This could soon be changing though, with Continue reading
On June 12, 2019 the TRU Students’ Union will present the priorities of students at TRU to the provincial government’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. The Union Continue reading
Serving on a TRUSU Committee is a great way to get more involved on campus and gain experience. We are currently looking for one volunteer to fill a vacant position Continue reading
On Wednesday, November 28 at 7pm the City of Kamloops held a consultation to receive feedback from residents on budget priorities for the upcoming year. The TRU Students’ Union facilitated Continue reading
Since 2011 the number of international students in British Columbia has increased by 61%, with international students contributing $4.2 billion to the provincial economy in 2016. Despite this rapid increase, Continue reading
Are you interested in working on issues that matter to students on and off campus? We have one opening for a volunteer on the TRUSU Campaigns Committee and are looking for someone Continue reading
On September 26, 2018 at 4:15pm the TRU Students’ Union presented student priorities to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. The presentation included a comprehensive report Continue reading
In the month of August students from the TRU Students’ Union knocked on over 1000 doors of residents in the Kamloops community to talk with them about TRU’s ongoing underfunding. Continue reading
This week, the TRU Students’ Union continued its work to engage the broader Kamloops community in an important dialogue about the funding level at Thompson Rivers University. On August 17, Continue reading
On July 17, 2018 the TRU Students’ Union made its submission the 2019 federal pre-budget consultation on behalf of our 10,000+ members. Students are calling on the federal government to Continue reading
The TRU Students’ Union is excited to announce that we have partnered with the City of Kamloops to host a Municipal Election Advanced Polling Station on the TRU campus this Continue reading
