HISTORY – New plaque to be unveiled commemorating Laurier meeting
Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc, the City of Kamloops, and the Kamloops Museum and Archives will host an unveiling of the revitalized Memorial to Sir Wilfrid Laurier Plaque on [Continue]
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RECONCILIATION – TteS invites Pope Francis to meet with KIRS survivors
Chief and council of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc issued the following statement today (Oct. 28, 2021) regarding the announcement that Pope Francis plans to visit Canada with [Continue]
BUSINESS – Home Builders recognize members for service, dedication
Canadian Home Builders’ Association Central Interior handed out several awards to members this week for service and dedication. Beaver Award – presented to Marlene [Continue]
HISTORY – Vasili Arkhipov kept his head and saved us from nuclear destruction
We owe so much to Vasili Arkhipov, yet he’s not well known. He kept his cool while those around him were losing it during the Cuban Missile Crisis By BRIAN GIESBRECHT [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – How one man helped build a nation at Vimy Ridge
TOMORROW (April 9, 2017), I’m going down to Merritt to emcee an event honoring a man I’ve admired much of my life, though I never knew him. He was the son of a brother of [Continue]
MURPHY – Easter 1917 marked a First World War turning point
THANKS TO two specific First World War events, the days surrounding Easter 1917 were momentous. One of these events – the successful Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge – is [Continue]
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