Kamloops, British Columbia
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Location of Kamloops within the Thompson-Nicola District in British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates: 50°40′34″N 120°20′27″W / 50.67611, -120.34083
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Thompson-Nicola District
Founded	1818 (fur trading post)
Incorporated	1893
Government
- Mayor	Terry Lake
- Governing body	Kamloops City Council
- MP	Betty Hinton
- MLAs	Claude Richmond Kevin Krueger
Area
- City	5,686. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The Canadian Province of British Columbia is divided into regional districts. Terry Lake was elected Mayor of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada in 2005 This is a list of members of the Canadian House of Commons in the 39th Parliament of Canada. Betty Zane Hinton (born February 22, 1950) is a Canadian politician currently representing the constituency of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor Claude Richmond is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Kevin Krueger is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada, currently serving as Minister Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 19 km² (2,195. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,181 ft)
Population (2006)
- City	80,376
- Density	16. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/km² (42. 2/sq mi)
- Metro	92,882
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
Postal code span	V2B to V2E
Area code(s)	+1-250
Website: Kamloops.BC.ca

Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours British Columbia - 190 FSAs A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 250 is an Area code for most of the Canadian province of British Columbia, including Vancouver Island. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Thompson River is the largest Tributary of the Fraser River Kamloops Lake in British Columbia, Canada is situated on the Thompson River just west of Kamloops. It is the seat of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. It is ranked 37th on the list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada with 92,882 residents in 2006. The table below lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population using data from the Canada 2001 Census[http //www12

Contents 1 Geography and location 2 History 3 Industry 4 Climate 5 Sports 6 Demographics 6.1 Visible minority status 6.2 Religious groups 7 Media 7.1 Radio 7.2 Television 7.3 Print 8 Education 8.1 Public schools 8.2 Post-Secondary 9 Neighbourhoods 10 Notable people 11 Politics 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

Geography and location

Kamloops is situated at 50°43'N 120°25'W, in the Thompson Valley (UTC-8) and the Mountain Cordillera Ecozone. The central core of the city is located in the valley near the confluence of the North and South branches of the Thompson River. Suburbs stretch for more than a dozen kilometers along both North and South branches, as well as to the steep hillsides along the south portion of the city. Kamloops Indian Band areas begin just to the northeast of the downtown core but are not located within the city limits. The Kamloops Indian Band, also known as the Tk’umlups Indian Band, is one of the largest of the 17 groups into which the Secwepemc (Shuswap nation was divided when As a result of this placement, it is necessary to leave Kamloops' city limits and pass through the band lands before re-entering the city limits to access the communities of Rayleigh and Heffley Creek. Kamloops is surrounded by the smaller communities of Cherry Creek, Pritchard, Savona, Scotch Creek, Adams Lake, Chase, Paul lake, Pinantan and various others, many of which are included in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD).

History

The Kamloops area was exclusively inhabited by the Secwepemc (Shuswap) nation (part of the Interior Salish language group) prior to the arrival of European settlers. The Secwepemc ( or) also commonly known as the Shuswap, are a First Nation residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia, primarily The first European explorers arrived in 1811, and David Stewart set up Fort Kamloops, a fur trading post, on the south side of the river junction for the Pacific Fur Company in 1812. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. The Pacific Fur Company was founded June 23, 1810, in New York City The North West Company quickly established Fort Thompson on the northeast side of the junction, and the following year the Pacific Fur Company left the area. For the grocery chain see The North West Company. The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal In 1821, the Hudson's Bay Company merged with the North West Company and took control of the fur trade at Fort Thompson. In 1842, a new Fort Kamloops was built on the northwest side of the junction.

The gold rush of the 1860s and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1880s brought further growth, resulting in the City of Kamloops being incorporated in 1893 with a population of about 500. The Canadian Pacific Railway (

"Kamloops" is the anglicised version of the Shuswap word "Tk'emlups", meaning 'meeting of the waters'. The Shuswap language, known to its speakers as Secwepemctsín, is the traditional language of the Shuswap people (Secwépmec or) of British Columbia Shuswap is still actively spoken in the area by members of the Kamloops Indian Band. The Kamloops Indian Band, also known as the Tk’umlups Indian Band, is one of the largest of the 17 groups into which the Secwepemc (Shuswap nation was divided when Another possible origin of the name comes from the French "Camp des loups" meaning 'Camp of Wolves', likely spoken by fur traders.

Industry

Major Kamloops-area industries include primary resource processing such as Domtar Kamloops' Pulp Mill, Tolko-Heffley Creek Plywood and Veneer, LaFarge Cement, Highland Valley Copper Mine (in Logan Lake), and various other industries. Domtar Corporation () is the largest integrated producer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America and the second largest in the world based on production capacity and is also a manufacturer Logan Lake is a District municipality in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. There are tertiary services as well, such as the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and Pollard Banknote (which makes the lottery tickets) and NRI distribution, among many others. Kamloops is also a transportation hub for the region due to its connections to Highways 5 and 97C, the Trans-Canada and Yellowhead Highways. Highway 5, also known as Coquihalla Highway Route 5 and the Southern Yellowhead Highway, is a north-south route in southern British Columbia, Highway 97C, the Okanagan Connector or Coquihalla Connector, forms part of an important link between the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan valley around The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. The Yellowhead Highway is a major east-west highway connecting the four western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan It is the first major city east of Abbotsford on the highway. Kamloops is home to Kamloops Airport, which is a small international airport: however, there are constituent pressures to accommodate larger aircraft. Kamloops Airport is a semi-international Airport located in the Brocklehurst area of Kamloops, British Columbia Canada and is located Due to a persistent disagreement between the City's federal Liberal Party Mayor, Terry Lake, and the area's Conservative Member of Parliament, Betty Hinton, there is no federal funding available for the airport's expansion. [2] Update: the federal government has agreed to fund their share of the airport expansion. There has also been speculation of an inland rail port.

Climate

The climate of Kamloops is a semi-arid steppe climate (Koppen climate classification BSk) due to its rainshadow location. A Semi-arid climate or steppe climate generally describes climatic regions that receive low annual Rainfall (250-500 mm or 10-20 in The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist For the Australian television series see Rain Shadow (TV series. While situated in a semi-arid valley, Kamloops has winters that are generally mild and very short with an occasional cold snap where temperatures can drop to around -30 °C (-22 °F) when arctic air floods over the Rocky Mountains into the interior. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. However Kamloops has not seen -30 since the mid 1990s. Snow can occur from November to March, but most of it falls over a few weeks in December and January. Winter mean temperature is ~6. 1 °C (20 °F) in January. The average number of cold days below -20 in one year is 6 as recorded by the government of B. C.

Perhaps surprisingly, considering that Kamloops is located at 50° latitude north, summers are quite hot with prevailing dry, and sunny weather. The average July maximum temperature is 28. 3 °C (83 °F) and would be higher if not for occasional incursions of cool northerly airmasses. In most years, one might confuse this city with any in southern California, as summer temperatures come close to or even exceed 40 °C (104 °F). California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Humidity is generally very low and night time temperatures are moderate. Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean Relative humidity. These hot, dry conditions make the forest fire threat extreme in the region.

Spring arrives very early, sometimes in February, due to mild air spilling over the coastal mountains from the Pacific Ocean. On February 27th 2008 Kamloops recorded 15. 1 °C (60°F). Fall is generally a pleasant and a mostly dry season. On November 15th 2007 Kamloops recorded a day time high of 18. 1 °C (65°F).

Kamloops lies in the "rain shadow" leeward of the Coast Mountains and is biogeographically connected to similar semi-desert and desert areas in the Okanagan region, the Osoyoos area, and the central parts of Washington and Oregon state as well as intermontane areas of Nevada and Idaho in the U. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south The Okanagan (oʊkəˈnɑːɡən also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province Osoyoos ˈsɔɪjuːs officially pronounced soy -use” though also pronounced (ɒˈsɔɪjuːs ("O- soo -yoos" and (əˈsɔɪjuːs (O- soy -yoos Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. S. These areas of relatively similar climate have many distinctive native plants and animals in common, such as Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), prickly pear cactus (Opuntia fragilis in this case), rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis), Black widow spiders and Lewis's Woodpecker. Ponderosa Pine ( Pinus ponderosa) sometimes called Bull Pine or Western Yellow Pine is a widespread and variable Pine native to western North Opuntia is a Genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. Currently only prickly pears (also known as Nopal or Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous Snakes, genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. The black widow spider is a group of Spiders which includes the southern black widow ( Latrodectus mactans) the northern black widow The Lewis's Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis, is a large North American species of Woodpecker which was named for Meriwether Lewis, one of the

		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Extreme Daily Maximum	°C	15. 9	15. 0	22. 8	33. 0	37. 2	38. 9	40. 6	39. 6	34. 6	31. 3	22. 8	16. 1
Average Daily Maximum	°C	-0. 8	3. 6	10. 5	16. 5	21. 3	24. 8	28. 3	27. 8	22. 0	13. 7	5. 2	0. 1	14. 4
Average Daily Minimum	°C	-7. 6	-4. 4	-0. 9	2. 9	7. 5	11. 3	13. 7	13. 2	8. 5	3. 2	-1. 7	-6. 1	3. 3
Extreme Daily Minimum	°C	-37. 2	-28. 3	-26. 1	-8. 8	-5. 6	1. 1	3. 3	0. 6	-3. 9	-17. 1	-28. 3	-36. 1
Average Precipitation	mm	22. 9	14. 4	11. 7	14. 6	24. 4	35. 2	29. 5	29. 1	28. 0	16. 2	24. 1	28. 9	270. 0
Average Total Snow	cm	21. 8	11. 3	3. 5	0. 3	0. 0	0. 0	0. 0	0. 0	0. 0	0. 3	12. 2	26. 1	75. 5
Average Sunshine	h	58. 3	91. 3	156. 8	201. 5	250. 6	255. 0	310. 0	286. 6	212. 0	140. 0	65. 2	47. 4	2074. 6
Data[1] is for Kamloops Airport (YKA), in the city of Kamloops, 12 km from city centre.

Current weather conditions and forecasts can be found at Environment Canada's Weatheroffice website^[2].

Sports

Kamloops hosted the 1993 Canada Summer Games. The Canada Games is a high-level Multi-sport event with a National Artists Program held every two years in Canada, alternating between the Canada Winter Games and It co-hosted (with Vancouver and Kelowna) the 2006 IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship from December 26, 2005, to January 5, 2006. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship (colloquially known as the World Junior Hockey Championship WJHC) is an annual event organized by the Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It hosted the 2006 BC Summer Games. The city is known as, and holds a Canadian trademark as, the Tournament Capital of Canada^[3].

Sun Peaks Resort is a nearby ski and snowboard hill. Sun Peaks Resort is an alpine Ski resort located 50  km (driving distance northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Olympic medalist skier Nancy Greene is director of skiing at Sun Peaks and the chancellor of Thompson Rivers University. Nancy Catherine Greene OC OBC OD LLD ( hc) (born May 11, 1943 in Ottawa Thompson Rivers University has its main campus in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and a second campus in Williams Lake. The Overlander Ski Club runs the Stake Lake cross country ski area with 50 km of trails. Kamloops is home to world-famous mountain bikers such as Wade Simmons and Matt Hunter^[4]. Mountain biking entails the Sport of riding Bicycles off-road often over rough terrain whether riding specially equipped Mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes ' Wade Simmons is (the man a mountain biker from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada who has won the Red Bull Rampage Utah 2001 and placed second In 2007, the Kamloops Bike Ranch opened in Juniper Ridge along Highland Drive. Juniper Ridge is a community located in the city of Kamloops British Columbia. The Kamloops Rotary Skatepark located at McArthur Island is one of the largest skateboard parks in Canada. Kamloops will host the 2011 Western Canada summer Games. An ametuer multi-sporting event that is held every four years

Kamloops is home to the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers, who play at the Interior Savings Centre, as well as the Kamloops Storm. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The Kamloops Blazers are a Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops British Columbia. The Interior Savings Centre is a 6400-seat multi-purpose Arena in Kamloops British Columbia, Canada. History The Storm won the 2004/2005 KIJHL Championship but were eliminated by the Sicamous Eagles in the 2005/06 playoffs Also calling Kamloops home is the Canadian Junior Football League's Kamloops Broncos, and Pacific Coast Soccer League's Kamloops Excel, both of whom play at Hillside Stadium. The Canadian Junior Football League is a national amateur Canadian football league consisting of 18 teams playing in six provinces across Canada Coaches Former Montreal Alouettes Linebacker Stefen Reid - Head Coach/Linebackers Former Winnipeg Blue Bombers fullback 2008 Teams Men Kamloops Excel Khalsa Sporting Club Okanagan Challenge Peace Arch Kamloops Excel are a Canadian Semi-professional Soccer team founded in 2007. Hillside Stadium is a multi-purpose fully-lit stadium located at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops British Columbia.

Alumnus of the Kamloops Blazers include:Mark Recchi, Jarome Iginla, Darryl Sydor, Nolan Baumgartner and Shane Doan. Mark Recchi (born February 1 1968 in Kamloops, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (born July 1, 1977, in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Darryl Sydor (born 13 May, 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who currently Nolan Baumgartner (born on March 23, 1976 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian Professional hockey Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward with the Phoenix

Kamloops is also the hometown of world champion curler Jason Manchester.

Demographics

(according to Statistics Canada 2001 census^[5])
Population: 86,491. Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help
Growth Rate (1996-2001): 1. 2%
Total Private Dwellings: 36,807
Area: 297. 57 km²
Density: 290. 7 people per km²

Visible minority status

Total visible minority population (excluding Aboriginal peoples): 4,675

• South Asian: 1,790 or 1. 9%
• Chinese: 1,000 or 1. 1%
• Japanese: 690 or 0. 74%
• Black: 340 or 0. 4%
• Filipino: 305 or 0. 3%
• Southeast Asian: 150 or 0. 16%
• Korean: 150 or 0. 16%
• Latin America: 130 or 0. 13%
• Arab: 35 or 0. 03%
• West Asian: 30 or 0. 03%

• Non-classified visible minorities: 10 or 0. 01%
• Multiple visible minorities: 45 or 0. 04%^[5]

Religious groups

• 35. 0% Protestant
• 19. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 2% Roman Catholic
• 6. 0% other Christian
• 1. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 7% Sikh
• 36. Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. 6% Other religion or no religion^[5]

Media

Radio AM 610 - CHNL, news/talk FM 92. CHNL, branded as Radio NL, is a Radio station in Kamloops British Columbia. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues 5 - CFBX, Thompson Rivers University campus radio FM 94. CFBX, also known as "The X" 925 FM is the campus radio station at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. Thompson Rivers University has its main campus in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and a second campus in Williams Lake. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college 1 - CBYK, CBC Radio One FM 96. CBTK-FM is a Canadian Radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Kelowna British Columbia. CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 - CBUF-6, La Première Chaîne FM 97. CBUF is a Canadian Radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada 's Première Chaîne network in Vancouver, Première Chaîne is a Canadian French language radio network the news and information service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Société 5 - CKRV, hot adult contemporary FM 98. CKRV is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 975 FM in Kamloops British Columbia. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in 3 - CIFM, active rock FM 100. CIFM is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 983 FM in Kamloops British Columbia. Active rock is a Radio format used by many commercial Radio stations across Canada and the United States. 1 - CKBZ, At Work Station/Adult Contemporary FM 101. CKBZ-FM is a Radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. 9 - CBPL, Weatheradio Canada FM 103. Weatheradio Canada is a Canadian radio network which broadcasts Weather information 1 - CJKC, country FM 105. CJKC is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 1031 FM in Kamloops British Columbia. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. 3 - CBU-4, CBC Radio Two

Television Channel 7: CFJC, Independent Channel 8: CHKM, Global Channel 50: CBUFT-2, SRC Print The city's main daily newspaper is the Kamloops Daily News[6]. CBU-FM is a Canadian Radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio Two network in Vancouver, British Columbia CBC Radio 2 is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CFJC-TV is a Television station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, that is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. BCTV redirects here For the former Boston Catholic Television see CatholicTV. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network CBUFT is Radio-Canada 's Television station in Vancouver, serving Francophones in British Columbia. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. The city is also home to Kamloops This Week[7], a thrice-weekly free newspaper.

Education

Public schools

Public schools in the Kamloops area are part of School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson^[8]. School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson a School district based in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.

Elementary Schools (Grades K-6 or K-7) Aberdeen Elementary School AE Perry Elementary School Arthur Hatton Elementary School Arthur Stevenson Elementary School Beattie School of the Arts Bert Edwards Science and Technology School Dallas Elementary School David Thompson Elementary School Dufferin Elementary School George Hilliard Elementary School Heffley Creek Elementary School John Tod Elementary School Juniper Ridge Elementary School Kamloops/Thompson Virtual School Kay Bingham Elementary School Lloyd George Elementary School Marion Shilling Elementary School McGowan Park Elementary School McQueen Lake Elementary School Pacific Way Elementary School Parkcrest Elementary School Pinantan Elementary School Ralph Bell Elementary School Rayleigh Elementary School R. L Clemitson Elementary School South Sa-hali Elementary School Stuart Wood Elementary School Summit Elementary School Westmount Elementary School

Secondary (Grades 10-12 or 8-12): Brocklehurst Secondary School Kamloops/Thompson Virtual School NorKam Secondary School Sa-hali Secondary School South Kamloops Secondary School Twin Rivers Education Centre Valleyview Secondary School Westsyde Secondary School Beattie School of the Arts (Pineridge Campus) @KOOL Kamloops Open On-Line Learning

Post-Secondary

Kamloops is home to Thompson Rivers University^[9], an undergraduate degree-granting university with satellite campuses in Clearwater, Barriere, Chase, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Cache Creek, Ashcroft, and Lillooet. Brocklehurst Secondary is a public high school in Kamloops British Columbia part of School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson. École Secondaire South Kamloops Secondary School (SKSS Home of the Titans is a grade 8-12 School in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Thompson Rivers University has its main campus in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and a second campus in Williams Lake. Clearwater is a District municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada Barriere is a District municipality in central British Columbia Canada, located 66km north of the larger city of Chase is a village located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. Williams Lake also known as BC's Stampede Capital and colloquially as "Billy's Puddle", is a city in British Columbia, This page is about the town in the Thompson Country of British Columbia Ashcroft ( 2006 Population 1664 is a Village in the Thompson Country of the Interior of Lillooet (formerly Cayoosh Flat) is a small but historic and highly scenic community on the Fraser River in western TRU also has an open-distance learning division. Kamloops is also home to a satellite campus of Simon Fraser University. Simon Fraser University ( SFU) is a public university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby and satellite campuses in TRU has begun to offer MBA, M. Ed, and M. Sc. programs as well as undergraduate degrees.

Neighbourhoods

Officially recognized neighbourhoods within the city of Kamloops^[10]. A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or Unofficially recognized areas are listed beneath the neighbourhoods to which they belong:

• Aberdeen
• Barnhartvale
• Batchelor Heights
• Brocklehurst
• Campbell Creek
• Dallas
• Heffley Creek
• Juniper Ridge
• Knutsford
• Lac Le Jeune
• Lower Sahali
  • Peterson Creek
• MacArthur Island
• Mission Flats
• Mount Dufferin
  • Versatile
• Noble Creek
• North Shore
• Rayleigh
• Rose Hill
• Southgate
• Thompson Rivers University
• Tranquille
• Upper Sahali
• Valleyview
• West End
• Westsyde
  • Westmount

Notable people

Below is a list of people who are from Kamloops, or who lived there for an extended period. Aberdeen is a neighbourhood in the southern area of Kamloops BC. Barnhartvale is located at the east end of Kamloops, south of Dallas in British Columbia, Canada. Brocklehurst is a neighbourhood in west Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Geography Knouff Lake Louis Creek Cahilty Lake Devick Lake Edwards Juniper Ridge is a community located in the city of Kamloops British Columbia. Sahali (or Sa-hali is a neighbourhood in South Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, bordered by the Aberdeen and Downtown districts Paterson Creek is a stream in San Mateo County California and is a tributary of Pescadero Creek. Versatile is a Canadian brand of agricultural equipment that has produced Augers Swathers Combine harvesters and most notably Tractors The company In May 1973 the municipality of Rayleigh, British Columbia was added to the city of Kamloops. Sahali (or Sa-hali is a neighbourhood in South Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, bordered by the Aberdeen and Downtown districts The West End is a South Shore Neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia in Canada. Westsyde is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.

• Michael Shanks, actor, Stargate SG-1, born in Vancouver, BC, but grew up in Kamloops ^[11]
• Leonard Marchand, P.C., C.M., the first person of First Nations ethnicity to serve in the federal cabinet and the first Status Indian to serve as a Member of Parliament See External Links below for references
• Mark Recchi, professional hockey player^[12]
• Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames team captain NHL^[13]
• Maher Arar, falsely accused as a terrorist and was detained in Syria^[14] (Arar lived in Kamloops for only about a year. Michael Garrett Shanks (b December 15 1970, Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian Actor who achieved fame for his role Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Leonard Stephen Marchand, PC, CM (born November 16 1933) is a former Canadian politician Political correctness (adjectivally politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to Language, ideas policies or behavior First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people The Cabinet of Canada (Cabinet du Canada plays an important role in the Government of Canada, in accordance with the Westminster System. The Indian Register is the official record of Status Indians or Registered Indians in Canada. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Mark Recchi (born February 1 1968 in Kamloops, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (born July 1, 1977, in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Maher Arar (born 1970 a telecommunications engineer lives in Canada, holding dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship )
• Lesra Martin, lawyer who helped with Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter's prison release ^[15]
• Ajaib Singh Bagri, suspect acquitted in the Air India Flight 182 terrorist bombing ^[16]
• Mitch Berger, NFL player^[17]
• Peter Wing, North America's first mayor of Chinese descent^[18]

Politics

• Mayor – Terry Lake
• Members of the Legislative Assembly:
  • Claude Richmond, Kamloops
  • Kevin Krueger, Kamloops/North Thompson

Federal Members of Parliament:

• Betty Hinton (2000–present) Conservative Party of Canada
• Nelson Riis (1980–2000) NDP
• Don Cameron (1979–1980) PC
• Len Marchand (1968–1979) Liberal Party of Canada

See also

• List of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin

References

External links

• Leonard Marchand: The first Status Indian elected to Canada's Parliament
• Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
• Kamloops in Wikitravel
• City website
• City business development
• Tourism and things to do in Kamloops
• Kamloops Heritage Railway
• Kamloops Daily News website
• Kamloops Players - Community Theatre Club
• Open Learning @ Thompson Rivers University

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