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Lyssa Martin, Local Journalism Initiative Reportrer

Having grown up as a third generation Kamloopsian on the North Shore, a stone’s throw from the beach where the Thompson Rivers become one, Lyssa brings to The Wren a passion for learning and sharing local knowledge. Lyssa’s countless hours at the Kamloops Museum and Archives produced The Wren’s History of the Confluence series.

Lyssa's Latest Articles

Tk’emlúps Healing House envisions ‘reclamation, resilience and self-determination’
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December 16, 2025

Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir sits down with The Wren to discuss the nation’s $12.5-million project for residential school survivors and descendants.

A beaver pokes its nose out from an enclosure surrounded by straw
Meet Doug the beaver, the Secwépemc watershed recovery engineer
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November 26, 2024

Skeetchestn’s Tsecmenúl̓ecwem-kt (We Repair the Land) project works with four-legged allies to engineer the Deadman Watershed's repair.

The Red Bridge is shown at sunset.
Why is the Red Bridge fire so devastating for Kamloops? History has the answers.
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September 26, 2024

Kamloops' historic Red Bridge was a 'culturally significant' link between the city and Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc, leaders say.

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