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WLFN-owned company brings a decolonial lens to archaeology: ‘We need Indigenous knowledge’

From smudging on site to employing band members, Sugar Cane Archaeology is demonstrating a new way forward in a historically-extractive industry.

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The MacDonald Park in Kamloops is shown from the side of the building, where a wide grate opens up to the dog park.
How will Kamloops become one of the most accessible cities in Canada?

Community members helped shape the city's new accessibility plan.

History at the Confluence: When Tk’emlúps was born

How Secwépemc traditional knowledge and modern technology tell complimentary stories of the past.

History at the Confluence: This most important document in Kamloops’ history

The history behind The 1910 Memorial of the Interior Chiefs to Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the fight for justice.

History at the Confluence: Settling east of the confluence

Explore Tk'emlúps in the earliest stage of colonization. Do you know which Kamloops neighbourhood got its name due to lost mail?

History at the Confluence: A juicy history of the North Shore and B.C. Fruitlands

How the communities of North Kamloops, Brocklehurst, Westsyde and Noble Creek grew out of a mostly forgotten company.

History at the Confluence: Much ado about amalgamation

Greater Kamloops and the great divide over local unity.

A woman with sunglasses on stands outside of a medical clinic
How Kamloops community health clinics are redefining health care

Kamloops’ Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) say the community-run model is proving successful. But barriers remain to getting more of these clinics off the ground.

Propolis Housing Cooperative seeks to build lasting community in Kamloops

Propolis Housing Cooperative is a local example of how housing co-ops can offer community-centered solutions to the housing crisis.

Tiny Kamloops owls under threat from longer, more destructive fire seasons

Flammulated owls, a top target for local birdwatchers, prefer the dry pine forest habitat that is burning up around British Columbia.

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