The City of Williams Lake is aware that the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Board of Governors agreed to a fulsome community engagement process for reimagining the future education offerings at the Williams Lake Campus, including consultation with the University Senate, and that they deferred consideration of closing the campus until June 2026
As the City was not able to have a representative present at this meeting, we are thankful to Chancellor DeDe Derose for providing her leadership and the amendment to delay the vote on the facility disposal in Williams Lake. She spoke to the importance of the bricks and mortar facility to the region, and as a member of E’sketemc she spoke from personal experience on how important this is. The City would also like to thank other community leaders and members of the public for speaking up on this important topic.
Following this meeting, the City has many questions regarding the details of the financial budget presented by TRU regarding the upcoming financial plan. The City will continue to seek answers on the specific budget items as they relate to the motion on the table for the closure of the campus. We encourage the community and wider region to provide their comments and concerns on the potential closure of this key institution to the City of Williams Lake at corporateservices@williamslake.ca.
The City will then relay any comments it receives to the TRU Board so that they will have a full understanding of the impacts of their decisions on our community.
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