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| School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson | |
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| Location | |
Kamloops Kamloops, Chase, Barriere, Clearwater, Logan Lake, Blue River, Brennan Creek, Heffley Creek, Pinantan Lake, Savona, Vavenby, Westwold in Okanagan/Mainline Canada | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Rhonda Nixon |
| Schools | 53 |
| Budget | CA$109.1 million |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 14,286 (as of 2022/2023 year) |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson a school district based in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
The school board serves the city of Kamloops and the communities of Chase, Barriere, Clearwater, Logan Lake, Blue River, Brennan Creek, Heffley Creek, Pinantan Lake, Savona, Vavenby, and Westwold.
School District 73 was created in 1996 with the merger of School District No. 24 Kamloops and School District No. 26 North Thompson.
| School | Location | Grades | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 2191 Van Horne Dr, Aberdeen |
| AE Perry Elementary School | Kamloops | K-6 | 1380 Sherbrooke Ave, Brocklehurst |
| Arthur Hatton Elementary School | Kamloops | K-6 | 315 Chestnut Ave, North Kamloops |
| Arthur Stevenson Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 1051 Pine Springs Rd, Westsyde |
| Barriere Elementary School | Barriere | K-7 | 4475 Airfield Rd |
| Barriere Secondary School | Barriere | 8-12 | 4811 Barriere Town Rd |
| Beattie Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 - Formerly Beattie School of the Arts | 492 McGill Rd, Lower Sahali |
| Bert Edwards Science and Technology School | Kamloops | K-6 | 711 Windsor Ave, North Kamloops |
| Bridges Program | Kamloops | 7-8 | 655 Holt St, Brocklehurst |
| Blue River Elementary School | Blue River | 1-5 | 5913 3rd Ave |
| Brocklehurst Middle School | Kamloops | 7-9 - Formerly Brocklehurst Secondary School | 985 Windbreak St, Brocklehurst |
| Chase Secondary School | Chase | 8-12 | 420 Cottonwood St |
| Clearwater Secondary School | Clearwater | 8-12 | 440 Murtle Cres |
| Continuing Education School District 73 | Kamloops | 10-12 | 700 Tranquille Rd, North Kamloops |
| Dallas Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 296 Harper Rd, Dallas |
| David Thompson Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 1051 Pine Springs Rd, Westsyde |
| Dufferin Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 1880 Hillside Dr, Mount Dufferin |
| Four Directions Secondary School | Kamloops | 8-12 | 655 Holt St, Brocklehurst |
| Haldane Elementary School | Chase | K-7 | 530 Cottonwood St |
| Heffley Creek Elementary School | Kamloops | K-3 | 7020 Old Highway 5, Heffley Creek |
| Juniper Ridge Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 2540 Qu'Appelle Blvd, Juniper Ridge |
| Kamloops Open Online Learning | Kamloops | K-12 | 1770 Springview Pl, Upper Sahali |
| Kamloops School of the Arts | Kamloops | K-12 | 1390 9th Ave, Sagebrush |
| Kay Bingham Elementary School | Kamloops | K-6 | 950 Southill St, Brocklehurst |
| Lloyd George Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 830 Pine St, Sagebrush |
| Logan Lake Elementary School | Logan Lake | K-7 | 4 Galena Ave |
| Logan Lake Elementary-Secondary School | Logan Lake | K-12 | 50 Ponderosa Ave |
| Marion Schilling Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 2200 Park Dr, Valleyview |
| McGowan Park Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 2080 Tremerton Dr, Upper Sahali |
| NorKam Senior Secondary School | Kamloops | 10-12 | 730 12th St, North Kamloops |
| Osprey/Sky Program SD73 School | Kamloops | 8-12 | 675 Victoria St, Downtown |
| Pacific Way Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 2330 Pacific Way, Aberdeen |
| Parkcrest Elementary School at George Hilliard | Kamloops | K-6 - Reopened 2019 | 985 Holt St, Brocklehurst |
| Pinantan Elementary School | Pinantan Lake | K-6 | 2540 Hines Rd |
| Raft River Elementary School | Clearwater | K-6 | 801 Clearwater Village Rd |
| Ralph Bell Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 - Reopened 2022 | 1764 Valleyview Dr, Valleyview |
| Rayleigh Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 306 Puett Ranch Rd, Rayleigh |
| Robert L. Clemitson Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 5990 Todd Rd, Barnhartvale |
| Sa-Hali Secondary School | Kamloops | 8-12 | 255 Arrowstone Dr, Upper Sahali |
| Savona Elementary School | Savona | K-7 | 600 Tingley St |
| South Kamloops Secondary School | Kamloops | 8-12 | 821 Munro St, Sagebrush |
| South Sa-Hali Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 1585 Summit Dr, Lower Sahali |
| Summit Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 425 Monarch Crt, Lower Sahali |
| Sun Peaks School | Sun Peaks | K-9 | 4040 Sundance Dr |
| Twin Rivers Education Centre | Kamloops | 9-12 | 655 Holt St, Brocklehurst |
| Valleyview Secondary School | Kamloops | 8-12 | 1950 Valleyview Dr, Valleyview |
| Vavenby Elementary School | Vavenby | K-7 | 3157 Galiano Rd |
| Westmount Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 | 745 Walkem Rd, Westsyde |
| Westsyde Elementary School | Kamloops | K-7 - Reopened, September 2019 | 3550 Westsyde Rd, Westsyde |
| Westsyde Secondary School | Kamloops | 8-12 | 855 Bebek Rd, Westsyde |
| Westwold Elementary School | Westwold | K-7 | 5408 Hwy 97C |
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Kamloops is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, whose district offices are based here. The surrounding region is sometimes referred to as the Thompson Country.
The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river is home to several varieties of Pacific salmon and trout. The area's geological history was heavily influenced by glaciation, and the several large glacial lakes have filled the river valley over the last 12,000 years. Archaeological evidence shows human habitation in the watershed dating back at least 8,300 years. The Thompson was named by Fraser River explorer, Simon Fraser, in honour of his friend, Columbia Basin explorer David Thompson. Recreational use of the river includes whitewater rafting and angling.
Kamloops Lake in British Columbia, Canada is situated on the Thompson River just west of Kamloops. The lake is 1.6 km wide, 29 km long, and up to 152 m deep. In prehistoric time, the lake was much longer, perhaps 20x, with adjacent silt cliffs defining ancient lake bottoms 100 meters higher than present water levels. At the outlet near Savona, a large tumbled rock, gravel moraine indicates the toe of a glacier once melted away here. The community of Savona is located at the west end of the lake, near the Thompson River outlet. The city of Kamloops is located a few miles east of the head of the lake, at the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers. The name, Kamloops, derives from a local Indigenous word, Tk’emlúps, meaning a meeting of waters.
Savona ( is an unincorporated community in the Thompson Country region of south central British Columbia. The place is on the western end and south shore of Kamloops Lake, adjacent to the outlet into the Thompson River. On BC Highway 1, the locality is by road about 38 kilometres east of Cache Creek and 45 kilometres west of Kamloops. The surrounding countryside is semi-arid grasslands and hills, which support cattle ranching.
Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, where the Clearwater River empties into the North Thompson River. It is located 124 km (77 mi) north of Kamloops. The District of Clearwater was established on December 3, 2007, making it one of the newest municipalities in British Columbia. It is near Wells Gray Provincial Park and is surrounded by the Trophy Mountains, Raft Mountain and Dunn Peak.
Pinantan Lake is an unincorporated community, encircling the larger lake of the same name, in the Thompson region of south central British Columbia. The locality is by road about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Pritchard and 31 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Kamloops.
Kamloops was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968, and from 1988 to 2004. From 1998 to 2004, it was known as Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.
Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc, abbreviated TteS and previously known as the Kamloops Indian Band, is a First Nations government within the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, which represents ten of the seventeen Secwepemc band governments, all in the southern Central Interior region, spanning the Thompson and Shuswap districts. It is one of the largest of the 17 groups into which the Secwepemc (Shuswap) nation was divided when the Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system in the 1860s.
Barriere is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km (41 mi) north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barrière River and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley.
Juniper Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Thompson Country region of south central British Columbia, Canada. The facility is on the north side of the Thompson River, west of the town of Savona, and downstream from the Kamloops Lake outflow. On BC Highway 1, the locality is by road about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Cache Creek and 65 kilometres (40 mi) west of Kamloops.
Heffley Creek is a neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada along Highway 5. The city's northernmost community, it is bordered by the North Thompson River to the west, Sun Peaks to the east, Rayleigh to the south, and Vinsulla to the north. It contains a general store, community hall and elementary school. Along with the Rayleigh neighborhood, it is physically separated from the rest of Kamloops by the Thompson River and by the Kamloops Indian Reserve; Heffley Creek is located within the limits of the City of Kamloops.
Porcupine Meadows Provincial Park is a 2,704 hectare provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located north of Tranquille Lake to the northwest of Kamloops. Its name is a direct translation of the Shuswap word for this area, "pisitsoolsia", named so for the numerous porcupine in the area.
The Secwépemc, known in English as the Shuswap people, are a First Nations people residing in the interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. They speak one of the Salishan languages, known as Secwepemc or Shuswap.
Little Fort is an unincorporated community in the Thompson region of south central British Columbia. The former ferry site is immediately west of the mouth of Lemieux Creek and on the west shore of the North Thompson River. At the BC Highway 24 intersection on BC Highway 5, the locality is by road about 93 kilometres (58 mi) north of the Kamloops and 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Clearwater.
The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Based in the Thompson and Shuswap Districts of the Central Interior, although including one band on the upper Columbia River in the East Kootenay region. It is one of two tribal councils of the Secwepemc people, the other being the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council of the Cariboo region farther to the north. The council is based in Kamloops, British Columbia.
The Shuswap Country, or simply the Shuswap and called Secwepemcúl̓ecw in Secwepemctsín, is a term used in the Canadian province of British Columbia to refer to the environs of Shuswap Lake. The upper reaches of the Shuswap basin, southeast of Shuswap Lake and northeast of the Okanagan, are generally considered to be part of Okanagan or of the Monashee Country rather than "the Shuswap". Roughly defined, the Shuswap Country begins on its west at the town of Chase, located on Little Shuswap Lake, west of which is the South Thompson area of the Thompson Country, and includes Adams Lake to the northwest of Shuswap Lake as well as communities in the Eagle River area as far as Craigellachie and/or Three Valley Gap, which is at the summit of Eagle Pass, beyond which eastwards is the Columbia Country.
An electoral redistribution was undertaken in 2008 in British Columbia in a process that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 on April 10, 2008. The redistribution modified most electoral boundaries in the province and increased the number of MLAs from 79 to 85. The electoral boundaries created by the redistribution were first used in the 2009 provincial election.
Thompson Country, also referred to as The Thompson and sometimes as the Thompson Valley and historically known as the Couteau Country or Couteau District, is a historic geographic region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, more or less defined by the basin of the Thompson River. This is a tributary of the Fraser; the major city in the area is Kamloops.
The Simpcw First Nation, formerly known as the North Thompson Indian Band, is a First Nations band government based in the Thompson Country of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council. It is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The band's main community is at Chu Chua, British Columbia. Four of the five First Nation Reserves in Simpcw territory were designated on July 5, 1877 and the fifth was designated on February 24, 1916. The Shuswap language name for North Thompson Band's community and reserve is 'Simpcw'.