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| COMMUNITY PROFILE |
| British Columbia > Kamloops |
2001 population: 77,281 (Source: Statistics Canada) "Tournament Capital of Canada" Kamloops is a city in the province of British Columbia. It is in the Thompson River valley. The city name derives from a Shuswap term for "meeting of the waters."
Filming location for 2006 movie, "Firewall" and TV drama, "The X Files"
Local festivals include:
· Kamloops Cowboy Heritage Festival - March 9-11, 2007 · Kamloops Pow Wow - Aug. 3-6, 2007 Dates often change. Check Kamloops web sites and events links in the sections below.
Performing arts: Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers, Western Canada Theatre
Historic sites and museums: Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops Museum & Archives, Secwepemc Museum & Heritage Park
Colleges and universities: Thompson Rivers University - Kamloops
Transit: Kamloops Transit System
Listed places in Kamloops: | Airports (1) | Colleges (1) Hotels (24) Newspapers (2) Also see listings below Sections below provide additional information and links about Kamloops travel and tourism, maps, recreation, government and transportation. | Note: The ePodunk database includes many places that are no longer populated communities. These may include rural crossroads, hamlets, ghost towns or settlements that have been absorbed by nearby cities or towns. |  (Also see local map below.) Kamloops Web sites | Kamloops local government | Kamloops board of trade Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Kamloops tourism Ancestry & family history | British Columbia genealogy page (GenWeb) | British Columbia genealogical society Canadian Genealogy Centre Early Canadiana Online British Columbia family search Upper and Lower Canada marriage bonds Census records (historic): 1901 census 1911 census City directories: Library and Archives Canada collection Immigration: Immigration records, 1925-1935 Canadian naturalization, 1915-1932 Land: Canadian County Atlas Western land grants, 1870-1930 Military: Soldiers of World War I Archives | British Columbia archive | Library & Archives Canada Arts | Theater Western Canada Theatre Cemeteries | Add a local cemetery to our listings | British Columbia cemetery database Communities | Communities near Kamloops | Economy | Employment growth & unemployment rates | Education | Colleges and universities in Kamloops include Thompson Rivers University | Colleges in British Columbia | Entertainment | Movies & TV shows filmed in Kamloops | Environment | Air quality forecasts for British Columbia | Environment Canada Nature Conservancy in Canada Events | ePodunk festival listings | Food & restaurants | Chowhound message boards for Canada | Government | Kamloops local government Web site | British Columbia provincial government History | Archives in British Columbia | Library & Archives Canada Heritage Canada Jobs | Jobs in British Columbia | Kamloops locator map. Use the navigation tools in the upper left to move the map center or to zoom in or out. You can also click and drag the map to move in any direction. Media | Newspapers in Kamloops include Kamloops Daily News, Kamloops This Week | Newspapers in British Columbia | Obituaries | Check daily newspapers in or near Kamloops | Photos & post cards | Photos of British Columbia places | Post cards of British Columbia communities Postal Service | Find a postal outlet | Postal codes Postal code reverse lookup (find cities by postal code) Transit | Bus schedules | Travel & tourism | Airports near Kamloops | Hotels in or near Kamloops Kamloops tourism British Columbia tourism bureau Border wait times Weather | British Columbia weather conditions
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