Join us to learn about the invasive plants and insects affecting our region, including the recently detected Japanese beetle.  In this engaging presentation, you will learn how to identify invasive species, understand their impacts, and discover simple actions you can take to help protect our community and stop the spread.

Come and learn more about the youngest country in the world, South Sudan. With 64 tribes and languages, this country filled with natural resources like oil and gold and beautiful wildlife, has for many decades faced conflict, war, and poverty that is still affecting people today. Discover the resilience of the Sudanese people with their rich cultural heritage and traditions. Join us and be part of raising awareness and understanding—your engagement can make a difference. In the second half, attendees will create a traditional Sudanese bracelet.

The presentation will cover what the various estate planning documents are (Will, Power of Attorney, Representation Agreement) and when they can be used. She will go on to explain what the benefits of having the documents are and also the risks. She will also discuss other estate planning considerations, and some common myths and misconceptions.

Misinformation and disinformation, often referred to as “fake news”, have always been with us, but over the last decade or so, they have it has proliferated at alarming and previously unseen rates.  In this class, students will learn more about the phenomenon of fake news, and be introduced to fact-checking sites and strategies to verify if news and information encountered are credible.

Rajni Perera (b. 1985) came to Canada from Sri Lanka when she was a child, and in the years since has established herself as one of Canada’s leading artists. Her paintings and sculptures draw on such diverse traditions as historical Sri Lankan art, Indian miniature painting, medieval armour, south Asian textiles and science fiction illustrations. Gathering inspiration from across space and time, Perera looks ahead to an uncertain future threatened by climate change and looming social inequities.

Did you know that there are active volcanoes in British Columbia, and that Kamloops is nestled in a sea of Eocene (55 million year old) volcanic rocks? This presentation is a survey of volcanism—causes and hazards. I will take you on a tour of the most recent volcanic zones of BC, and then focus in on the older Early Eocene volcanics around us, and then explain how volcanism can influence climate.

In this lecture, John takes us through many of the most recent discoveries and newest theories in science.
A zoom class, so you can view it in the comfort of your home or in the company of others at KSC.

Join Grasslands Conservation Council (GCC) Executive Director, Mike Dedels, for a look at fire recovery on the grasslands above Royal Inland Hospital, starting in Peterson Creek Park

Polar bears were supposed to be dangerously diminished in numbers by the year 2015. Instead they are thriving in record numbers. In this lecture, John Felvinci explains why they are faring so well, and then speculates why this prediction and other pessimistic predictions have not been borne out. This is a zoom class- you can watch from the comfort of your home or in the company of others at KSC

In her new body of work, Bree Apperly explores the impact of technology on our society, feminist expression in a capitalist system, and what she sees as the compromised nature of modern life. Through a playful display of repurposed objects and photographs, the prominent white gallery plinth and typical framing devices are disrupted and reimagined. Apperley’s interpretation of the world and aesthetic vision proposes an alternative to our fraught cultural moment.

A hospital admission comes with a wide variety of experiences. For some, while in hospital, a new diagnosis or change in care plan means that a patient or the patient’s family are processing far more than anticipated. Spiritual Care addresses the internal dynamics of meaning-making and re-centering ourselves with purpose. In a hospital setting, a Spiritual Health Practitioner is invited to join the care team when a patient or family member consents to more conversation about their diagnosis, death, or changing capacities. This offering of care in Canada has been long-standing, as 2025 marked 100 years for the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care. Here in Kamloops, spiritual care has been available at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) for nearly 30 years. Emotional support, spiritual care, or religious liaising looks different for every patient. In this course, you will hear from Jane Gingrich, Spiritual Health Practitioner, about spiritual care with RIH in Kamloops. She will also point out local research people have access to.

Books open doors to ideas, history, and understanding, but today, those doors are closing.  Across North America, efforts to ban or restrict books are growing, from school libraries to public collections.  Even Canada is seeing challenges to what we can read.  This talk will cover why the freedom to read matters, the challenge of balancing inclusion and free expression, and what censorship looks like today in Canada and the USA.  It will explore notable cases, the rise of mass book challenges, and how librarians and advocates are fighting back.  Discover what’s at stake, the controversies, and how we can protect the right to read for everyone.