Thank-you to everyone who participated in the KEG Downtown Geology Geocaching Tour in Kamloops BC ! We hope everyone had fun! The competition ran for the month of May, and we held the draw for the hand-held GPS on June 1st, 2011.
Congratulations to Norma Giles the winner of a Magellan Explorist 310 GPS.
If you did not get a chance to participate in May and would like to take the tour, please download the questions with coordinates and map.
Minerals and mined products are all around us. This geocaching tour will introduce you to some interesting sites and uses of rocks and/or mined products in the Kamloops downtown area. It will take 2-3 hours to complete. Download the coordinates and question form For more information about about geocaching, please visit www.geocaching.com Good Luck to everyone! Have fun and play safe!
For some fun and exciting rockhounding adventure ideas right here in Kamloops, please click the link below to download your copy of the Kamloops Geotour Guide
The Community Lecture Series runs from January through April. Lectures take place at the Kamloops Coast Hotel (formally Kamloops Towne Lodge), 1250 Rogers Way and at TRU in the Activity Centre on the third floor.
New - We have added 2 out of town lectures. Check out the details below!
Lectures begin at 7:00pm and end roughly at 8:00pm.
These free, interesting, and educational talks began in 2003 and are designed for the general public to improve understanding of earth sciences and mineral exploration. These are popular lectures, with attendance ranging from 75 to 200+ persons each event. Watch for our Ads in Kamloops's local newspapers and check the website for more information!
Click the speakers name for a full biography. Click the location for address and directions.
Date
Speaker
Gary Thompson
Donnie Reid
Ballroom C Kamloops Convention Centre
Mountain Room TRU
** Topics and dates are subject to change **
Next date TBA
KEG 2011 saw the 7th year of our Junior Delegates program. This year’s program saw a grade 2 and a grade 3 class from Pacific Way attend, as well as a grade 5/6 class from Bert Edwards School of Science and Technology. The students participated in 4 main activities. They spent half an hour with Yukon Dan learning how to gold pan and the many interesting facts about gold. Another activity is with a local rockhounding club, where students create their own rock board of 12 specimens, helped polish a cabochon, picked out a fossil from McAbee, and looked at local rock samples. Another activity was Mining in Society, where the students learned how many everyday objects come from mining. Finally, an interactive walk through the trade show on a “Treasure Hunt” for knowledge. The Junior Delegate program is an excellent means to introduce children and teachers to our industry. The students had a lot of fun at the conference and could be seen from a distant in their bright blue shirts and ball caps. They brought in displays on geology-related subjects for the delegates to view at the conference. As a special treat, the two classes from Pacific Way sang a couple of songs about rocks for the delegates.
For more information about having your class become Junior Delegates in the 2012 KEG Conference, please call the KEG Outreach Coordinator, Julie Dormer, at 250.320.2411 or juliedormer@yahoo.ca
This year we would like to introduce a Senior Delegate Program to high school students. The Keg Conference and Trade Show is a great way for high school students to talk with many companies in the mining and geology industry. It's a first step in career planning.
For more information about having your class become Senior Delegates in the 2012 KEG Conference, please call the KEG Outreach Coordinator, Julie Dormer, at 250.320.2411 or juliedormer@yahoo.ca
KEG’s educational displays are a great opportunity for the public to interact with specialists in our industry and an avenue for “gentle” education of the public about our industry. KEG continues to provide displays at different community functions. This year, KEG was invited and participated in providing educational displays for the Big Little Science Centre’s Open House as well as their Rock and Mineral Day, the South Kamloops Secondary School Science Fair, as well as our local Ask-A-Geologist events and the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce socials.
If you have an event that you would like KEG to participate in, please contact the KEG Outreach Coordinator, Julie Dormer, at 250.320.2411 or juliedormer@yahoo.ca
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