Thompson-Nicola Regional District
tnrd.ca
50th Anniversary Trivia Contest Underway
For Immediate Release (April 10/17): The TNRD has wrapped up the first week
of its 50th Anniversary Trivia Contest and nearly all of the respondents answered the
question correctly.
The question was: What was the date of the TNRD’s incorporation? The multiple
choice answers were as follows:
a) November 24, 1966
b) November 24, 1967
c) November 24, 1968
d) November 24, 1969
The correct answer was b), November 24, 1967. The answer can be found by clicking
on “Fact Sheet” link under “About TNRD” on our homepage. Answers to subsequent
questions can also be found at tnrd.ca.
This week’s question is: Including the bookmobile, how many branches does the
TNRD Library System have?
a) 7
b) 13
c) 14
d) 19
From now until the date of the TNRD’s 50th anniversary, November 24, a weekly
trivia question will be posted on the TNRD’s special 50th anniversary website,
50th.tnrd.ca, with a prize awarded each month to one of the respondents who has
answered one of that month’s trivia questions correctly. Then, on November 24, the names
of all of the respondents who have correctly answered a trivia question throughout the
year will be entered into a draw for a 50th anniversary celebration prize.
-30For more information contact Director of Legislative Services, Carolyn Black:
250.377.8673; [email protected]
The TNRD covers 11 municipalities (Ashcroft, Barriere, Cache Creek, Chase, Clearwater, Clinton, Kamloops, Logan
Lake, Lytton, Merritt and Sun Peaks) and 10 Electoral Areas - “A” (Wells Gray Country), “B” (Thompson Headwaters),
“E” (Bonaparte Plateau), “I” (Blue Sky Country), “J” (Copper Desert Country), “L” (Grasslands), “M” (Beautiful
Nicola Valley - North), “N” (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South), “O” (Lower North Thompson) and “P” (Rivers and the
Peaks). The TNRD provides over 120 services including planning and building inspection, solid waste management,
emergency preparedness, 9-1-1 services, recreation, utilities, television rebroadcasting, river buoys, transit, tourism,
library services and operates a film commission.