Community & Heritage

Communities

The diversity of the small towns within the Thompson-Nicola Region offers filmmakers the opportunity to juxtapose looks within a small geographical area making the Thompson-Nicola Region a significant player in the BC Film Commission's branding "A World of Looks".

The Thompson-Nicola Region is comprised of small communities in desert, grasslands (embed grasslands link), farming (embed farming and lakeside link) and rangeland terrain, along rivers and lakes, and some nestled in valleys surrounded by majestic mountains and forests thick with pine.

Ashcroft

Merritt

Chase on Little Shuswap Lake

Heritage

The Thompson-Nicola Region's heritage is based on its resources – mining, forestry, and vast ranges for ranching.

Afton Mines, Kamloops – Ajax

Our history sings of early pioneers and homesteaders.

Knutsford area, Kamloops

Due to our dry continental climate, the Thompson-Nicola Region is renowned for its healing atmosphere. The Tranquille Property was a virtual city that supported three hospitals housing TB patients, and now sits closed.