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Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia in Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly referred to as the Thompson Country. It is ranked 37th on the list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada and represents the 44th largest census agglomeration nationwide, with 85,678 residents in 2011.
Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the Cree-Saulteaux band led by Chief Yawassannay had migrated to this region in the early 15th century where they met the local Secwepemc (Shuswap) nation (part of the Interior Salish language group). The Yawassanay band's Kamloops settlement was the largest of their three tribal areas. The first European explorers arrived in 1811, in the person of David Stuart, sent out from Fort Astoria, then still a Pacific Fur Company post, and who spent a winter there with the Secwepemc people, with Alexander Ross establishing a post there in May 1812 - "Fort Cumcloups".
As I watch the sun go down on this beautiful town its another day without you around, I found I loved you today my smoothness moved away, spinning out I'm losing my mind and choked up with nothing to say, I feel terrible for leaving this way. Can't you see whatever happens to me whatever happens to me? I'll wish you well and I hope this letter it finds you I hope this letter it finds you. The night I think I let you down I put my face to the ground and fuelled a fire of my own sound. My stomach it aches today I realised I went away, spinning out I'm losing my mind I'm choked up with nothing to say I feel terrible for leaving this way. Shaking with nerves of steel and you broke my way to move how do I stand alone with knees that are blown. Can't you see whatever happens to me whatever happens to me? I'll wish you well and I hope this letter it finds you I hope this letter it finds you.