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Monday, August 28, 2023

Okanagan wildfires

The past weeks have been difficult, as many of us watched the wildfire situation developing in the Okanagan and especially around our campus near Kelowna.…
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Monday, August 28, 2023

VPFO MONDAY UPDATE – August 28, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on August 28, 2023.
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Thursday, August 24, 2023

Mobi public bike share network expands into UBC

UBC is enabling the expansion of the City of Vancouver’s Mobi by Shaw Go Bike Share program to the UBC Vancouver Point Grey campus through…
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

The Transition Team has a new name —Technical Review Team

The Technical Review team’s mandate includes providing technical feedback and input during the design phases of major projects to ensure that the systems being built…
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Monday, August 21, 2023

VPFO MONDAY UPDATE – August 21, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on August 21, 2023.
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Monday, August 21, 2023

VPFO MONDAY UPDATE – August 14, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on August 14, 2023.
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Monday, August 21, 2023

Staying safe during wildfire season

Wildfires are becoming more prevalent, devastating and enduring in British Columbia, and is a seasonal occupational hazard for many workers. People may feel mild exposure…
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Monday, August 21, 2023

Alicia Chan joins Capital Financial Reporting as Senior Financial Analyst in UBC Comptroller

Alicia brings diverse experience in financial reporting, long term capital planning and forecasting, interpreting complex financial data and effectively communicating to stakeholders. In her new…
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Friday, August 18, 2023

Annual Facility Condition Assessments of UBC owned buildings

The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education & Future Skills (formerly Ministry of Advanced Education & Skills Training), has engaged VFA (The Gordian Group Inc.) to perform…
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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Cathy Myles joins Safety & Risk Services’ Insurance & Loss Prevention team

Cathy is joining Safety & Risk Services on a full-time, contract basis to help lead the team through a current & future state analysis and…
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