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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Attend the Adaptive Planning Reporting Tools Demo on April 27

An online demo is being held to prepare the community for the transition from Hyperion to Workday’s Adaptive Planning for financial budgeting & forecasting in…
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Thursday, April 6, 2023

“What are we doing? Where can we improve?” Continuous improvement in action

Adam started at UBC as a Warehouse Clerk for UBC Bookstore in 2011 and moved into the role of Storeperson at Stores in UBC Facilities…
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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Announcing Helen Yung as the new Comptroller for UBC

Helen joins us from Vancouver Coastal Health, where she has served as a valued senior finance leader for over 20 years, most recently as Executive…
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Learning beyond the classroom: A collaborative effort between UBC Facilities & the School of Population & Public Health

Last month, UBC Facilities’ Building Operations was invited by Dr. Karen Bartlett, a Professor in the School of Population & Public Health (SPPH) to present…
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Monday, April 3, 2023

Noel McNally promoted as Senior Project Manager in Infrastructure Development

In his new role, Noel will be leading one of the teams of project managers in Project Services, and continue his present scope of work…
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Monday, April 3, 2023

Selina Liu Joins Energy & Water Services as Energy Conservation Engineer

She joins us from BCIT as the Energy Manager, where she managed a team of engineers and BMS technicians to implement robust process improvements to…
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Monday, April 3, 2023

Tracy Pham joins VPFO Communications & Engagement as Manager, Digital & Creative

In her new role, Tracy aims to transform the digital channels of the VPFO and bring forth new enhancements to optimize the user experience. As…
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Friday, March 31, 2023

Increase in mileage rate as of March 31, 2023

UBC will be updating its mileage rate in alignment with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) prescribed rate: 68¢/km for the first 5,000 km driven and…
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Increase in CRA Prescribed Interest Rate effective April 1, 2023

The CRA Prescribed Interest Rate will increase to 5% as of April 1, 2023. This rate will be in effect from April 1–June 30, 2023. This is the interest…
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Monday, March 27, 2023

Educating young children on solid waste collection on campus

The Waste Management team in Municipal Services within UBC Facilities recently paid a visit to the Berwick Child Development Centre to educate young children about…
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