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Monday, August 9, 2021

Going the extra mile – the custodial teams helping UBC transition back to campus

When COVID-19 impacted the university last year, it meant that many of UBC’s faculty and staff had to transition to remote work. For the Custodial…
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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Drinking water fountains and bottle-filling stations are reopening

Starting mid-August 2021, the Facilities team will begin to proceed with un-bagging and flushing all the drinking water fountains and bottle-filling stations across the UBC…
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Heat Stress Awareness course available

The Heat Stress Awareness course is recommended for all workers that are at risk of heat exposure, and for their supervisors to complete. The course was…
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

VCH vaccination site at Pharmaceutical Sciences Building is closing on July 30

On Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the provincial government announced the Vax for BC campaign, announcing that “the Province will gradually refocus its vaccine efforts from…
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Dean Gregory will be joining Building Operations as the Municipal Landscape Architect

Dean’s journey with the university began 13 years ago as the Campus Landscape Architect in Campus & Community Planning (C&CP). Dean has been instrumental in…
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Monday, July 26, 2021

UBC’s HVAC teams are making sure we can breathe easy

Over the past 18 months, learning, research, and work at UBC have been taking place remotely, wherever possible. But one group of people has diligently…
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Friday, July 23, 2021

UBC transitioning to new customs broker: Thompson Ahern

For international shipments, UBC will be transitioning to a new customs broker of record, Thompson Ahern who will take over from the university’s current broker…
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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Payroll moves into new location

As of July 22, 2021, the Payroll team has relocated from the Technology Enterprise Facility (TEF) 3 office on Agronomy Road to their new home…
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Scott Stevens promoted as High Voltage Electrical Sub-Head in Energy & Water Services

Scott Stevens will be joining the Supervisory Organization of Electrical Trades with Energy & Water Services at the Campus Energy Center location. His role as…
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Monday, July 19, 2021

July 15 VPFO Townhall presentation and slides

Our VPFO townhall looked back on our experiences over the past year and forward to a brighter fall and beyond. It was recorded on Zoom…
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