The Facilities Weekly is distributed by email each week on Tuesday. It contains a summary of the news and events to help team members and colleagues across all the Facilities departments be informed of issues and situations they need to know and/or would help them do their job.
This is an archive of past editions so you can catch up on the latest in Facilities.
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Nov 13, 2024
Facilities Weekly – November 13, 2024
Clog Monster campaign results | Safety alert: Slow down in the yard | New job openings confirmed to move ahead | Book your Respirator Fit Test now | Staff Excellence Awards | Chair blowout sale at the Zero Waste Market | Upcoming road closures and changes | Facilities winter events are coming | Inspiring the next generation: Kids to Work Day | Thermal units current operating status | Emergency preparedness tip: Drop, cover, and hold on
Nov 05, 2024
Facilities Weekly – November 5, 2024
How are we saving 19 Olympic sized pools worth of water? | A Halloween to remember: costumes, pumpkins, and a Cookie Monster favorite! | Climate Action Plan: Operational emissions going down, down down | How are our buildings doing? Check out the latest Facility Condition Index | Millwrights enhance skills with air compressor training | Employee and Family Assistance Program transition to GreenShield Health | Thank you for your feedback on the Facilities Road map communications | District Energy System (DES) - November projects | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Save lives with AEDs | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Prep your car for winter driving
Oct 29, 2024
Facilities Weekly – October 29, 2024
Stop the Clog Monster outside the UBC Bookstore | Staff Excellence Award nominations | Workplace Experience Survey 2024 | Last chance to share what you’d like to hear about the Facilities 3-Year Road Map | New Job Strategy Session: October 22, 2024 | Zero Waste Market chair blow out sale! | See some spook-tacular pumpkins and vote for your favourite | Building safety capacity: Daylight savings time ends on Sunday | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Pack your car kit
Oct 22, 2024
Facilities Weekly – October 22, 2024
Don’t feed the clog monster campaign | Security alert: Be aware of CEO and colleague fraud emails | Refreshing our Facilities fleet | Updating our Cintas uniforms to UBC Facilities | UBC Campus Mail relocated to the UBC Bookstore | Annual Resppirator Fit Test – new respirator fit test course! | Reminder: tell us how you’d like to hear about Facilities’ 3-Year Roadmap | Thermal units current operating status | Support your mental health next month with Thrive | Building safety capacity: Safety Day 2024 | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Emergency proof your home
Oct 08, 2024