Facilities Weekly

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.

For submissions or questions, please email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca.


Dec 17, 2024

Facilities Weekly – December 17, 2024

Message from John – Celebrating and reflecting on all our achievements this year | Facilities emergency contacts for the holiday season | Join us for coffee and treats on Dec 24 | Celebrating excellence: 2024 SEA Award winners | Moving crew joins Waste Management Team | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS: Dec 10, 2024 | Spreading Holiday Cheer! | Workplace strategies for mental health: Why kindness matters | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Learn basic First Aid and CPR

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Dec 10, 2024

Facilities Weekly – December 10, 2024

Facilities Holiday Events reminder | Be prepared for holiday closures – Zero Waste Market, Environmental Services Facilities, the Centre | FSC loading dock closure Dec 11 | Zone list updates – Dec 3 | What’s happening in Thermal Utilities this month? | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS – Dec 3 | Building safety capacity: Working in the cold | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Get a hand crank radio

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Dec 03, 2024

Facilities Weekly – December 3, 2024

Fixing campus infrastructure breaks, spills, and leaks | Review the winter exam schedule | Wesbrook Mall closure Dec 10-13 | Metro Vancouver water maintenance | Annual respirator fit testing reminder | Thermal units current operating status | Building safety capacity: Driving safely during the winter | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Talk to your kids about emergency preparedness

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Nov 26, 2024

Facilities Weekly – November 26, 2024

Fixing campus drips, drops, and leaks – I’m waiting on review of this piece, we may need to push to next week if I don’t have it | RSVP for the Facilities Winter Event | Road closures and foot traffic expected during fall graduation | Give a thumbs-up to your apprentices | Lunch and learn: Operating Engineers trained in water softening practices | Exploring flexible piping with the Brugg Piping Workshop | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS November 19, 2024

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Nov 19, 2024

Facilities Weekly – November 19, 2024

Stay safe as we head from fall into winter | Last chance: Fill out the 2024 WES Survey | Improving safety in interstitial areas | See something? Do something. International Fraud Awareness Week | Save the date: Facilities’ Winter Event | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS | Annual Respirator Fit Testing | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Get notified during an emergency with UBC Alert

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