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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Giving new purpose to the basin at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

What was once a difficult-to-maintain reflective pool, filled with potable water or often left empty, has been thoughtfully transformed with beach pebbles to create a…
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Metro Vancouver water quality update

Metro Vancouver has advised that recent heavy rainfall may result in increased turbidity (temporary cloudiness) in some parts of the regional drinking water system. Our…
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Facilities staff selected for UBC Venture Founders Fall 2026 cohort

Bryan Archibald and Gilberto Andrade have been selected to join the UBC Venture Founders Fall 2026 Cohort, a competitive program which supports researchers and staff…
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Alex Scott joins as Landscape Architect, Municipal Services

We are excited to welcome Alex Scott to Facilities on October 1 as our new Landscape Architect with the Municipal Services team! As a proud…
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Friday, September 25, 2026

New UBC clinic to provide team-based care for up to 4,450 B.C. patients

Celebration of the newly named MacIsaac Health Building recognizes the MacIsaac family’s historic $40-million gift and showcases B.C.’s first team-based teaching clinic.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Farzon Darzi joins as Energy Engineer, Energy & Water Services

We are pleased to welcome Farzod Darzi, P.Eng., to the Facilities’ Energy & Water Services team as our new Energy Engineer, starting September 21. Farzod…
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Join us at the Clog Monster event!

Every time you flush paper towels, the dreaded Clog Monster grows, creating an increasingly large clog down in the building’s pipe system. Join us September…
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Update on the Elm tree at Main Mall and University Boulevard  

Latest update: The elm tree (Ulmus americana) at the intersection of Main Mall and University Boulevard, previously identified for removal, is now considered structurally safe…
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Thursday, September 3, 2026

$40M gift to UBC is the largest ever to a Canadian school of nursing

Historic $40M donation from UBC alumni Matthew and Natalie MacIsaac will strengthen nursing education, research and clinical learning to help prepare the next generation of…
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Metro Vancouver returns to Stage 1 water restrictions on September 1, 2026

Stage 1 of Metro Vancouver’s Lawn Watering Regulations are in effect from September 1 to October 15, 2026. Both residential and non-residential watering is only…
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