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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Sandy Hutchinson promoted to Sub-Head, Stores in Municipals Services

Sandy joined UBC in 2017 as a laborer 3.  During his time with UBC, Sandy has successfully completed the Expression of Interest (EOI) program and…
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Chemistry Centre Heat Recovery Chiller

In the summer of 2021, Energy & Water Services successfully completed the installation of the heat recovery chiller in Chemistry D Block, and commissioned in…
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

David Rowswell joins Facilities Information and Inventory Systems as Programmer Analyst in Infrastructure Development

David has worked in multiple roles at UBC. He is joining us on secondment from ITSC (Service Center) where he worked as part of our…
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Facilities Annual Injury Statistical Review 2021

UBC Facilities aims to provide a safe, healthy, and secure environment to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of all of us as we work…
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Monday, January 17, 2022

UBC Gateway project received the 2021 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence

The design intends to express commonalities between Musqueam values, culture, and learning and the UBC Gateway environmental and wellness goals. This project is nearing the…
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Saturday, January 15, 2022

Florante Navarro promoted to Sub-Head, Stores in Municipals Services

Florante brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help him transition into his new role as a Sub-Head and contribute to the team…
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Winston Feliciano promoted to Mechanic Apprentice in Building Operations

Winston brings over 10 years of supply chain experience and has completed the Building Operations Expression of Interest (EOI) Program, as well as participated as…
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Facilities teams supporting extreme weather events and keeping our community safe

2021 certainly was an unprecedented year for those working on campus to support extreme weather events. A big thank you goes out to team members…
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Facilities weekly – January 11, 2022

Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services,…
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Monday, January 10, 2022

Gilberto Andrade joins Municipal Services as the new Senior Materials Resource Coordinator

Gilberto holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a designation in Certified Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM). He comes to UBC with over 25…
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