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Monday, July 5, 2021

Jason Wright promoted as Senior Manager, Mechanical in Building Operations

Jason held the leadership role of People & Process Manager with UBC Building Operations, leading our Mechanical Maintenance team since September 2018.
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Monday, July 5, 2021

Keeping everyone cool while waiting to enter the VCH Vaccination site  

>Last week’s heatwave presented an immediate risk to everyone’s health and some VCH vaccination sites around the city had to close due to lack of…
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Friday, July 2, 2021

Updated UBC COVID-19 Safety Framework

With the recent announcement of Public Health moving to Step 3 of BC’s Restart Plan and as mentioned in the UBC Bulletin on June 28—…
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Monday, June 28, 2021

Resources for dealing with heat stress and exposure

Working in hot environments, outdoors and indoors, can affect the body’s cooling system. Find resources and references to help you identify signs and symptoms of…
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Monday, June 28, 2021

David Kosub, Project Coordinator: 22 years at UBC before riding into retirement

Since joining UBC 22 years ago, David has worked with many teams at over 100 buildings across campus. As he embarks on the next chapter of…
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Monday, June 21, 2021

Annual Drinking Water Quality Monitoring program report is now available

This report re-affirms UBC’s commitment to deliver safe and high-quality drinking water, and outlines the Drink Water Quality Monitoring Program and its results for the…
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Monday, June 21, 2021

In memory of Bivenly Cayad-An

It is with great sadness that we share with you of the passing of Bevenly Cayad-An. Bevenly was a valued member of our Custodial Services…
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Friday, June 18, 2021

Peter Lincoln joins Infrastructure Development as Project Coordinator

Peter Lincoln is the successful candidate for the position of Project Coordinator in Project Services within Infrastructure Development. David Kosub will be retiring at the…
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Thursday, June 17, 2021

Asset Replacement & Improvements joining Infrastructure Development

The Asset Replacement & Improvement (AR&I) division, including the Transition Team and Construction Office, has started the process of joining with Infrastructure Development to form…
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Monday, June 14, 2021

BC Ministry of Advanced Education building auditors will be on campus starting June 21

BC Ministry of Advanced Education has contracted VFA Canada to audit 136 buildings on the UBC Point Grey campus starting June 21 to the end…
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