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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Preparing for the planned School of Biomedical Engineering Building

The Demolition of  the DH Copp Building began last month for the planned development of the new School of Biomedical Engineering Building (SBME), a partnership between…
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

UBC Water Supply Centre now running campus water supply

The aging water pump station located in the Power House is now disconnected from the University Boulevard transmission main, and the new UBC Water Supply…
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Monday, April 19, 2021

Enjoy the cherry blossoms on UBC Vancouver campus

In collaboration with UTown@UBC, Building Operations created and installed seasonal photo frames for the campus community to enjoy the short blossom season.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

COVID-19 safety

With the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in BC, including increasing cases involving more easily transmitted COVID-19 variants, it is more important than ever for…
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Free menstrual products on campus

Custodial Services has been working with Free Periods Canada, a grassroots organization founded by UBC students, to promote intersectional menstrual equity by ensuring all menstruators…
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Monday, April 12, 2021

Fly-over video of the New Recreation Centre

UBC Athletics & Recreation recently filmed a fly-over video of the new recreation Centre, which will be located to the North of the UBC Life…
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Our operational priorities

As we head into the new financial year, I want to take a moment to thank everyone for their continued hard work and dedication. I…
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Customer Services & Informatics reporting to Facilities, AVP

To reduce redundancies and expand our lens in working better together as one Facilities team to enable excellence in learning and research, the Customer Services…
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Decommission of the Power House

The new Water Supply Centre is now completed, and the old water mains at the Power House is scheduled to be disconnected between April 9-14,…
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Stephanie McLeish joins Project Services, Infrastructure Development as Associate Project Manager

Stephanie McLeish is the successful candidate for the Associate Project Manager position in Project Services within Infrastructure Development. Stephanie is joining us from the UBC…
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