Agronomy Road closure between Wesbrook Mall to Health Sciences Mall
Crane activity: Thursday, April 7, 2022 (7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.)
Crane activity is scheduled on April 7, 2022, as part of the boiler replacement project for the existing low-pressure steam system serving the Life Sciences Centre and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building’s humidification load.
- For Facilities service vehicles parked on the gravel surface lot on the east side of Life Sciences Centre, access will not be available on April 7 — no in or out access once the road is closed. As the road will start to close around 7:30 a.m., it is advised to move any required vehicles the night before. UBC Parking has confirmed that service vehicles may use the TEF 3 lot from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon (April 7).
- Agronomy Road will be closed between Wesbrook Mall and Health Sciences Mall. Traffic Control Person (TCP/Flagger) will be on-site to assist cyclists and direct them to dismount and use the north sidewalk.
- Agronomy Road on the south sidewalk will be closed during crane lifting only. TCP/Flagger will be on-site to maintain pedestrian traffic and remove sidewalk closure when safe.
For questions, contact Nadine Anseeuw, Project Manager (nadine.anseeuw@ubc.ca) or Jeff Smith, Facilities Manager (jeff.smith@ubc.ca).
Winter Session Term 2 April exam schedule is posted
Winter Session Term 2 exams will be held from April 12 to April 27, 2022. Please make sure to avoid noisy or distruptive work during these times.
For a full list of exams, buildings, and start/end times, please contact Francois Desmarais, Senior Facilities Manager, Customer Services & Informatics (francois.desmarais@ubc.ca).
Driving UBC Vehicles on Campus
A reminder that UBC Facilities’ vehicles must be operated in a safe and courteous manner and in accordance with all applicable bylaws, laws and regulations at all times.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Driving at an appropriate speed with regard to road conditions and posted limit
- Obeying all traffic signs (i.e. stop signs, yield signs, pedestrian crossings)
- Using a high degree of caution around pedestrians on the UBC campus
- Obeying all UBC parking notices and restrictions- tickets will be the responsibility of the driver to pay
- Using a high degree of caution when backing up (i.e. walking around vehicle before backing to check for obstacles, backing out of traffic rather than into traffic whenever possible, using a passenger to provide assistance whenever possible)
- Refraining from operating or parking vehicles on grass areas, landscaped areas or pedestrian zones
- Wearing a seatbelt at all times refraining from using any hand held electronic devices while driving as per section 30.07 of the motor vehicle act
- Refraining from smoking in any UBC vehicle refraining from harsh braking
- Refraining from harsh cornering
- Refraining from harsh accelerating
All incidents or accidents must be reported to the Head Mechanic in the Garage and your Head. Please refer to I-C-07 Vehicle Fleet Management Operations Policy for further details. Sean McGregor (sean.mcgregor@ubc.ca)
April pre-construction/constuction project list updated
The April 2022 Infrastructure Development / UBC Properties Trust pre-construction/construction project list is now available on the Facilities website.
View the project list
New job strategy session (NJSS): March 29, 2022
Construction office
- Medical Sciences Block C: Minor renovation to include removal of all millwork, removal or cover exposed piping, installation of new carpet tiles on top of existing flooring, cover fume hood with basic wood panels (cosmetic), and patch and paint walls.
For more information, please contact the Facilities Manager
Welcome to the team
- Barbara Gordon steps into the role of Acting Director, Capital Planning & Strategic Project Development with Infrastructure Development.
- Natalie Wagorn joins Infrastructure Development as Assistant Manager, Capital Projects role within Capital Planning & Strategic Project Development.
- Ron Wannamaker joins Municipal Services as Labourer
Job openings
All positions at UBC are available on the UBC HR Careers website, or through the career application in your Workday account. Please note that applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to the posting end date. The following VPFO positions are currently open:
- Landscape Technologist Apprentice (JR7024) – closing Apr 8
- Human Resources Manager (JR7072) – closing Apr 8
- Utility Labourer - Labourer 3 (JR6973) – closing Apr 15
- Construction Document Administrator (JR7096) – closing Apr 19
Please remember to apply as an internal candidate. This Workday Knowledge Base article shows how: How do I apply for an internal job posting?
In case you've missed it
In case you've missed it Here is a quick recap of key events and information that you may have missed. For more details, please click on the links below or refer to our weekly portfolio newsletter, VPFO Update.
If you do not currently receive the VPFO Update in your inbox, please contact Samantha Tsui, Communications Coordinator.
EDI: April is Celebrate Diversity Month
April is Celebrate Diversity Month! Your Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee has helped produce a series of VFPO EDI canvas courses that are now available to everyone.
Each course takes about 45 minutes to complete. The courses will help raise awareness on some challenging topics as well offer time for self-reflection and growth. To access the course please log onto UBC's workplace learning at https://wpl.ubc.ca/ and register for the following courses:
The VPFO would like to acknowledge and thank the VPFO EDI committee for its contribution to our community over the last year.
In celebration of Diversity Month, please also enjoy this TEDx from Emmaly Badgett. Emmaly shares her experiences growing up as a minority in a largely homogeneous school. She encourages listeners to appreciate and celebrate diversity.
Emergency tip: Know the risks
Knowing the potential disasters and hazards that exist in your area are an important part of emergency preparedness, and will help you properly prepare. Earthquakes and wildfires are the first that come to mind, but many others can affect us.
For a complete list if the natural risks and other hazards in BC, visit UBC's Emergency Prepareness website, or Government of Canada’s Get Prepared website.
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health: The function of emotions
We can learn important information from studying exactly what an emotional response may be telling us. For example, we may be surprised to find ourselves reacting angrily when invited to a special event. When we think about it more, we may realize that we are angry because we feel over extended.
Our anger is telling us to change something in our work-life balance, at least temporarily. It may feel like an injustice to add just one more event, but we know that the injustice is actually the unreasonable demands we place on ourself. This will allow us to respond to the invitation much more graciously that we might have otherwise. It will also allow us to take the wisdom of the anger and use it to make healthy changes in our work-life balance.
Learn more about the value in our emotions and how they can help us learn and grow.
Managing your mental health
Human Resources has collected mental health resources to help you manage your ups and downs. To view more workshops, webinars and events visit the HR event listing.
Our HR representatives are always available for a confidential conversation:
- Monica Haab (monica.haab@ubc.ca): Building Operations, Energy & Water Services, Customer Services & Informatics, and Municipal Services
- Arvind Kang (akang03@mail.ubc.ca): Custodial Services and Infrastructure Development
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