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Open House: Wesbrook Place Neighbourhood Plan - Minor Amendments

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Join us to provide input on proposed minor amendments to the Wesbrook Place Neighbourhood Plan. UBC is exploring amendments to allow for the delivery of up to 500 more units of faculty-staff housing units, without adding density.

Provide your input online or at the open house | February 10-24
 

Public open house:

February 11, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Wesbrook Village Community Centre | 3335 Webber Lane
 

Questions?

Let's choose to reuse

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The UBC Vancouver community is working to reduce the use of disposable coffee cups and plastic food ware. We’re encouraging students, faculty and staff to choose reusable mugs, water bottles and cutlery instead. As of January 27, single-use hot beverage cups at UBC cost at least 25¢.

The move is part of UBC’s Zero Waste Food Ware Strategy, aimed at keeping as many single-use coffee cups, plastic straws, bags and cutlery out of landfills and the environment as possible. 

UBC staff help save energy during Seasonal Shutdown

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This past December, departments, building operators and energy managers across UBC joined together to reduce the university’s environmental footprint over the winter holiday by participating in the Seasonal Shutdown.

This annual campus-wide campaign incorporates energy-saving operations with a staff and faculty challenge to complete energy and heat-saving tasks before the holiday annual shutdown.

UBC Triathlon Duathlon

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UBC Triathlon Duathlon returns on March 7, 2020.

  • Saturday, March 7 | 7:00am – 4:00pm
  • Start/Finish at University Commons
  • 850 participants; 140 spectators

Event will be set-up on March 6th, 10am – 7pm;
Takedown March 7, immediately after event until 7pm

Areas impacted:

Aquatic Centre, University Boulevard (north alignment), Martha Piper Plaza, Main Mall, around Thunderbird Stadium and Fields, Marine Drive (Ministry)

Road closures:

CANCELLED Storm the Wall

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UBC's iconic event returns from March 21 to 24. The annual event includes swim, cycle, race, and over the wall events.

Event times:

  • March 21, 22 and 23 : 8am – 6pm
  • March 24 is from 8am – 8pm

Race route:

  • Start/finish at East Mall/University Commons
  • Start/Finish at University Commons
  • Up to 4,000 participants expected to compete throughout the week

Areas impacted:

More Light on the Subject

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If you’ve been on a night-time walk around Buchanan Courtyards or Agricultural Road recently, you might have noticed a change in the lighting. These recently finished projects are the first ones on campus to follow the new outdoor lighting guidelines established in last year’s Public Realm Plan. And when the sun goes down, they have a different feel to them.

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