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Introduction
In this issue, we launch the first phase of the Stadium Neighbourhood public consultation, highlight a call-out for community animation grants, feature earthquake preparedness exercises, and more!
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Campus + Community Planning
As leaders and partners, we plan and design the campus communities through open thinking and engagement.
Stadium Neighbourhood consultation begins today
We’re beginning to plan a new neighbourhood in the 22-acre area around Thunderbird Stadium, and we want your input and ideas
to help shape this process.
There are two ways to participate in this first phase of consultation and provide your feedback:
1. Through the online survey from September 28 – October 22
2. By attending any of our public open houses
Saturday, September 30
Wesbrook Community Centre
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, October 3rd
Old Barn Community Centre
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 5th
I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 2nd Floor Lobby
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Learn more at planning.ubc.ca/stadium
Apply for a community animation grant
Do you have a great idea for a community project? Want to hold a canning workshop, an intergenerational storytelling project, a street party, or a book exchange? Need the funds to make it happen? Apply for an UTown@UBC Community Animation grant by October 22.
The grant program is made possible through a partnership between UTown@UBC, the Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grant Program and the Musqueam Indian Band.
The program awards up to $1,000 for projects that help build community and strengthen connections right where people live, work and learn. Musqueam community members, UBC students, faculty, and staff are all eligible.
Get ready to ShakeOut Oct. 19
You are invited to participate in the 2017 Great British Columbia ShakeOut earthquake drill by practicing DROP! COVER! HOLD ON wherever you are at 10:19 am on October 19.
Visit rms.ubc.ca to learn more about personal emergency preparedness, and how to sign up for UBC Alert text messages during a UBC Emergency.
Feel the shake
Learn how to be better prepared by experiencing the Insurance Bureau of BC Shake Zone earthquake simulator.
It will be set up on October 10 & 11, University Commons. |
In the Spotlight
Bike to Work Week
Join thousands across Metro Vancouver this fall for the annual Bike to Work (and School) Week from October 23-29. Register and log your trips online for a chance to win great prizes.
End bike theft by registering your bike with Project 529
UBC is collaborating with Project 529, a community-based bike registration and recovery service. Attend a registration event on campus.
UBC Nature Club at Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Register for the UTown@UBC Nature Club, a program for children 5-12 years old offered
in collaboration with the Beaty Biodiversity Museum! Register online.
C+CP Events
Development permit board meeting – October 11
Join us from 5:30 – 7 pm at the Wesbrook Community Centre for the October 2017 Developmnet Permit Board meeting. DP17028 Wesbrook Place Lot 11 market rental residential will be reviewed – meeting agenda.
Public open house for UBC Baseball field phase 2 improvements – October 12
Join us from 4-6 pm on October 12 at the UBC Baseball Indoor Training Centre, 3085 Wesbrook Mall to view and comment on UBC Baseball Field phase 2 improvements (DP17030). Additions will include new bleachers, scoreboards and lighting.
Public open house for developments in University Commons – October 19
Join us from 11:30am – 1:30pm at Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, 6163 University Boulevard. View and comment on development proposals for “The Shadow” public art installation (DP17020) and Hebb Tower building upgrade (DP17021)
Other Events at UBC
Open mic in the Arts and Culture District
On September 29 from 6-9pm the Audain Art Centre lobby (University Blvd and West Mall) will be filled with food, musicians, comedians, spoken word poets, and artists for a spectacular open mic event.
UBC Day of Learning
On Tuesday, October 10, UBC will host a Day of Learning to reflect upon the 75th anniversary of Japanese Canadian internment, and the 5th anniversary of the UBC Honorary Degree Ceremony for the 76 Japanese Canadian students expelled in 1942.
UBC Apple Festival
October 14-15, 11am at UBC Botanical Garden. Celebrate BC’s favourite fruit at the UBC Apple Festival, a family-friendly event.
UBC Pumpkin Run
Take part as an individual on a 6km run/walk or as part of a four person relay. The Pumpkin Run is on October 27 at 2pm.
Halloween at Wesbrook
October 31, 4-6 pm
Join in on the frighteningly famous Wesbrook Village Trick-or-Treating on October 31,
4-6pm. Learn more.
How early city planning shaped today’s Vancouver
Historian and author John Atkin teaches a 5-session UBC Extended Learning course on early planning work and the resulting zoning that has shaped the City of Vancouver. Register now, course starts November 4.
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