Posts Tagged ‘paralympics’
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | March 10, 2010
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The City of Vancouver has released the Paralympic Transportation Plan for the upcoming Games:
Activity levels on City streets during this period will be closer to regular conditions. No Olympic Lanes are required for the Paralympic Games. There will be limited road closures and 24 hour parking and stopping restrictions around Paralympic Games venues in Vancouver during this period, as well as some temporary pedestrian corridors to support the Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony at BC Place on March 12, 2010.
The plan also has information surrounding the Paralympic Torch Relay. There will be some Relay-related road closures around UBC Robson Square on March 11 and March 12, prior to the beginning of the Paralympic Opening Ceremonies.
Keep an eye on the roads when you’re commuting to work during the Paralympics… and have fun!
Filed under: Events, Faculty, Staff, UBC Robson Square, UBC Vancouver | Tags: 2010, paralympics
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | March 5, 2010
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On March 11/10, UBC will become one of 13 community stops on the Paralympic Torch Relay. To celebrate, the UBC 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Secretariat and UBC REC are planning a free campus-wide celebration which will be open to all students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends.
Paralympic Torch Relay Celebration
March 11/10
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
SUB South Plaza, at the corner of University Boulevard and East Mall
For more information on the day’s events, visit the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Secretariat website.
UBC Paralympic Torchbearers
In this week’s edition, UBC Reports interviews UBC participants in the Paralympic Torch Relay, to get their thoughts on the event and what it means to the community. Check out the article to read stories from the UBC students, staff and faculty who are participating in the Torch Relay.
(And don’t forget to keep an eye on the Paralympic Games schedule at UBC… it might get pretty busy on the buses and the roads to Point Grey!)
Filed under: Events, UBC Vancouver | Tags: 2010, paralympics
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | March 3, 2010
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Yay! Paralympics!
The start of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games is less than two weeks away!
UBC will host Ice Sledge Hockey at the UBC Thunderbird Arena. Twenty games will be played between March 13 and March 20, matching up eight countries.
The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Secretariat has posted the Ice Sledge Hockey schedule on their website. Of particular interest to people who work and study at the Point Grey campus will be Tuesday, March 16, during which four Ice Sledge Hockey games will be held at UBC. The first game begins at 10:00 a.m.
We will likely see an increase in traffic (both bus and vehicular) to campus on this day. Your regular commute may be impacted.
For updates on the Paralympic Games at UBC, keep an eye on the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Secretariat website, or follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/UBCWinterGames/
Filed under: Events, UBC Vancouver | Tags: 2010, paralympics
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | February 8, 2010
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Many thanks to the UBC Faculty and Staff who entered to win 2010 Winter Games tickets at UBC! We received 4,580 entries from all our campuses, from most of our faculties, departments and units.
Interesting highlights
Faculty entrants: 29.3%
Staff entrants: 70.7%
Location of entrants
Point Grey campus: 73.6%
Hospitals: 12.9%
Other: 7.9%
Okanagan: 4.4%
Robson Square: 1.1%
Contest winners:
Number of faculty who won tickets: 36
Number of staff who won tickets: 74
Congratulations to the lucky winners! Enjoy the Games!
Filed under: Events, Faculty, Staff | Tags: 2010, olympics, paralympics
Posted by: Linda Ong | February 2, 2010
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It’s a great Tuesday for 36 UBC faculty and 74 staff members who have won a pair of tickets to either the Ice Hockey or Ice Sledge Hockey Games at UBC’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Centre during the Winter Games!
More than 4,500 names were entered into the four-week contest. 26 tickets were drawn for the Olympic Games and 84 were drawn for the Paralympic Games. All winners will be notified February 2 – 3, with instructions on how and where to pick up their tickets.
Didn’t win? Find other ways to celebrate the Winter Games – including the Torch Relay event on February 11, 2010.
Filed under: Events, Staff and Faculty, University of British Columbia | Tags: 2010, olympics, paralympics
Posted by: Linda Ong | February 2, 2010
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We’re less than two weeks away from the 2010 Winter Games and the Department of Human Resources has developed centralized online resources for UBC employees regarding how the 2010 Winter Games will affect workplace matters, including the following:
> How to plan your work day commute
> Telecommuting guidelines
> Where to find information on campus road closures and parking restrictions
> Volunteering for 2010 campus events
> When the Torch Relay will be taking place
> What the games schedule will be at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Centre.
As information is anticipated to change, we’ll continue to provide breaking news via our Twitter feed and on this blog. Stay tuned!
Filed under: Focus on People, Human Resources, New Employees, Staff and Faculty, UBC Hospital Campuses | Tags: 2010, olympics, paralympics
Posted by: Linda Ong | January 26, 2010
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If you’re planning on telecommuting during the February and March as a consequence of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on UBC’s Vancouver campus, there are a few important IT considerations you should be aware of.
UBC IT has posted some important telecommuting tips online and we recommend you review this in advance.
There are also some potential limitations of the UBC phone system (voice-mail) and the UBC VPN service during peak usage times that will also affect those at other UBC campuses who are trying to connect with their colleagues on the Vancouver campus.
UBC IT remains open during regular business hours during February and March. Bookmark the IT Service Bulletins site for the latest information on system updates.
Filed under: Staff and Faculty, University of British Columbia | Tags: 2010, olympics, paralympics, telecommute, ubc it
Posted by: Breeonne Baxter | January 13, 2010
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The start of the 2010 Olympic Games less than one month away. We have put together a list of commuting and transportation resources, so you can plan in advance how you will get to UBC during the Olympic Games (Feb. 12-28/10) and the Paralympic Games (March 12-21/10).
Road Closures at UBC
The first phase of Olympic Games-related road closures at UBC will begin on Jan. 25. The UBC 2010 website has maps of the graduated road closures around Thunderbird Arena for the duration of the Games.
Translink will re-route some of its UBC-bound buses due to the road closure. From the UBC 2010 website Public Transit page:
Beginning February 1, 2010 and ending March 22, 2010 TransLink will provide increased capacity on routes across the Lower Mainland. All transit routes currently servicing UBC will continue to operate, however, buses 25, 33, 41, 43, 49, 480, and Community Shuttles C20 and C22 will be rerouted to accommodate road restrictions around the UBC Thunderbird Arena.
More information on the 2010 Games at UBC is available at the UBC 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Secretariat website.
Road Closures and Traffic Changes Around Metro Vancouver
The final phase of the transportation plan for the Games has been released. The TravelSmart 2010 website has details of road closures and traffic restrictions across Metro Vancouver, as well as information on transit and alternate forms of transportation.
Filed under: Faculty, Staff, UBC Hospital Campuses, UBC Robson Square, UBC Vancouver | Tags: 2010, olympics, paralympics
Posted by: Linda Ong | January 12, 2010
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Exclusive Contest for UBC Faculty and Staff
As a venue host for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, UBC has received a batch of tickets to the Games for exclusive distribution to UBC faculty and staff!
We have received:
52 tickets (26 pairs) for the Olympic Games
168 tickets (84 pairs) for the Paralympic Games
The contest (administered by the Department of Human Resources) opens Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 12 noon, and ends February 1, 2010, at midnight.
The contest is open to all current UBC Faculty and Staff (subject to verification by Employee ID). One entry per person/employee. Student employees are excluded from this lottery as a number of tickets have been provided to the VP Students and the Student Olympic Collaboration for exclusive distribution to UBC students. Other content disclaimers denoted in the online form.
Recipients will be notified on February 2, 2010, beginning at 10:00 am, with details on how and where to pick up their tickets. Good luck! Visit the UBC 2010 website for more details on what’s happening on campus during the Olympic and Paralympic period.
Filed under: Staff and Faculty | Tags: 2010, olympics, paralympics
