National Day of Mourning
Flags on UBC’s Okanagan campus will be lowered on Friday, April 28, in recognition of the National Day of Mourning, to remember lives lost in the workplace and resolve to prevent future tragedies.
Melissa Mimura
Flags will be lowered at UBC Okanagan on Wednesday, April 19, in memory of student Melissa Mimura, who passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Melissa was a fourth-year sociology student in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. Our condolences to the Melissa’s family, friends and fellow students. A celebration of life […]
Bill Nelems, MD, FRCSC
Flags will be lowered at UBC‘s Okanagan campus on Wednesday, April 12, in memory of Dr. Bill Nelems who passed away on March 31, 2017, at the age of 77. A pioneering thoracic surgeon, Dr. Nelems led Canada’s largest telemedicine program, and was instrumental in improving healthcare delivery throughout British Columbia. He was a former […]