The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, September 24, in remembrance.
Professor Emeritus Karel Klinka passed away on September 15, 2015. Dr. Klinka earned his PhD at UBC in 1976. He returned to UBC to join the Faculty of Forestry in 1978, where he taught Silviculture and continued the research work of Krajina in plant ecology and ecosystem classification, until his retirement from the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences in 2002. His research and teaching were recognized with numerous awards throughout his career.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 2028 West 7th Avenue.