Flag Notifications – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

John Horgan

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan will be lowered on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 in remembrance of former Premier […]

Remembrance Day, 2024

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan, will be lowered on Monday, November 11 in recognition of Remembrance Day. The […]

Indigenous Veterans Day, 2024

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan, will be lowered on Friday, November 8 in recognition of Indigenous Veterans Day. […]

Jack Taunton

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags will be lowered on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 in remembrance of Professor Emeritus Jack Taunton, who passed away on October 23, 2024. Dr. Taunton served in the School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education and the Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine and was a member of the […]

Murray Sinclair (Mazina Giizhik)

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan will be lowered from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, […]

Ian Affleck

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Ian Affleck passed away on October 4, 2024. Professor Affleck served in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science.

Paul Ross McClelland

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in remembrance. Assistant Professor Emeritus Paul Ross McClelland passed away on September 23, 2024. Professor McClelland served in the School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts.

UBC United Way Kickoff Week, 2024

In recognition of the UBC United Way Campaign kickoff week, the UBC United Way Campaign flag will fly on campus from October 15th until 18th in lieu of the UBC flag (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre). The UBC United Way Campaign offers an opportunity for staff, faculty and other community members to come together and show that we are united for people in […]

Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, 2024

The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) on the UBC Vancouver campus and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags at UBC Okanagan are lowered on Monday, September 30, 2024, acknowledging Orange […]

Moira Chan-Yeung

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Thursday, September 26, 2024 in remembrance. Professor Emerita Moira Chan-Yeung passed away on September 6, 2024. Dr. Chan-Yeung served in the Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine.