Flag Notifications – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

Kirby Manià

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 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in remembrance. Assistant Professor of Teaching Kirby Manià passed away on April 10, 2026. Dr. Manià was a current faculty member and served in the School of Journalism, Writing, […]

June Gow

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 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in remembrance. Assistant Professor Emerita June Gow passed away on January 26, 2026. Dr. Gow served in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts.

Dale Rolfsen

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 Sunday, May 17, 2026 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Dale Rolfsen passed away on April 26, 2026. Dr. Rolfsen served in the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science.

F. Graeme Chalmers

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, May 7, 2026 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus F. Graeme Chalmers passed away on March 26, 2026. Dr. Chalmers served in the Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education.

National Day of Mourning, 2026

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) at UBC Vancouver, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags on the UBC Okanagan campus will be lowered on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in […]

Robert (Bob) Fitzsimmons

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, April 23, 2026 in remembrance. Associate Professor Emeritus Robert (Bob) Fitzsimmons passed away on February 3, 2026. Dr. Fitzsimmons served in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

Stephen Lewis

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, April 9, 2026 in remembrance. Honorary Degree Holder Stephen Lewis, L.LD., passed away on March 31, 2026. Dr. Lewis received an honorary degree from UBC in 1991.

Stephen Pond

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, April 9, 2026 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Stephen Pond passed away on March 23, 2026. Dr. Pond served in the Department of Oceanography, Faculty of Science.

Peter Grantham

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, April 9, 2026 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Peter Grantham passed away on March 20, 2026. Professor Grantham served in the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine.

John Alexander Gaitanakis

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, April 9, 2026 in remembrance. Assistant Professor Emeritus John Alexander Gaitanakis passed away on November 22, 2025. Professor Gaitanakis served in the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture, Faculty […]