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VIU Employees September 15, 2023 - 9:26am

Project Request

  • To engage with Campus Development for proposed departmentally-funded capital upgrades such as: renovations, furniture reconfigurations, employee moves, or any other proposed changes to VIU's buildings, systems, or grounds, please complete a Project Request form. (This link will download the MS Outlook Template form; instructions are included therein).
Facilities Services & Campus Development Staff November 30, 2021 - 11:39am

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Art & Humanities - Building 340-345 Exterior Upgrade September 15, 2023 - 9:26am

B350-345 Conceptual Elevation 

*Please note, this image is a conceptual rendering only.  Actual colours, textures and general appearance will differ to some extent.
Vision and Values June 22, 2023 - 6:42pm

Mission

Supporting Vancouver Island University's Academic Plan, Facilities Services is a service oriented department focusing on the operational needs of the campus community, while maintaining buildings and grounds in a cost effective, safe, secure and sustainable manner.

Vision

Our vision is to be an empowered and motivated team providing our clients with unparalleled service aligned with our core values.

Core Values

Our core values / guideline principles are listed below.  The acronym: SPRITE.
Security Rates July 7, 2023 - 2:03pm

Additional requests for Security services, will be charged to the requesting department. Rates listed below are guidelines. Please contact Facilities Services at local 6500 or email Facility@viu.ca for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions October 20, 2021 - 2:10pm
Building Ventilation June 22, 2023 - 6:42pm

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, VIU engaged a third-party engineering consulting firm to assess the state of VIU building mechanical systems. The assessment considered BC Building Code and WorkSafeBC (ASHRAE 62, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality) requirements as well as recommendations from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The findings have been positive with few identified deficiencies.
Security Incident Report June 23, 2023 - 9:43am

This report form should also be used to record and investigate all incidents related to security events such as vandalism, theft, graffiti, etc. Completed investigation reports will be kept for a minimum of 7 years.
Community Resources September 29, 2021 - 8:46am
Crime Prevention September 29, 2021 - 8:46am

VIU is populated at any one time by up to 8,000+ students (Nanaimo Campus), staff, faculty and visitors. We are similar size to a small city!  Each year our Nanaimo campus incidents of crime include: 

  • Theft from and of vehicles
  • Theft of computer equipment (laptops, etc.)
  • Vandalism to university and personal property
  • Criminal harassment and sexualized violence

Many of these incidents go unreported each year. This encourages criminals to continue to engage in illegal and damaging activities.
Lost and Found September 29, 2021 - 8:46am

Lost and Found at the Nanaimo campus is operated through the Security Office, found items are forwarded to Security, located in Building 315, Room 110.

Found Items

Items found during evenings or weekends can be handed in at the Cafeteria or the Library Welcome Desk, or Security.  It is important to get the found items to Security as soon as possible to ensure proper documentation is completed and those searching for lost items get them back in a reasonable amount of time.
Safewalk and Working Alone September 29, 2021 - 8:46am

Nanaimo Campus

Security is available on the Nanaimo Campus 24/7 and can assist you should you have any issues or require a safe walk anywhere on campus (to/from student housing, bus loop or to your parked vehicle). Security can be reached by calling 6512 from any VIU internal phone or 250-740-6512 from your cell phone. 

Cowichan Campus

Security is available during the day and evenings while classes are in attendance, and on weekends.  Security can be reached by calling 6600 from any VIU internal phone or 1-250-740-6600 from your cell phone. 
Reporting a Security Incident September 29, 2021 - 8:46am

All incidents that involve theft, vehicle break-in, vandalism, graffiti needs to be reported so that Security can assist and review the site for possible prevention measures.  Security incidents are to be sent to Security@viu.ca.

For first aid incidents, threats, harassment incidents, the Health and Safety Incident form needs to be completed and sent to Safety@viu.ca.
First Aid October 15, 2024 - 1:41pm

First aid is offered at the Nanaimo and Duncan campuses through Campus Security.  All other locations have VIU employees trained to offer first aid.  All first aid incident reports must be sent to Health and Safety Services at Safety@viu.ca. Access the Health and Safety Incident Report form. For all Medical Emergencies, call 911. Call 250.740.6600 to notify them that an emergency vehicle is en-route. 
Historical Photos February 14, 2022 - 12:30pm

 

 

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Old Hospital Building on Kennedy Street

 
Archives February 14, 2022 - 12:30pm
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Plan Documents February 14, 2022 - 12:30pm

Nanaimo Campus Master Plan - 2017 Update

This supplemental report is meant to be used in tandem with the Vancouver Island University Nanaimo Campus Master Plan (2009 Master Plan). It is an amendment to the 2009 Master Plan and reflects current thinking and changes that are refinements to the Master Plan. It is not meant to be exhaustive does not revise all points,  infrastructure, and systems in detail.
UAC Accessibility Wayfinding Information September 21, 2023 - 4:55pm

Current Work

These maps show the location of the accessibility wayfinding signs on the Nanaimo Campus. 

Wayfinding Signage Location (As of September 20, 2020): 
Map of all existing and confirmed wayfinding sign locations on the Nanaimo Campus. 

Campus Map (As of December 17, 2020): Nanaimo Campus Wayfinding Map.
Building Accessibility Information May 16, 2023 - 10:41am
Accessibility Information for Facilities September 1, 2023 - 11:18am

Please note: Buildings with numbers starting from 359 have been renumbered to fall within the 400s. A full list of building number changes can be found here.

Outdoor Accessibility Issues (as of August 2019) (Excel file)