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Grounds maintenance

We are responsible for the first impression people have when they come on campus.

Who can use this service?

  • Faculty
  • Staff

How do I request or access this service?

Service areas

  • Lawns and hard and soft landscaping
  • Green roof maintenance
  • Turf and artificial sport field surface conditioning
  • Campus tree inventory maintenance
  • Campus roads, sidewalks and curbs
  • Parking lot and signage maintenance
  • Pedestrian corridors, fire lanes, pathways and trails
  • Irrigation and storm water drain systems
  • Stewardship of natural lands and water sheds
  • Landscape support to Capital Development
  • Pest control outside of buildings
  • Portable metal event sign rental
  • Portable sandwich sign board rental
  • Finnerty Gardens

Snow removal and ice control response

Snow Clearing Response Plan Objectives

  • To provide students, faculty and staff with uninterrupted access to campus facilities
  • To reduce risk of injury to people, exposure to liability and damage to University assets
  • To confirm the snow clearing priorities on campus during a snowfall event
  • To assign responsibility for managing the approved priorities
  • To provide staff with procedures so they can respond efficiently
  • To ensure the resources to do the work are identified and made available