At Alexander College, the Facilities team maintains a safe, clean, and supportive campus environment to promote student learning and comfort. Our primarily focus is cleanliness, safety and sustainability across all campuses.
We ensure that all areas of the college, from classrooms to common areas, remain supportive and conducive to a positive student experience and academic success.
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Our security personnel are on-site in the main lobby, ensuring prompt response to any concerns or incidents that may arise. Through monitoring the campus premises and proactive incident prevention measures, we strive to maintain a secure environment for all members of our college community.
Alexander College strives for sustainability through education, community engagement, and modeling waste reduction best practices. We aim to produce environmentally responsible global citizens and contribute to the overall health of the communities in which we live.
The Alexander College Green Committee is a group of staff, faculty, and students who work together to increase environmental awareness at Alexander College while creating events and leading initiatives in order to decrease our environmental impact.
At Alexander College, the Health and Safety unit is responsible for ensuring the well-being of the college community. Our primary focus is to enforce and uphold the college’s safety protocols and regulations.
We strive to provide support to students, faculty, and staff in maintaining a safe, hygienic, and secure environment through regular campus inspections, accident prevention, identifying and responding to safety concerns, and facilitating training and research.
Our main goal is to foster a safe and healthy environment for work and study.
To provide timely and effective support for health-related concerns on campus, both the Burnaby and Vancouver campuses have easily accessible first-aid rooms. These rooms are stocked with essential supplies. Our Burnaby campus is equipped with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machine.
There are staff members trained in providing first aid available at all our campuses to offer immediate support and assistance when needed. Medical emergencies can vary in severity. In case of an emergency, always call 911.
The purpose of the Alexander College Critical Incident and Crisis Management Policy is to provide a framework for planning for, responding to, and recovering from an emergency at Alexander College. The Critical Incident and Crisis Management Policy sets out guiding principles that will need to be applied with flexibility to the circumstances of a particular emergency.
For more information, see the Critical Incident and Crisis Management Policy
Main Emergency Number for Fire, Police and Ambulance | 9-1-1 |
Suicide Crisis Line (Canada wide) | 9-8-8 |
Poison Control Centre | 604-682-5050 |
Campus Security- Burnaby Campus | 604-783-2758 |
Campus Security- Vancouver Campus | 604-803-6518 |
Medical emergency (life threatening injury, unconsciousness, suspected drug overdose) | 9-1-1 |
Death | 9-8-8 |
Suicide (imminent threat or attempt) | 9-1-1 Suicide Crisis Lines: Canada wide: 9-8-8 Greater Vancouver: 604-872-3311 BC Wide: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) |
Suicidal thoughts | Suicide Crisis Lines: Canada wide: 9-8-8 Greater Vancouver: 604-872-3311 BC Wide: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) |
Mental Health Emergency and/or Emotional Distress (imminent danger of harm to self or others) | 9-1-1 Suicide Crisis Lines: Canada wide: 9-8-8 Greater Vancouver: 604-872-3311 BC Wide: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) Here2Talk (counselling 24/7 via phone, app, or web) in various languages 1-877-857-3397 Web and app www.here2talk.ca |
Mental Health concerns and/or Emotional Distress (not in imminent danger of harm to self or others) | Alexander College Health and Wellness Counselling – Make an appointment 604-558-6149 Here2Talk (counselling 24/7 via phone, app, or web) in various languages 1-877-857-3397 Web and app www.here2talk.ca Trans Lifeline: 877-330-6366. Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources to survive and thrive. |
Illness, injury on campus requiring basic first aid assistance | First Aid assistance Alexander College Front Desk 604-435-5815 |
Illness, injury, health concern (non- emergency) | 8-1-1 Healthlink BC- speak to a Registered Nurse Medimap – See available walk in clinics and wait times, and book an appointment. |
Sexual Assault and Services for Victims | 9-1-1 – Report sexual assault to police as soon as possible VictimLinkBC: 1-800-563-0808 SALAL (Sexual Violence Support Center): 1-877-392-7583. 24-hour crisis support, information and referrals to women, trans, two-spirit, nonbinary, and gender diverse people who are survivors of sexualized violence. |
Missing person | 9-1-1 |
Alcohol and Drug addiction | Alcohol & Drug Information Referral Service: Call 1-800-663-1441 (604-660-9382 in the Lower Mainland) |
Alexander College Front Desk (both campuses) | 604- 435- 5815, press 0 to speak to reception |
Safewalk Service for downtown Vancouver (8:30 am – 10:30 pm) | 604-689-4357 |
Health and Wellness Counselling at Alexander College | 604-558-6149 |
Vancouver Police non-emergency line | 604-717-3321 |
Burnaby RCMP non-emergency line | 604-646-9999 |
Surrey Police non-emergency line | 604-599-0502 |
Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory.
Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory.