Totem Park Residence
| Totem Park Residences | |
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| At a glance | |
| Houses: | Nine houses: Dene, Haida, Kwakiutl, Nootka, Salish, Shuswap, həm'ləsəm', q'ələχən, c̓əsnaʔəm |
| Total Number of Students: | 1,757 |
| Room Types: | Shared double, triple, quadruple, connected single, and single rooms |
| Location | |
| Address: | 2525 West Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1W9 |
Totem Park is a residence for first year students. It was primarily constructed between 1964 and 1968. It is made up of nine houses, which with the exception of Shuswap, and c̓əsnaʔəm House are co-ed, with alternating men's and women's floors. Shuswap House and c̓əsnaʔəm House are currently the only houses at Totem Park with co-ed floors (that is, men and women are allowed to live on the same floor). Each house has six floors.
The Coquihala Common Block is the hub for many residence activities in Totem Park. Coquihala includes the dining room, fitness room, study areas, music room, ball room and after-hours convenience store.
Features
Totem Park Features:
- Elevators in every house
- Wired (ethernet) internet access
- Lounge with TV and snack kitchen
- Outlet for phone
- Study area
- Dining room
- Fitness room
- Games room
- After-hour snack bar/grill at Magda's
- Musical practice rooms
Food
Totem Park has a cafeteria and was also home to Magda's Convenience Store, an after hours store. The cafeteria closes at 7:30pm on school nights and 7pm on weekends. Magda’s is permanently closed. See UBC Food Service's Totem Park page for more info on the dining hall.
Construction
In June 2010, UBC began constructing two new residence buildings known as the the Totem Park Residence Infill Project. Construction takes place during normal working hours, 7:30 am to 6 pm and free ear plugs are available from the front desk. The new houses were completed in September 2011. See UBC Housing's Totem Park Project page for more information.
Parking
Parking is available for a fee, but the number of spaces are limited and allocated through a lottery system.