Dear colleagues, Thank you for your cooperation during today’s evacuation of the Apotex building. We recognize that this was a concerning disruption to your day, and we appreciate your calm and prompt response. The evacuation was in response to a low-risk threat related to an external exam scheduled to take place in the building this weekend. Out of an abundance of caution, we followed established protocols and worked closely with law enforcement to assess and manage the situation. Following that assessment, we are confident that it is safe to resume use of the Apotex building. If you need to access the building this weekend, you are welcome to do so. Entry will be limited to the large sliding doors on the main floor. Please remember to bring your staff or student ID and be prepared for enhanced security measures, which will be in place throughout the weekend as a precaution. As always, your safety is our top priority, and we thank you again for your understanding and support. Sincerely, Lavern M. Vercaigne, BSc(Pharm), PharmD Professor and Acting Dean College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
________________________________ From: Erin L. Kellough Erin.Kellough@umanitoba.ca Sent: Friday, May 23, 2025 12:56 PM To: Pharmacy-4th-year (pharmacy-4th-year@lists.umanitoba.ca) pharmacy-4th-year@lists.umanitoba.ca; Pharmacy-3rd-year (pharmacy-3rd-year@lists.umanitoba.ca) pharmacy-3rd-year@lists.umanitoba.ca; pharmacy-2nd-yr (pharmacy-2nd-year@lists.umanitoba.ca) pharmacy-2nd-year@lists.umanitoba.ca; pharmacy-post-doctoral-fellows@lists.umanitoba.ca pharmacy-post-doctoral-fellows@lists.umanitoba.ca; pharmacy-1st-year-owner@lists.umanitoba.ca pharmacy-1st-year-owner@lists.umanitoba.ca; Abdullah Maruf abdullah.maruf@umanitoba.ca; ALANNA DOELL ALANNA.DOELL@umanitoba.ca; Anna Chudyk Anna.Chudyk@umanitoba.ca; Bolanle Aina Bolanle.Aina@umanitoba.ca; Chris Mendoza Chris.Mendoza@umanitoba.ca; Christine Leong Christine.Leong@umanitoba.ca; Dake Qi Dake.Qi@umanitoba.ca; Dana Turcotte Dana.Turcotte@umanitoba.ca; Drena Dunford Drena.Dunford@umanitoba.ca; G Tranmer geoff.tranmer@gmail.com; Geoff Tranmer Geoffrey.Tranmer@umanitoba.ca; Heather Macphee Heather.Macphee@umanitoba.ca; Hope Anderson Hope.Anderson@umanitoba.ca; Jamison Falk Jamison.Falk@umanitoba.ca; Jill Stobart Jillian.Stobart@umanitoba.ca; Joanne Johnson Joanne.Johnson@umanitoba.ca; Kaarina Kowalec Kaarina.Kowalec@umanitoba.ca; Kelly Drummond Kelly.Drummond@umanitoba.ca; Kristi Watson Kristi.Watson@umanitoba.ca; Lavern Vercaigne Lavern.Vercaigne@umanitoba.ca; Linnea Hodge Linnea.Hodge@umanitoba.ca; Lucy Marzban Lucy.Marzban@umanitoba.ca; Michelle Boyce Michelle.Boyce@umanitoba.ca; Payam Peymani Payam.Peymani@umanitoba.ca; Samantha Pauls Samantha.Pauls@umanitoba.ca; Sheila Ng Sheila.Ng@umanitoba.ca; Sherif Eltonsy Sherif.Eltonsy@umanitoba.ca; Sheryl Zelenitsky Sheryl.Zelenitsky@umanitoba.ca; Shweta Mital Shweta.Mital@umanitoba.ca; Ted Lakowski Ted.Lakowski@umanitoba.ca; Xiaochen Gu Xiaochen.Gu@umanitoba.ca; Charity Pascual Charity.Pascual@umanitoba.ca; Cheryl Lee Cheryl.Lee@umanitoba.ca; Ericka De Villa Ericka.DeVilla@umanitoba.ca; Erin L. Kellough Erin.Kellough@umanitoba.ca; Gary Odero Gary.Odero@umanitoba.ca; Jessica English-Stamm jessica.englishstamm@umanitoba.ca; Laura-Lee Bouchard Laura-Lee.Bouchard@umanitoba.ca; Melissa Stamm Melissa.Stamm@umanitoba.ca; Sally Chornoby Sally.Chornoby@umanitoba.ca; Sylvie Backman Sylvia.Backman@umanitoba.ca; Tristyn Rodriguez Tristyn.Rodriguez@umanitoba.ca; Yadan Qi Yadan.Qi@umanitoba.ca; Britt Kural BRITT.KURAL@umanitoba.ca; Chauntal De Rocquigny Chauntal.DeRocquigny@umanitoba.ca; Christopher Dupont Christopher.Dupont@umanitoba.ca; Cody Magnusson Cody.Magnusson@umanitoba.ca; Courtney Lawrence lawrencc@myumanitoba.ca; Edward Ahoff Edward.Ahoff@umanitoba.ca; Ivan Iurchenko Ivan.Iurchenko@umanitoba.ca; Karin Ens Karin.Ens@umanitoba.ca; Lindsay Filz Lindsay.Filz@umanitoba.ca; Lora Gray Lora.Gray@umanitoba.ca; Me-Linh Le Me-Linh.Le@umanitoba.ca; Nancy Kleiman Nancy.Kleiman@umanitoba.ca; Robert Renaud Robert.Renaud@umanitoba.ca; Ron Eros Ron.Eros@umanitoba.ca; Ruchi Kumra Ruchi.Kumra@umanitoba.ca; Salil Prashar Salil.Prashar@umanitoba.ca; Shirley Treacy Shirley.Treacy@umanitoba.ca; Sonal Purohit Sonal.Purohit@umanitoba.ca; Anju Sareen Anju.Sareen@umanitoba.ca; Mike Stobart Michael.Stobart@umanitoba.ca; Ahmet Berk berka@myumanitoba.ca; Quoc Tang tanga4@myumanitoba.ca; Cameron Bouchard boucha57@myumanitoba.ca; Clarisse Romera romerac@myumanitoba.ca; Danish Malhotra malhot11@myumanitoba.ca; Faiza Farooq farooqf@myumanitoba.ca; Floriane Houenagnon houenagf@myumanitoba.ca; Geng Zhang zhangg10@myumanitoba.ca; Gerald Trojillo trojillg@myumanitoba.ca; Hemin Roghzai roghzaih@myumanitoba.ca; Jenna Esteban esteban3@myumanitoba.ca; Jill Stobart jillian.stobart@umanitoba.ca; Kevin Friesen friese13@myumanitoba.ca; Laila Aboulatta aboulatl@myumanitoba.ca; Lara Haidar haidarl@myumanitoba.ca; Lisha Li lil12@myumanitoba.ca; Md. Aziz azizma@myumanitoba.ca; Meher Kantroo kantroom@myumanitoba.ca; Michael Byun byunm@myumanitoba.ca; Mira Safa safam@myumanitoba.ca; Nitesh Sanghai sanghain@myumanitoba.ca; Olufola Ige igeo1@myumanitoba.ca; Roni Armon armonr@myumanitoba.ca; Rushie Tyagi tyagir@myumanitoba.ca; Sai Gudi gudisk@myumanitoba.ca; Shaharyar Afridi khans13@myumanitoba.ca; Thordur Hendrickson-Rebizant hendrict@myumanitoba.ca; Thi Nguyen nguy124@myumanitoba.ca; Wenxia Luo luow1@myumanitoba.ca Subject: FW: Security concern
Good afternoon,
This is being sent on behalf of Dr. Vercaigne Acting Dean, College of Pharmacy. Please see important email below.
Kind regards,
Erin Kellough
Administrative Assistant, Dean’s Office
College of Pharmacy
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
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143 Apotex Centre
750 McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5
204-474-9082
Email: Erin.Kellough@umanitoba.camailto:Erin.Kellough@umanitoba.ca
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From: Lavern Vercaigne Lavern.Vercaigne@umanitoba.ca Sent: Friday, May 23, 2025 12:51 PM To: Erin L. Kellough Erin.Kellough@umanitoba.ca Subject: Security concern Importance: High
Hello faculty, staff, and students,
We have a security concern related to an event on the weekend and out of an abundance of caution we are clearing the Apotex Centre this afternoon. Please leave the building and work from home for the remainder of the day. I will be coming through the building along with other security personnel to be sure everyone is aware and is leaving the building. The building will only be accessible through security at the front north door during the weekend.
Thank you,
Lavern
Lavern M. Vercaigne, BSc(Pharm), PharmD
Professor and Acting Dean
College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
Office phone: 204-474-6043
Lavern.vercaigne@umanitoba.camailto:Lavern.vercaigne@umanitoba.ca
Pronouns: he/him
We may not share the same office hours. Please note you are not expected to respond to this email outside of normal work hours.
