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Originally Posted by mcj
Not really sure how they're legally separate, but UBC is distinct from the UEL (weird right?), so even if the UEL joined Vancouver, UBC would still be governmentally distinct.
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UBC and the UEL were always separate. The UBC land was designated for the university and the University Endowment Lands was designated to be sold off to fund the university, hence endowment in the name. This endowment land was originally planned to be in the Cariboo but that changed and ended up beside the university.
UBC legally owns the entire campus lands and can't sell any of it, every condo there is leasehold. Land in the UEL is either privately owned or still crown land.
UBC's own website actually incorrectly states they are located on the UEL.
https://buildingoperations.ubc.ca/ab...ish%20Columbia.