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=Charles E. Fipke Center for Innovation and Research= The Fipke Center was opened in 2008 and was named after Charles Fipke, the Kelowna geologist who discovered North America’s first commercial diamond pipes in Canada’s North, the Ekati Diamond mine. He received a UBC honors degree in geology in 1970.

Use
The $31.5-million building is used for lectures, labs and as a study space for students. It also has a Starbucks which is frequently visited by students.