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École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School

School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)

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Weather Warning in Effect

Snow in forecast November 29 & 30 - monitor website for updates

Weather Warning in Effect

A snowfall warning has been issued for the region including SD43. District personnel will be monitoring the situation as it evolves between Tuesday, November 29 and Wednesday, November 30.

Schools are not routinely closed due to snow or other inclement weather conditions. All schools in School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) will remain OPEN, if at all possible, during winter weather, including snowfall.

Decisions involving potential school closures, if necessary, will be posted to all district websites by 6:30am. District websites are the only official source of school status.

As always, parents/guardians may decide for themselves if local conditions are safe and suitable for sending their children to school.

For more information:

Emergency Information - School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) (sd43.bc.ca)

Support the Movember campaign at Dr Charles Best

Support the Movember campaign at Dr Charles Best benefitting the Marc Lalonde Memorial Foundation (this foundation supports men's mental health in the Tri Cities) and the Canadian Legion (in support of initiatives to support veterans with PTSD).

Donations can be made by going to your child's School Cash online account. The link to School Cash online can be found on our website under Quick Links - Student Fees.

School District 43 Communicable Disease Management

Updates posted here as they become available.

School District 43 Communicable Disease Management

September 2022 - Updates

Dr. Charles Best - 100 Year Anniversary of Insulin - read up in the Cafeteria seating area

Dr. Charles Best
1899-1978

• Age 16 – Attended the University of Toronto to pursue medicine. Played professional basketball to finance his education.
• Age 19 – Served in the Canadian Army during WW1.
• Age 21 – Won a coin toss to become the assistant to Dr. Frederick Banting.
• Age 22 - Co-discovered insulin. They sold the patent to the University for $1 to ensure worldwide access.
• Age 23 – Dr. Banting share the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Dr. Best
• Age 28 – University Professor and President. Honored with numerous awards and distinctions.
Remembrance Day Ceremony
Territorial Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and learn on the unceded core traditional territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation, which lies within the shared territories of the Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬtəməxʷ (Katzie), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) , and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) Nations.