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École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School
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  • Territorial Acknowledgement

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

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

    • 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.

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January 20, 2025
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Notice of Retirement
January 16, 2025
​ Notice of Retirement Mr. Robert Zambrano has decided to retire after 34 years as a teacher, administrator and District Leader in SD43, effective February 15, 2025.

“I am...
Read the latest Superintendent's News and Events Report to the Board
January 15, 2025
​S​D43 invites the community to read the latest Superintendent's News and Events Report to the Board presented at the Board Meeting on January 15, 2025, by clicking  here .
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Administrative Appointments Effective February 1, 2025
November 27, 2024
​The district would like to congratulate our newly appointed vice-principals and principals and thank those that are retiring or leaving the district. Other administrators are moving to new communities within the...
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  • Provincial Assessments, Capstone Presentations, DL Projects & I-Days
    20 Jan 2025
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    Provincial Assessments, Capstone Presentations, DL Projects & I-Days
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  • Grade 8 Parent Information Night
    22 Jan 2025
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    Grade 8 Parent Information Night
    Jan 22, 2025
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    24 Jan 2025
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    Last Day of Sem 1
    Jan 24, 2025
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