Dear Brooksbank families,
Announcements of District-wide Closures and/or Delayed Openings of Schools
As winter weather approaches, we want to remind parents/guardians, students, and staff of the North Vancouver School District's winter weather procedures and announcements.
All schools in the North Vancouver School District will remain OPEN, if at all possible during winter weather, including snowfalls. Any district-wide closure will be decided by 6:30 a.m. at the latest and will be announced through the media, as well as placed on the school district website and schools' websites.
Information about any district-wide closures will be sent to Metro Vancouver radio and television stations. Please check the following stations for school closure information:
CBC AM 690 radio CHMB AM 1320 radio CHMJ AM 730 (Traffic) radio CHQM FM 103.5 radio CFTB FM 94.5 radio CKNW AM 980 radio CKWX News AM 1130 radio | Global TV CBC TV City TV BC-CTV Fairchild TV |
The North Vancouver School District will use the SchoolConnects system to contact parents/guardians in the event of an Emergency Release of students during the school day. Individual school closures due to unique circumstances (e.g., power outages) will be announced as early as possible through SchoolConnects and the school's website.
Student safety is our first priority and a shared responsibility. Parents/guardians are responsible for their child's safe travel to school. If for any reason, a parent/guardian feels that a child cannot travel safely to school, then they should make other arrangements for their child. Students will not be penalized for absences due to weather conditions. The decision to attend school is the responsibility of each family.
Parents/guardians are encouraged to establish an emergency plan for their children in the event that schools are closed, the school's start time is delayed, or students are dismissed early. This is a reminder that all students need to dress warmly and appropriately for winter weather conditions.
At this time, we encourage you to review your own preparations for winter weather and ensure that you are familiar with your municipality's snow and ice response procedures. We request that you strictly adhere to parking restrictions in and around all North Vancouver schools. Your child's school will contact you about any changes to driving routes that may be put into effect on streets adjacent to the school.
With your cooperation and adherence to winter weather procedures, we can help achieve safe conditions for students travelling to and from school. Please put safety first.
An important component of the snow plan is to be able to enlist the help of parent or community volunteer snow teams (Snow Patrol). Please ensure that you have your updated site-specific snow plan in place and that you have communicated essential components of this plan to parents/guardians and staff through the appropriate means.
If there are parents in the nearby community that would be able and willing to volunteer for the Snow Patrol team, in order to help provide safe access to the school, asssist with snow removal from our walkways, help with salting, and/or monitor traffic in the cul-de-sac, we would be grateful for your support. Please contact Blair Martin or Spencer Kelly if you are willing to volunteer. Thank you!
For more information please use the following links:
City of North Vancouver – Extreme Weather Conditions
District of North Vancouver – Snow Removal
Metro Vancouver Weather Forecast – Environment Canada
City of North Vancouver – Snow and Ice Removal
District of North Vancouver – Snow Removal
North Shore Emergency Management Office
