Elevated Lead Levels Found at Inuvik’s East Three School

Elevated lead levels found at Inuvik’s East Three school

Some water fixtures with lead above allowable Health Canada guidelines found in Inuvik's East Three school as an NWT-wide testing program continues. The post Elevated lead levels found at Inuvik’s East Three school first appeared on Cabin Radio.

Health order lifted for school in Dettah over lead, Inuvik school under a new order

The results are part of the territory’s campaign to test drinking water in schools across the territory. Since testing began, more than 30 N.W.T. school have been found with lead levels exceeding Health Canada recommendations.

More NWT schools show high lead levels while remediation efforts completed at another - Yellowknifer

More lead testing confirmed elevated lead levels in buildings in three NWT communities. On July 16, the GNWT announced that lead testing for East Three School, Samuel Hearne Secondary School Carpentry and Autobody Shops, all in Inuvik, Ecole Itl’o in Yellowknife and Kaw Tay Whee School in Dettah has been completed. Some water fixtures in East Three School, Samuel Hearne Secondary School Carpentry and Autobody Shops indicated lead levels beyond t…