N.W.T. education minister commits to recommendations after school lead investigation

N.W.T. education minister commits to recommendations after school lead investigation

The N.W.T.’s education minister says her department is committed to implementing the recommendations an independent investigator made after looking into how the territory responded to the discovery of lead in drinking water at two Yellowknife schools.

Investigation finds N.W.T. government was slow to act on lead in schools' drinking water - Ground Water Canada

Northwest Territories – An independent investigation has found the Northwest Territories government was slow to act on the detection of lead in the drinking water in schools. The independent investigation claims two of the government’s departments failed to understand the situation’s health implications. In May, it was discovered two schools in Yellowknife had lead levels in their drinking water that exceeded standards. CBC News report