N.W.T. gov't says it didn't use 'best practices' for lead testing at schools

Lead tests at YK schools under review after no expertise sought

Latest update from GNWT states original sampling process was done without in-house expertise specific to water testing, no third-party experts involved and GNWT water quality experts not consulted beforehand

N.W.T. gov't says it didn't use 'best practices' for lead testing at schools

The government also noted it also undertook the original sampling process without in-house expertise specific to water testing. It said it didn't engage any third-party experts and didn't consult its own internal water quality experts in advance.

Best practices weren't used to test for lead levels in schools' drinking water, government admits - Ground Water Canada

Yellowknife, N.W.T. – The territorial government has admitted it didn’t use best practices when testing for lead content in school drinking water. The admission comes a week after parents were informed that lead levels in the drinking water at two city schools exceeded standards. Sampling was done without in-house expertise and third-party experts. CBC News report