Lead In Water

• ’15 years is appalling’: Regina residents renew call for faster lead pipe replacement

  A petition has been sent to mailboxes in Cathedral, Heritage, Lakeview and beyond asking residents for their support in a campaign to shorten the lead pipe replacement timeline.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2022
  
• Regina city council votes in favour of 15-year lead service replacement program

  According to city administration, a 15-year replacement program is the best balance between affordability and limiting the disruption to the city’s construction season.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
  
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• Education Department misses target date on lead database for Nova Scotia school water

  After a groundbreaking investigation on lead in drinking water, the province promised to publish all lead test results by the start of the 2020 school year.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2020
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• One in four Ontario schools and daycares found lead in tap water last year

  One in four Ontario schools and daycares that tested their tap water and reported their results found at least one sample that exceeded the recommended national safety limit of lead in drinking water in 2019.

  Feb 27, 2020
• Nova Scotia government to provide drinking water to 324 schools until lead testing complete

  “Until we can resume testing in the spring, we will provide drinking water to schools that need it,” Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Zach Churchill stated.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2019
• Quebec Environment Ministry sends Côte Saint-Luc warning over missing drinking water reports

  Quebec's Environment Ministry has sent Côte Saint-Luc a warning for failing to produce mandatory reports on drinking water quality for five consecutive years.

  Politics

  Dec 15, 2019
• NDG elementary school distributes bottled water after tests find lead in tap water

  The school board said it is testing the tap water for lead contamination in all of its schools across the city.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2019
• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Nov. 10, 2019

  This week on Focus Montreal, Global takes a look at the year-long investigation into the concerning levels of lead in Quebec's water.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2019
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• What do you do if you find lead in your tap water in Canada?

  Here are the best solutions to get the lead out of your water, according to experts.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019
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• Elevated levels of lead found at three of 15 homes tested in Vancouver

  “Water has to be clean and we have our part to play in that, so we’ll make sure we do our part,” Mayor Kennedy Stewart said Tuesday.

  Nov 5, 2019