Are you a parent living in Ontario? Your child may be exposed to drinking water at school or in daycare that exceeds the federal safety guideline for lead content. Over the past four years, nearly half of Ontario’s public schools have had at least one test for toxic lead in drinking water exceed the federal […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
In the past four years, nearly half the province’s public schools have had at least one test for toxic lead in drinking water exceed the federal safety guideline, an analysis by the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found. That lead-laced water could have impacted more than 800,000 students in roughly 2,300 elementary and high schools in […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Opposition parties are demanding the Ontario government immediately take action to address “shocking” lead levels in school and daycare drinking water. Hours after the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) published a report exposing widespread provincial lead test failures in schools and daycares on Thursday, NDP environment critic Sandy Shaw voiced her outrage at Queen’s Park. “The […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
When Dr. Nicole Shadbolt discovered the drinking water her son consumes at his Ottawa high school had tested positive for elevated levels of lead, she took action. The family physician immediately had the blood of her 13-year-old son Christopher tested after a recent IJB investigation revealed that his school’s drinking water contained lead levels exceeding […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
On June 6, the Investigative Journalism Bureau published a groundbreaking report exposing toxic lead in Ontario school and daycare drinking water, highlighting growing concern about serious health risk. In collaboration with the University of Toronto’s HIVE Lab, the IJB also developed an interactive database that allows you to check lead test results for Ontario schools and […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
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For at least four years, Ontario officials have known that the provincial safety limit for lead in drinking water doesn’t go far enough to protect the public, newly released documents show. But despite internal proposals about taking action, and dialogue with municipalities regarding changes, no new lead quality standard has been introduced. Officials at the […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
