February 26, 2016 | Andrew Hudson | Haida Gwaii Observer North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice is demanding an apology after B.C. Premier Christy Clark called local LNG opponents a “rag-tag group” and “forces of ‘no’.” “This was hardly a ‘rag-tag’ …
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Lead worries prompt more tests of water in schools
February 25, 2016 | Lindsay Kines | Times Colonist | The Northern Health Authority will be helping school districts test the drinking water in four other northwest communities following the discovery of elevated lead levels at schools in Prince Rupert, …
Lead in school water spurs call for province-wide tests
February 23, 2016 | Lindsay Kines | Times Colonist B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake deflected calls Monday for provincewide testing of drinking water in older schools, despite the discovery of elevated lead levels in tap water at schools in Prince …
Contaminated Drinking Water Found in Prince Rupert Schools
February 22, 2016 This week we learned that the drinking water provided to children in four schools in Prince Rupert was contaminated with lead. This revelation came four years after drinking water in Kitimat schools was discovered to have also …
Unacceptable levels of lead found in water at four schools
February 21, 2016 Dear Editor, The Ministry of Health has shown an absence of leadership by choosing not to test drinking water in a timely manner and furthermore to then not inform the general public in Prince Rupert that there …
Minister of Health dismisses lead concerns
VICTORIA— For the second day in a row, Health Minister Terry Lake, dismissed community concerns about elevated lead levels found in four Prince Rupert schools, says North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice. “It’s almost like Minister Lake doesn’t care about the …
Parents fear impacts of lead on children in northern B.C. schools: NDP
February 18, 2016 | Dirk Meissner | Canadian Press VICTORIA – A failed classroom experiment four years ago in northwestern British Columbia has spawned widespread concern from parents who fear their children face risks of lead poisoning from drinking water …
Minister of Health dismisses lead concerns
For Immediate Release February 18, 2016 VICTORIA— For the second day in a row, Health Minister Terry Lake, dismissed community concerns about elevated lead levels found in four Prince Rupert schools, says North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice. “It’s almost like Minister …
High Levels Of Lead Found In Drinking Water At Four Prince Rupert Schools
February 16, 2016 | Emad Agahi | CFTK-TV High levels of lead have been found in drinking water at four schools in Prince Rupert. Conrad Elementary, Pineridge Elementary, Ecole Roosevelt Park Community School, and Prince Rupert Middle School are now …
“How long have they known?” North Coast MLA wants answers after high levels of lead found in Prince Rupert schools’ water
February 17, 2016 | CBC Daybreak North Northern Health and school district 52 are warning students and parents about elevated levels of lead found in four of their schools. We speak to district superintendent Sandra Jones, and then North Coast …