Water system at Connaught Street Elementary School not healthy: nurse

Mosher - city water (STILL)

The youngest kids stood at the doors of their classrooms, smiles spreading from one ear to the other, gapped teeth showing. A bubbly teacher stood at the main entrance just after the musty red rug where people had left their outdoor shoes. She welcomed the visitors, who turned the corners to find their child’s classroom. [...]

Fewer taps affected by lead at Connaught Street: report

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Lead levels in the water from 10 different classroom taps at Connaught Street Elementary School exceed Health Canada guidelines, according to a report released by the government on Wednesday. The report is part of the Enhanced Water Testing Action Plan, implemented by the Department of Education after high lead levels were first discovered in schools [...]

Lead results at Connaught Street Elementary School highest in district

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Nineteen out of 25 water samples tested at Connaught Street Elementary School have come back with lead levels exceeding national regulations. The maximum acceptable concentration for lead in drinking water is 0.010 mg/L (10 parts per billion), which is measured at the tap, according to the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. Eleven of the samples at [...]

STUdents send out 100 RTI requests

Shane Magee, fourth year journalism student, walks towards the Centennial Building in Fredericton to deliver Right to Information requests to the provincial government.

Have you ever wondered what the premier charges to his expense account? Or how often a UFO sighting is reported in New Brunswick? The fourth-year student journalists at St. Thomas University are taking advantage of their right to know. Yesterday, four students delivered over one hundred Right to Information requests throughout Fredericton, and a few [...]

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