Bottled water

Post date: Dec 20, 2019 6:30:5 PM

In 2019, Health Canada lowered the acceptable level of lead in drinking water and introduced new testing guidelines. As a result, all schools in the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education will be tested to the new Health Canada standard.

On December 19, the Province announced that all public schools across the province will be provided with drinking water in January, if:

• They have not yet been tested for lead; or

• If they have been tested and it has been determined alternate water is needed.

SRHS has not yet been tested. Testing can only happen in warmer weather. For SRHS, that will happen in spring 2020.

Until testing can take place, students and staff will not be able to access drinking water fountains. Instead, SRHS will be provided with alternate drinking water for the rest of the school year. To ensure we are being environmentally friendly, we encourage families to send a water bottle or reusable cup to school with their child when they return in January.