Dr. Anne Huang

Former deputy CPHO says she was ‘lone voice’ warning against water test results

Former deputy CPHO says she was ‘lone voice’ warning against water test results

Iqaluit city officials relied too much on an initial set of negative test results at the beginning of their investigation into the city’s water supply, says Nunavut’s former deputy chief public health officer, Dr. Anne Huang. It ended up influencing how decisions were made before the public was warned the water might not be safe, she added. Huang described herself as “the lone voice” in early October calling for caution in the interpretation of early results that indicated the city’s drinking water was what the city called “satisfactory.”