Mercury Poisoning
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Grassy Narrows members unveil care home designs, call out Trudeau government over funding"They understand what we're asking for," said Chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation Randy Turtle.NewsJun 19, 2019
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‘He fought hard until his dying day’: Community remembers First Nations activist, Steve FobisterFobister famously spearheaded a protest at Queen's Park in 2014, demanding compensation for mercury contamination on the Grassy Narrows reserve.CanadaOct 26, 2018
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Report finds Grassy Narrows residents’ health ‘significantly worse’ than other First NationsThe community-based health survey found that there are fewer elders in Grassy Narrows, which they say suggests people there are dying prematurely.CanadaMay 24, 2018
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Grassy Narrows First Nation gets federal funding for mercury treatment centreMercury contamination has plagued the English-Wabigoon River system in northwestern Ontario for half a century.CanadaNov 29, 2017
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Study claims mercury still leaking from mill near Grassy Narrows: chiefA northwestern Ontario First Nation plagued with mercury poisoning for more than 50 years said Tuesday it has evidence that toxic material is still leaking from an upstream paper mill.CanadaFeb 28, 2017
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No firm plan to get mercury out of river near Grassy NarrowsThe Northern Ontario First Nation has dealt with mercury poisoning since a paper mill in Dryden, Ont., dumped 9,000 kilograms of the substance into nearby river systems in the 1960s.EnvironmentNov 24, 2016
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6 in custody after white substance dumped in front of Queen’s ParkPolice have six people in custody after a group of protesters dumped a foamy white substance in front of the main entrance at the Ontario legislature in Toronto Thursday morning.CanadaJun 23, 2016
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Teens from Grassy Narrows First Nation demand action on mercury poisoningA group of youth from a remote First Nations community where mercury has poisoned the river for nearly 50 years travelled 1,700 kilometres to the Ontario legislature Thursday to demand action from government.EnvironmentJun 2, 2016
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Report calls for mercury dumped in Wabigoon River in 1960s to be safely removedA First Nations community in northern Ontario is again asking the province for help to clean up the mercury that's been poisoning the Wabigoon River for nearly 50 years.EnvironmentMay 30, 2016
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Minister calls for review of mercury poisoning compensation boardOntario's aboriginal affairs minister says he'll push for a review of a board that oversees compensation for First Nations residents suffering health issues from mercury poisoning.PoliticsJul 29, 2014
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