Grassy Narrows Mercury Poisoning
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Grassy Narrows chief, NDP candidate urges Ottawa to get down to business on mercury care centreThe chief of a northwestern Ontario reserve – and an NDP candidate in this fall's federal election – is calling on Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan to sit down to hammer out an agreement on a long-promised treatment facility for mercury poisoning.HealthAug 20, 2019
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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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Indigenous Services Minister and Grassy Narrows chief discuss proposed agreement, medical facilityHelp for the community experiencing the effects of mercury contamination seemed to be on the way when the federal government promised a specialized treatment facility on the reserve in November 2017.CanadaMay 29, 2019
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