Grassy Narrows
Mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows example of government ‘inaction’: UN human rights expert
A UN human rights expert says the need to address mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows dates back some 50 years. Continue reading
Indigenous Services Minister and Grassy Narrows chief discuss proposed agreement, medical facility
Help 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. Continue reading
Justin Trudeau appearance interrupted by protester from Grassy Narrows First Nation
The unidentified woman called on the federal government to make good on its promise to provide a mercury treatment centre for the northwestern Ontario community. Continue reading
Grassy Narrows worries about Liberals’ promise to help with mercury contamination
The chief of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario long-plagued by the debilitating impacts of mercury contamination says he is worried about the fate of a federally promised treatment facility. Continue reading
‘The sun is setting on Justin Trudeau’: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip on ‘arrogant’ PM response to protesters
“Mr. Trudeau is really revealing himself to be who he really is, which is a very self-centred, conceited, arrogant individual,” Phillip says. Continue reading
Trudeau apologizes after telling First Nations mercury poisoning protester, ‘Thank you for your donation’
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for what critics called his “smug” response to protesters who hoped to draw his attention to mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows. Continue reading
‘He fought hard until his dying day’: Community remembers First Nations activist, Steve Fobister
By Kamil Karamali Reporter
Fobister famously spearheaded a protest at Queen’s Park in 2014, demanding compensation for mercury contamination on the Grassy Narrows reserve. Continue reading
Supreme Court to hear case on clean up of mercury near Grassy Narrows
The two sides have been at odds since the province ordered the companies in 2011 to remediate the former mill site in Dryden, Ont., where some 9,000 kilograms of toxic effluent was dumped in the English-Wabigoon River system in the 1960s. Continue reading
Ontario government to increase mercury disability payments to affected First Nations
The government says more than 200 people in the First Nations communities of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong receive the payments, which have been frozen since 1985. Continue reading
Report finds Grassy Narrows residents’ health ‘significantly worse’ than other First Nations
The community-based health survey found that there are fewer elders in Grassy Narrows, which they say suggests people there are dying prematurely. Continue reading