The people of Aamjiwnaang First Nation are demanding a chemical plant, which is located right across the street from their reserve, be shut down after being repeatedly exposed to high levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, many said the pollution left them feeling ill and anxious about the air they breathe.
- High benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation for weeks, residents report sickness
- Ontario First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels