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TORONTO — A northern Ontario First Nation that has been plagued by mercury poisoning for decades says it is suing the governments of Ontario and Canada over mercury contamination in a river system that flows through its territory.
Speaking on the steps of a downtown Toronto courthouse June 4, Grassy Narrows Chief Rudy Turtle said he believes the issue would have been handled very differently if it had affected a different region and population. “We believe that the Crown should have to prove or be able to guarantee that the mill is not causing harm in order for it to operate,” she said.None of the allegations have been tested in court and the province did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
They said the government will fully fund a centre to care for those with mercury poisoning and have announced $146 million for its construction and operation. “We are finalizing the last details so that the construction can start shortly,” they said. The community’s water was contaminated when the mill dumped 9,000 kilograms of mercury into the English-Wabigoon River system in the 1960s. The mill stopped using mercury in its industrial process in the 1970s, but mercury levels downstream of the plant have not significantly decreased since the 1980s.
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