Grassy Narrows First Nation alleges the governments breached their obligations by failing to ensure the community could safely practise its right to fish
Water bottles at the local water supply site on the Grassy Narrows First Nation, in northwestern Ontario, on Oct. 5, 2019.A northern Ontario First Nation is suing the governments of Ontario and Canada over ongoing mercury contamination in a river system that flows through its territory.
The lawsuit alleges the governments first allowed the English-Wabigoon river system to be contaminated, then failed to remediate it, all while authorizing industrial activities that worsened the harm. Researchers behind the study said that while the mill’s wastewater doesn’t contain mercury, the combination of sulphate and organic matter in it contribute to the elevated production of methylmercury – the most toxic form of the contaminant.
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