Petrochemical plants appear on the opposite side of the road, across from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Resource Centre in southwestern Ontario, where the community has dealt with decades of air pollution.
A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to "address a mechanical issue" following complaints from a nearby First Nation whose members say they've become ill from the plant's emissions.A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont.
It did not elaborate on what the mechanical issue was but vowed that it will "resume operation once addressed."WATCH | Aamjiwnaang residents on their symptoms:Christine and Bob Rogers explain the symptoms they had earlier this week, their experience in hospital, and their worries surrounding benzene causing cancer.
"It felt like a flu ... because I got nausea and a big headache. I just kept feeling worse and worse ... like spacey," she said, attributing the illness to the plant.
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