Canada: Indigenous People Suffer From Toxic River, Report Says

Tuesday, 29 May 2018 08:18

Lak writes: "The toxic effects of mercury dumped in a river in Canada continue to harm indigenous communities five decades on."

The paper mill in Dryden, Ontario, is located upstream from Grassy Narrows. A former owner of the mill operated a chemical plant on the site that dumped 9,000 kg of mercury into the water in the 1960s and '70s. (photo: Ed Ou/CBC)

Canada: Indigenous People Suffer From Toxic River, Report Says

By Daniel Lak, Al Jazeera

29 May 18

A community that has lived along the English-Wabigoon River system for thousands of years is being poisoned by mercury dumped into the waters by a paper mill decades ago.

he toxic effects of mercury dumped in a river in Canada continue to harm indigenous communities five decades on.

A new report has linked contaminated fish to adverse effects on the people of the Grassy Narrows First Nation.

Many are suffering from learning disabilities, experiencing grave health problems - and even dying prematurely.

Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak reports.

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