Grassy Narrows sues Ontario over mercury health threat from clearcut logging

Today the Grassy Narrows First Nation is filing legal proceedings against Ontario asking the Divisional Court to overturn provincial plans for a decade of clearcut logging on Grassy Narrows’ homeland.  This small Indigenous community fears that clearcut logging will release mercury into local waterways further poisoning local fish and people who are already bearing the burden […]

Feds waited 15 years to act on tainted tap water in Grassy Narrows

RELEASE                                                                                                        Sept. 2, 2015 Feds waited 15 years to act on tainted tap water in Grassy Narrows Daycare water had possible carcinogens above limit in 1999: Health Canada data Chief Fobister calls on all candidates to make clean water commitments   Grassy Narrows – The government of Canada failed to act for 15 years after […]