https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1878342211876

Grassy Narrows First Nation has been fighting for a long time to get help from the provincial and federal governments for mercury contamination that happened decades ago. It was in the 1960s and 70s that a paper mill near Dryden, Ontario dumped 9-thousand kilograms of mercury into the English-Wabigoon River. By eating the fish from that river, many people from Grassy Narrows were poisoned with that mercury. But it wasn’t until 2017 that Ontario agreed to pay to clean the mercury from the river. And then just last year the federal government agreed to build a specialized mercury care home in Grassy Narrows. Saturday the First Nation will be holding a virtual rally to demand compensation for the ongoing and deadly costs of the mercury poisoning. Judy Da Silva is a mother of five and the environmental health coordinator for Grassy Narrows. She told the CBC’s Logan Turner about the latest in their campaign for mercury justice.