Grassy Narrows will receive US$68.9 million from Ottawa for Mercury Care Home
After decades of just fighting, Grassy Narrows First Nation and Ottawa reached a historic agreement that will provide $68.9 million in additional funding for a facility dedicated to caring for members of the mercury-poisoned community.
The agreement announced on Monday was reached almost 60 years after mercury From Dryden Pulp and Paper Mill It was originally dumped in the Wabigon River in the upper reaches of the aboriginal northwest of Ontario.
For decades, the residents of Grassy Narrows, about 80 kilometers north of Kenora, have been dealing with mercury pollution, which has affected the physical and mental health of approximately 1,500 people, as well as the life and culture of the community.
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