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Mercury Survivors Neglected By Govt, Grassy Narrows First Nation Claims [1]

"A northwestern Ontario First Nation has released a five-year-old report confirming the community suffers ongoing effects from mercury poisoning, but it says the government has never acted on the findings.

At a news conference in Toronto on Monday, members of Grassy Narrows First Nation presented the 2009 report that they say should have been made public long ago.

The report was commissioned by the Mercury Disability Board, an organization established in 1986 through an out-of-court settlement to assess and manage claims related to mercury contamination in the Wabigoon/English River system."

Nicole Ireland reports for CBC News July 28, 2014. [2]

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Source: CBC News [2], 07/30/2014
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/mercury-survivors-neglected-govt-grassy-narrows-first-nation-claims [2] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/mercury-survivors-neglected-by-government-grassy-narrows-first-nation-claims-1.2719802 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81