“We have borne 54 years of poison and inaction — we need a firm timeline and a realistic budget to get this cleanup done as soon as humanly possible," Grassy Narrows Chief Simon Fobister said Thursday in response to Glenn Murray’s comments. ( Todd Korol / Toronto Star file photo )The Ontario government seems to have backed away from a commitment made by the environment minister earlier in the week to clean up the river near Grassy Narrows. We will not rest until our fish are safe to eat again,” Fobister said. Article Continued BelowWynne did not directly respond to a question from NDP environment critic Peter Tabuns Thursday about whether she would accept the chief’s invitation. “We are committed to doing everything in our power to clean up Grassy Narrows, to take that mercury out of the ecosystem,” Wynne said.

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 23:30 UTC