That plan is on hold pending a court challenge by Grassy Narrows. Clear-cut logging has been linked to creating higher mercury levels in fish. Grassy Narrows, a community of roughly 1,500, has already had a long and painful legacy with mercury . Jordan also pointed to a master’s thesis that came to a different conclusion and did not find a link between clear-cut logging and mercury levels in fish. As part of an ongoing investigation into mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows, the Star has reported on a recent government-funded scientific report commissioned by Grassy Narrows that cautions mercury levels in sediments and fish downstream are still dangerously high.

Source: thestar September 15, 2016 00:56 UTC