Clay Lake and two other sites along the Wabigoon River with top mercury contamination readings are within 80 km downstream from the site of the former paper mill in Dryden, Ont., that dumped 10 tonnes of mercury into the river in the 1960s. In the legislature Wednesday, Environment Minister Glen Murray compared the province’s ongoing efforts in Grassy Narrows to another underway north of Sudbury. Article Continued Below“We will hold the Grassy Narrows people no less important than the people of Gogama,” he said. As part of the effort in Grassy Narrows, Murray said, the province has earmarked $300,000 for testing of the local fish as well as another $300,000 to Grassy Narrows leaders to conduct their own studies. In the legislature last week, NDP environment critic Peter Tabuns blasted the government for taking too long to release some of these funds.

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 11:02 UTC