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Years after the Ontario vowed to get to the bottom of two alleged mercury dumps upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation, neither has been excavated. In the meantime, the province allowed a surge in gold mining claims in the territory
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A Torstar analysis has found a dramatic increase in active mining claims in Grassy Narrows, an Indigenous territory located about 100 kilometres north of Kenora in the northwest corner of Ontario. https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2021/04/12/ontario-promised-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-alleged-mercury-dumps-upstream-from-grassy-narrows-instead-the-province-allowed-a-surge-in-mining-claims-on-the-indigenous-territory.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=investigationgrassynarrows
As gold prices continue to soar, prospectors have staked nearly 4,000 active mining claims across Grassy Narrows traditional territory covering roughly 122,000 hectares — about double the size of the City of Toronto.
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“Ontario still refuses to respect the will of my people. (I'm) concerned that further industrial activity could compound the harm that has already been done by mercury and clear-cutting,” Grassy Narrows First Nation Chief Randy Fobister said in an email. https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2021/04/12/ontario-promised-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-alleged-mercury-dumps-upstream-from-grassy-narrows-instead-the-province-allowed-a-surge-in-mining-claims-on-the-indigenous-territory.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=investigationgrassynarrows
Toronto Star investigations have previously identified two suspected mercury dump sites upstream from the Indigenous community, where residents have long suffered mental and physical health problems due to mercury poisoning. https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2021/04/12/ontario-promised-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-alleged-mercury-dumps-upstream-from-grassy-narrows-instead-the-province-allowed-a-surge-in-mining-claims-on-the-indigenous-territory.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=investigationgrassynarrows
Area covered by mining claims in Grassy Narrows land declaration area has grown fourfold from October 2018 to March 2021.
A look in this chart:
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A look in this chart:
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