Exploring Theme: "Specific Industry Environmental Issues"

Indigenous Group: Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation); Wabaseemoong First Nation Business: Reed Paper (defunct) Issue: Mercury poisoning over a 50-year period resulting in 90% of the 1500 residents developing Minamata disease and the loss of their commercial fishery industry Comment: Aug. 18, 2016: Toronto Star – When Reed Paper dumped 9,000 kg of...

Indigenous Group: Moose Cree First Nation Business: Niobay Metal Issue: This is a sensitive wetland area and Moose Cree has identified it as important for water as well as a highly used cultural area for its members. Comment: May 26, 2017: Moose Cree First Nation – has unanimously rejected a drilling project in the heart...

The Kincardine News – Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) members voted against a Deep Geologic Repository (DGR), for low and intermediate-level nuclear waste, as proposed by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for the Bruce nuclear site in Kincardine. The vote was 1,058 “No” votes, 170 “Yes...

The Varsity, University of Toronto – Researchers at The Technoscience Research Team (TRU), an Indigenous-led lab at U of T launched a Pollution Reporter app, which allows members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation to report the pollutants in and around their land, and how they are affected by them. According to a 2011 report by...

Indigenous Group: Aamjiwnaang First Nation Business: Multiple Petrochemical plants (57 polluters) Issue: Chemical releases from area industries and the province’s lack of enforcement of its own environmental laws. Comment: Experts and documents cast doubts on whether industry and Ontario government are revealing levels of pollutants in areas where residents live near oil and gas facilities....

Indigenous Group: Eabametoong First Nation (EFN) Business: Landore Resources Issue: Exploration Permits issued despite concerns raised by community members about impacts to the environment and Aboriginal and Treaty rights. Comment: Feb. 7, 2016: NetNewsLedger – In March 2016 Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines issued mineral exploration permits to Landore Resources Inc. to drill...

Trans Canada pulls plug on Energy East...

Indigenous Group: Chippewas of Saugeen and Chippewas of Nawash First Nations Business: Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Issue: Ongoing deposits of low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste in Saugeen Ojibway Nation territory Comment: The leadership of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) have fought for over ten years to ensure the voice of their Communities would be heard...

Indigenous Group: 122 First Nations in Canada and the US Business: Trans Canada Pipelines Issue: Proposed pipeline crosses 155 First Nations territories Comment: Energy East is a proposed 4,500-kilometre pipeline that would carry 1.1 million barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in Eastern Canada and a marine terminal in...