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Two youths drown in northwestern Ontario river – CTV News
Two youths drown in northwestern Ontario river CTV NewsBoy, 15, and girl, 12, drowned in northwestern Ontario river: provincial…
#NewsBeep #News #Canada #CA #child #Children #dead #Died #Drown #Drowning #Dryden #investigation #kids #ontario #police #teen #WabigoonRiver #Water #youth #Youths
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Most of these I knew about, but not #GrassyNarrows
"Grassy Narrows mercury contamination (1960s)
For nearly a decade, the Dryden Mill’s chloralkali plant discharged up to 24,000 pounds of mercury into the #WabigoonRiver. It is regarded as one of the worst cases of industrial pollution in Canada’s history. Many people in the Grassy Narrows #FirstNation and #Whitedog First Nation communities were poisoned due to the contamination."
#EnvironmentalDisasters #EnvironmentalRacism #Canada