A Mercury Treatment Centre is officially in the works for Grassy Narrows First Nation.
Chief Rudy Turtle posted on Facebook Thursday that he has put pen to paper on the agreement with the Canadian Government for the 24-bed facility.
The new centre will be worth $19.5-million.
A 2016 report found that more than 90% of residents in Grassy Narrows and Whitedog First Nations had symptoms of mercury poisoning, from some roughly 10 tonnes of mercury that was dumped from the old Dryden Chemical Company mill into the English and Wabigoon river system about 50 years ago.
Today I signed the agreement for our Mercury Treatment Home. A 24 bed care facility for the people of Grassy Narrows who are suffering from Mercury poisoning. It is worth 19.5 million dollars.
Posted by Turtle Rudy on Thursday, April 2, 2020
