Grassy Narrows First Nation Mercury Poison

An international expert says the health effects ofmercury poisoning on the Grassy Narrows First Nation are worse now than in the 1970s.

The environmental group Earthroots says between 1962 and 1970 apaper mill in Dryden dumped 20 thousand pounds of mercury into theWabigoon River.

Grassy Resident Chrissy Swain was part of a press conference yesterday inToronto to talk about the situation.

She says the effects of mercury polution are still being felt.

Harada first visited theGrassy Narrows reserve in 1975 and found people with mercury levels over three times the Health Canada limit.

Earthroots says when Harada returned in 2004 he found thateveryone who had mercury levels above the 1975 Health Canada guidelines had died.