Monday, August 26, 2013

Grassy Protesters Hit Toronto

Protesters from northwestern Ontario marched to the front door of Kathleen Wynne's Toronto home to complain about a water problem, but the premier was out of town.

More than 100 people, including a marching band, descended on Wynne's home yesterday to protest the level of mercury in the drinking water in Grassy Narrow First Nation.

The water was contaminated by the Dryden paper mill between 1962 and 1970.

While the protesters claimed Wynne hasn't honoured a promise to address the issue, Wynne's office says progress is being made on the file.