By Mike Stimpson \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter GRASSY NARROWS \u2013 New research suggests there\u2019s no end in sight to his First Nation\u2019s mercury-poisoning woes, and that comes as no surprise to Chief Rudy Turtle. \u201cWe\u2019ve always had some suspicion that there was still something being dumped into the Wabigoon River that\u2019s causing problems, because our band members would drive by the river and see these suds and the discoloration of the river,\u201d the Grassy Narrows chief said in an interview Friday. \u201cThere\u2019s always been suspicion that something else was going on,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo we\u2019re not surprised, but at the same time we\u2019re very disappointed.\u201d A team led by Western University biologist Brian Branfireun looked into whether effluent from Dryden’s pulp and paper mill is elevating mercury levels in the… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter GRASSY NARROWS \u2013 New research suggests there\u2019s no end in sight to his First Nation\u2019s mercury-poisoning woes, and that comes as no surprise to Chief Rudy Turtle. \u201cWe\u2019ve always had some suspicion that there was still something being dumped into the Wabigoon River that\u2019s causing problems, because our band members would drive by the river and see these suds and the discoloration of the river,\u201d the Grassy Narrows chief said in an interview Friday. \u201cThere\u2019s always been suspicion that something else was going on,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo we\u2019re not surprised, but at the same time we\u2019re very disappointed.\u201d A team led by Western University biologist Brian Branfireun looked into whether effluent from Dryden’s pulp and paper mill is elevating mercury levels in the... <\/p>\n