While plastics are negotiated internationally, a First Nation breathes toxic air in Chemical Valley
This week as Canada’s National Observer toured the refineries at the doorstep of Aamjiwaang First Nation, rotten egg and acrid chemical smells wafted over children playing ball hockey nearby. Air monitoring data revealed another spike of sulphur dioxide on Nov. 26, reaching 300 parts per billion — a level more than four times higher than the maximum hourly concentrations set by the federal government. Just another day in Chemical Valley.
Aamjiwnaang First Nation is backed into a corner, surrounded by industrial flares, noise and toxic emissions. This area in southern Ontario, now the country’s largest concentration of refineries, has been the nation’s home since time immemorial, where Aamjiwnaang harvested food and medicine for generations. Now, thanks to the petrochemical industry and successive governments’ reluctance to rein in pollution, it’s known as Chemical Valley, where some of the worst air quality in the...
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