Tag: methylmercury
Muskrat Falls Monitoring and Health Management Oversight Committee established
NL - The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, has announced Dr. Ray Copes, as the Independent Chair to oversee the...
Cutting mercury inputs to lakes quickly reduces mercury in fish, say...
Carried out at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) in Ontario, Canada, one of the only facilities in the world where lakes and their watersheds...
Permafrost Thaw Slumps Release Record Amounts of Mercury
Permafrost thaw slumps in the western Canadian Arctic are releasing record amounts of mercury into waterways, according to new research by University of Alberta...
Water Rights Could Be a Factor in Reconciliation Talks with Nunatukavut
The Government of Canada and the NunatuKavut Community Council have entered into formal discussions to recognize the Indigenous rights and self-determination of the community.
Carolyn Bennett, Minister...
B.C. Releases Contaminated Sites Remediation Report
British Columbia has released its 2018 report on the Crown Contaminated Sites Program (CCSP). The report was released on July 5th, 2018, and details...
Chiefs of Ontario and Ont. Legislature Address Water Resources
Following the fourth annual Chiefs of Ontario Leaders in the Legislature event in Toronto, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day released...
Seeking Answers in Grassy Narrows
The Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows) First Nation has been living with the effects of mercury poisoning for over a generation. While liability has...
De Beers Fails to Report Mercury Entering Watershed
Wildands League (WL), assisted by Ecojustice lawyers, has filed a private prosecution against De Beers Canada Inc. for failing to report levels of mercury...
