By Daniel Opasinis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews On the front lawn of Queen’s Park in Tkarón:to stands a tall statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, Ontario premier from 1905 to 1914, whose government promoted mining and forestry development in northern Ontario. Over a century later, Glenn Cameron, councillor for Wabaseemoong First Nation (Whitedog), stood below that same statue. Holding a microphone connected to a portable sound system, he addressed a crowd gathered to demand action on the mercury contamination that continues to affect his community. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, members of Grassy Narrows First Nation, Whitedog, and organizers in Tkarón:to came together for the annual Grassy Narrows River Run. They are calling on Ontario and “Canada” to fairly compensate people in Grassy Narrows for the mercury crisis and stop

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