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Plastics plant benzene removal leads First Nation to suggest some residents evacuate
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Aamjiwnaang First Nation issued the precautionary evacuation notice for select areas near the plant’s fence line in […]
Chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont. says it will permanently close by 2026
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ineos Styrolution announced that it will permanently shutter operations in southwestern Ontario after both the provincial and […]
After First Nation residents sickened, feds order companies to tackle benzene
Environment and Climate Change of Canada has ordered petrochemical companies in Sarnia, Ont., to implement controls to limit emissions of the cancer-causing substance benzene. The […]
Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency amid skyrocketing benzene levels
Aamjiwnaang First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., has declared a state of emergency after a significant spike in the cancer-causing substance benzene was detected as a […]
Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation
Days after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected on the northern border of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a chemical plant in Sarnia is […]
Ontario takes action against chemical plant after Aamjiwnaang First Nation residents fell ill
The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant following a spike in benzene readings and after members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation […]
High benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation for weeks, residents report sickness
Staffers of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation leaving their band office with complaints of headaches, nausea and dizziness. A family of three rushed to the hospital. […]
Ont. First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels
Dangerously high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene have left residents of a First Nation near Sarnia, Ont., sickened and hospitalized. Aamjiwnaang First Nation, with […]