Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Resident brings mercury contamination concerns to council

Moose Jaw resident Lorne Elkin references the 1980
report, Mercury Control Plan For the Thunder Creek
Area, in his presentation to council Monday night.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


According to a report from 1980 called Mercury Control Plan For the Thunder Creek Area, there is a notable amount of mercury pollution in local rivers.

“The mercury hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s just been moved,” said citizen Lorne Elkin, who lives in Churchill Park. “This is a serious matter that kills people, most importantly if you eat fish that have been infected by it.”

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