Northern Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over its water quality | Globalnews.ca: The chief of Eabametoong First Nation says the move comes after tests showed high levels of chemicals in the supply that are byproducts of treatment materials like chlorine interacting with naturally occurring compounds.
Chief Harvey Yesno says the results showed levels of trihalomethanes well above Health Canada safety standards and notes that they have been associated with cancer.
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