Brittany Ekelund

About Brittany Ekelund

Brittany Ekelund is an Edmonton-based journalist who is passionate about advocacy journalism and the written word. Growing up a globetrotter and spending her younger years in locales like Scotland, Singapore, and South America, she is fluent in Spanish and has a deep appreciation for diversity – something that she brings to her work in finding and featuring stories outside the mainstream. She has recently been published in The Globe and Mail. When she isn’t chasing a lead or writing late into the night, you can find her cooking, camping, or bingeing on the latest documentary series.

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Decades after mercury poisoned the water, Grassy Narrows still searches for answers

Between 1962 and 1970, 10 tonnes of untreated mercury were dumped into the water near Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum-Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation). Decades later, the community is still suffering from the poisoning.

The elders still fighting for justice in decades-old water pollution travesty

Contaminated water in the English-Wabigoon river system has impacted the people of Grassy Narrows and Wabauskang First Nations for generations. Today, elders are still fighting for the government to acknowledge its ongoing impact.

How an Ontario paper mill poisoned nearby First Nations

For decades, the Ontario government suspected a pulp and paper mill in Dryden was polluting the English-Wabigoon river system. The contamination became public knowledge in 1970, but First Nations communities in the area are still living with the impacts today.