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Lara King is a program coordinator and professor of journalism at Humber College.
She teaches long form, design, data journalism and derives joy from working with the next generation of journalists turning out award-winning publications.
This is her third year working with the national journalism school collaboration.

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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.
Investigations | September 3rd 2021

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.
Investigations | September 2nd 2021

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.
Investigations | September 1st 2021

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