Tricia Sans Chan

About Tricia Sans Chan

Tricia is a graduate of Humber College's Journalism program and a semi-professional snoop. She was fortunate enough to have worked on two projects with the Institute for Investigative Journalism and gained invaluable experience and insight into investigative journalism and the role it plays in advocating for social and political change. She is dedicated to cleaning up her little corner of the world and amplifying the voices she believes need to be heard. She has been to more than 20 countries with nothing but a backpack, her passport and an insatiable curiosity about people. When she isn't chasing a story, she is most likely chasing her dog Scout. Tricia is based in Toronto and Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

3 Articles

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.