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Dec 10, 2009 | In Environmental News, Protest | Send feedback »
After the chemical spill earlier this week, Tembec has moved to trucking 1.5 million litres of waste chemicals from the Marathon Pulp mill to the spill basin.
Today, protesters from the neighbouring Pic River First Nation, along with about 40 people from the town of Marathon, Ontario blocked the gates to the spill basin access road.
The Pic River First Nation says the chemical transfer impacts their territorial rights.
An emergency meeting will be held tonight with representatives from Marathon, Pic River, Tembec, and the Ministry of the Environment.
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Residents set up blockade in Marathon (TbNewsWatch)
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