Sarnia toxic issues have never been a secret to us who lived there.

My home town is Sarnia. Both sides of my family trace their roots through Sarnia/Bright’s Grove. I loved living in Sarnia as a kid. But I left after high school. There’s always been this joke that Sarnia is the only city with morning breath. When the wind was blowing south to north, the smell from the oil refineries was stifling. Sarnia has the highest cancer rate in Canada. My parents both died of it. My seven aunts died from it. So many of my childhood friends died from. The heavy industry is to blame. Dow Chemical dumped perchlor into the St. Clair river in the mid ‘70s. Dow has vacated the site they once polluted, but all of the valuable river side property is unsafe and Dow would rather pay taxes on that land every year rather than spend hundreds of millions to reclaim the soil. Centennial Park was completely closed for years because of carcinogenic soil under the grass. Only half of the park is open today. I‘ve always loved Sarnia, but I’ll never go back and I’m grateful and extremely lucky that I never stayed. I’d be dead today too. Just an update… two of my cousins died within weeks of each other this past spring. They were the same age as I. Cause of death - cancer. They were born and raised in Sarnia and lived there until their mid-20’s. The legacy of Sarnia lays in the obituaries of the thousands of people who have died there since the 60’s up to today.

This is absolutely crazy. It's crazy that living in the 21st-century people of Sarnia is asking for their basic right and being ignored by Industrialists.

@jacob1423

2 жыл бұрын

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

@nehalkumar1797

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacob1423 Absolutely

Who is this a secret from? Everyone in the area knows about the valley. I watched guys dumping 55gallon drums of ??? into the river in like 1993-94. They weren't even hiding they pulled up and 3 guys pulled probably a dozen drums off and dumped the contents into the St. Clair. This was by the Suncorp docks.

Has there been any update on this story? We were looking to retire in that area as I would like to be closer to friends and family; I am a ex-pat from Michigan. I will not increase our chance of cancer from benzene nor tulene by at least 30%. Where is the US EPA? Where is the Ministry of the Environment? "Chemical Valley"; a shame on Canada AND the US for not protecting our people and our beautiful Lake Heron, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie. Isn't anybody listening? This is heartbreaking.

@rancorslayer5228

8 ай бұрын

If you’re still interested in living in the Sarnia area. It’s a large enough city where if you live on the North-Eastern side you really won’t even notice the valley maybe only if you go downtown on the odd weekend for lunch or something. Honestly you’re only really going to put yourself at risk if you live right beside the place or you work there. Both my grandparents have lived and worked in Sarnia 70+ years and they’re still going strong at 92 and 90 years old.

I had acute asthma attacks as a kid born in Sarnia.. Most of my symptoms faded when dad& i moved away..

@tymunday6873

5 жыл бұрын

Typically that happens as you grow older...

@pconant5054

4 жыл бұрын

I have been diagnosed with environmental asthma. Been living here for 40 years. When I leave here I don't have it. I use two inhalers, but when I leave here, I don't use one. I guess I should move.

Someone in my family died because of this it should be like 30 min from the city not 5 min from downtown

It's so easy for people to say well move, it's not that easy. This is where we are from, our home. Aamjiwnaang is all we know, our history is here

@MRTOWELRACK

6 жыл бұрын

Plus, you really shouldn't feel the need to move. This is not some uncontrollable earthquake or flood zone in which your choices are limited. These issues are entirely controllable.

@vstar7196

3 жыл бұрын

People are still dying from the pollution that seeps through the soil in Sarnia. The carcinogens float in the air above industry every day. I left in 78 after high school because I knew what ESSO, Dow and the like we’re doing to the city. Your history will be that you stayed in Sarnia and died of cancer.

Scary!! Makes you wonder

And guess what! There's a beach nearby where people swim in that polluted water.

you need to do another one of these... like there has been a detected elevation of Benzene and Hydrogen Sulfur leak in Chemical Valley almost EVERY day for the last month....

I live In sarnia.. the alarms rarely go off. But we do have a weekly test alarm every Monday. I live on the furthest part of sarnia, closer to the chemical plants, and it is literally always flaring. And there is always an insane amount of smoke coming from there, yet they act like everything is fine. It disgusts me living me. If you drive near the plants the smell is a mix of oily rotten eggs, but my older buddy says it’s not the stinks you should be scared off, it’s the ones you can’t smell.

How much toxins were released when the tower fell over ????

Nice, by the way, I’m gonna study there👍👍👍

Wow. I just moved here to Canada in Nov 2018.

That’s why we have warning Siren to warn people to stay inside

Sickening.

If the government is so hell bent on cleaning up the climate, perhaps their plans should start here in Sarnia.

Omg they say around 7:20 that they fined the company 800k.. that's not even a slap on the wrist for the multinational energy corporations!! They are poisoning this community and apparently everyone who could make a change is willing to look the other way. This is shameful, I hope we move to a greener future. For Aamjiwaang's sake and for humanity's sake.

@jasperk5562

3 жыл бұрын

8:20 "we cant meet that standard" then YOU SHOULDNT BE CONTINUING YOUR INDUSTRY.

Horrific but well presented...

I'm glad I moved from there

I still love going back there to visit :-P

@sarahstauffer2138

6 жыл бұрын

Dan John It's a great visit isn't it. I always got so excited when going back.

Global news should look into Ross Place Retirement home in Victoria BC.

Lol it’s not the 1930s anymore guys. Sarnias cleaned up a lot since then. Not to mention that we’re basically on a peninsula off of Lake Huron. The winds off the lake carry anything that flies up to the outer areas of Lambton county.

It's amazing what greedy people will do to turn the other way. Follow the MONEY TRAIL!👀👀👀

Kalamazoo spill whistleblower, John Bolenbaugh, points out that spills are lucrative for oil & gas companies. Once a spill occurs, insurance covers the costs and cleanup companies (typically owned by the oil & gas companies) are hired. Shutting down operations for proper maintenance costs money. Spills generate revenue.

@tymunday6873

5 жыл бұрын

Till they get the fine for the spill. And every refinery shuts its ubits down every x amount of years

SHAME SHAME.. people are dying.. what is being done about this!! ???

Someone tell that lady that she wants to see that fire... if she hears a loud whistle and a pop then she better run.

And this is where our Father brought us from Scotland. He was a ship builder. For a better life!

It's sad I still have family there , I wish they would realize what's going on and get the hell outta there !!

@chucktaylor6469

6 жыл бұрын

At least they aren't in Wallaceburg drinking that crap.

@jacob1423

2 жыл бұрын

you ppl are so lost lol, i love these plants, i’m richer than any of you will ever be

Canada is a beautiful country please don't make it like others . It's not good though

That environmental racism comment was very silly however pretty good documentary overall.

Like you cats give a hoot! We live just down the street from where this happened and is always happening! Tower landing on Fins!?

@tymunday6873

5 жыл бұрын

Ya that always happens

That was years ago the building hasn’t been touched in years trust me I live in Sarnia.

@sarahstauffer2138

6 жыл бұрын

DuckDrama Oh ok.. So then all of this is OK then smh

Uh oh I guess I’m finna die

GLOBAL WITNESS WANTS YOU TO CONSIDER THIS.

"Predictive Preventive Maintenance Program" vs "Run until Failure and Repair" ...which do you think costs more ?

I live in watford

I am moving here ahhhhhh

I live here😕

use to be its lovely here now lol your all nuts

First off the current STEL for benzene is 2.5 ppm and seeing as the reading at the Harley Davidson dealership was 50.2 ppb any person in the area would be almost 50 times under the STEL and 9 times under the TWA allowance of 0.5 ppm. Secondly, you showed the light from controlled flaring and a sunset being refracted by steam. How can you argue for 'Fair Warning' using an example where a bunch of imbeciles can't tell the difference between that and a chemical plant fire? Here is a tip - if a chemical plant is on fire then you will see black smoke.

@garynickels1359

6 жыл бұрын

Sun sets in the west video was recorded from the USA (WEST of Sarnia) Just lots of STEAM with flaring behind it lights it (good special effect) Yea 50PPB is well below standard . One sided lots of half truths poor reporting there's a story there but their missing it "surface news"

@xcali5066

6 жыл бұрын

Gary Nickels I know the sunset wasn't behind the steam but it would help make the steam more visible. Think of a foggy day when you're driving with your headlights on.