Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation

Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation

Days after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected on the northern border of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a chemical plant in Sarnia is shutting down.

Sarnia chemical plant to shut down for maintenance after safety outcry from First Nation

A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to "address a mechanical issue" following complaints from a nearby First Nation whose members say they've become ill from the plant's emissions.