I was surprised to hear that Canada's Chemical Valley was located in Ontario, not Alberta, not that it makes things any better, but you always hear about the oil refineries in Alberta.

It's sad to read that half of the comments are "they should just move", would you have wanted to move away from where family and friends heritage growing up? And the other half are just derogatory against Native Americans. People are missing the point, they're just asking that at the very least for proper/modern equipment be put in place in these plants to protect them.

Sarnia is home to more than 60 refineries and chemical plants that produce gasoline, synthetic rubbers, and other materials that the world's industries require to create the commercial products we know and love. The city's most prominent and profitable attraction is an area about the size of 100 city blocks known as the Chemical Valley, where 40 percent of Canada's chemical industry can be found packed together like a noxious megalopolis. According to a 2011 report by the World Health Organization, Sarnia's air is the most polluted air in Canada. There are more toxic air pollutants billowing out of smokestacks here than in all of the provinces of New Brunswick or Manitoba.

Read the full article on VICE: The Chemical Valley.

Watch Youtube - Part 2 of Canada's Toxic Chemical Valley.

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