Pollution Notification Map

This Map is built out of Industry provided notifications about pollution incidents in Chemical Valley that were collected by Aamjiwnaang community members from 2013-2023.

About the Notifications Map

This Map is built out of Industry provided notifications about pollution incidents in Chemical Valley that were collected by Aamjiwnaang community members from 2013-2023. The Map is connected to Data Colonialism in Canada’s Chemical Valley: Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the Failure of the Pollution Notification System, a report co-created between the Yellowhead Institute and the Technoscience Research Unit, with the leadership of Vanessa and Beze Gray from Aamjiwnaang First Nation. To learn more about the notifications, the facilities reporting the most incidents, and their timing, you can read the full report here. 

Map Legend & Definitions

  • Air: Any release of pollutants to air

  • Sound: Events that reported noise or that are known to make noise

  • Water: Any releases of pollutants to water

  •  Spills of pollutants in the ground

  • Emergency: This can be a fire, an accident, or a derailment or some other event linked to the Chemical Valley Emergency Codes 

  • Green Area: Indicates the location of Aamjiwnaang First Nation

  • Notifications: All notifications  were collected by Aamjiwnaang youth community researchers from 2013 to March 2023

How to Use the Map

Filters:  The map’s default is to show all the notifications. Filters can be used to display the notifications of particular companies, or to see notifications about a particular category of pollution, or even to see what notifications appear in a particular season.

Timeline: The map’s default is to show notifications since 2013. Use the slider at the bottom of the map to view the notifications in particular years.

Season: Filter by season is relevant because facilities can change their activities during the seasons, with spring being a particular time of cleaning and restarting after the winter.

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