KMI Oil Spill: Parents Concerned

The Oil spill has some parents concerned at Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion school. Their new building is mere meters away from the Suzanne River. For most of the last 2 weeks an oil skimming truck has been parked close to the building as it removes the oil in the river. Joely Van Dommelen is the Administrator at the school:

“Obviously, it’s a big concern not for just Karihwanoron, but for the whole community. Knowing that we have professionals working on the situation, I feel comfortable with it, as they have been coming in to test the water and our air and that there is no immediate dangers that we are aware of.”

As for parents and their concerns, Van Dommelen understands:

“We have some parents who have real concerns and then we have some parents that have the same feelings as a lot of us that we’re really happy that Kahnawa:ke is taking action on this. But there are some parents that are very, very concerned of immediate and not knowing the future effects of it.”