Aamjiwnaang First Nation shuts down more buildings amid high benzene levels [Video]

Many buildings at Aamjwnaang First Nation near Sarnia, Ont. will be closed for a third day in a row Wednesday.

The decision by local council comes as elevated benzene levels from nearby INEOS Styrolution continue to be detected.

Affected buildings include the band office, education administration and public works, CIDL and church buildings, according to a notice.

“It’s definitely frustrating, it just keeps happening,” said community member Carrie Plain, who sits on the Aamjwnaang Youth Council.

The 27 year old is the mother of a toddler and worries for his health.

“I take my son outside now and want to go outside to be able to play or go for walks, and then to find out afterwards that these levels were super high. I could have just been making him worse. He wouldn’t have been able to tell me. He’s too young,” she explained.

INEOS has been shut down for …