Tainted Fish Seized in Kenora

A Kenora fish processing plant and 55-year-old Perry Heatherington of Kenora
have been fined $3,000 for having for sale mercury-tainted fish intended for
human consumption.
A September 2005 inspection of King Fisheries uncovered walleye,
northern pike and perch harvested from Grassy Narrows Lake.
Fish harvested from the lake cannot be commercially sold to the public
becuase of high levels of mercury contamination.
The seized fish showed at least double the allowable mercury level.
61-year-old George Assin of Grassy Narrows has been fined $500 for
illegally selling tainted fish to King Fisheries and for making a false
statment to conservation officers.