The lyrics were mostly finished, I changed them a little, a word here and there, but basically the song came that quickly.”ĭunn said he experimented for approximately a month, trying to find the right musical sound to wrap around the lyrics.

“I wrote the lyrics down mostly in that room (where the forum was held), and outside in my car in the parking lot. I felt the song enter my skin,” Dunn said. “It happens sometimes like that, but I’ve never felt that in such a profound way. “One of them broke down crying and said ‘now, all of my brothers (co-workers) are dead (due to exposure to industrial pollution).’ These two men were the only survivors of their crew.”ĭunn, deeply moved by the worker’s story, recalled “when he said that, it just hit me and I felt the song was just ‘there.’” It was seen as a sign of weakness, I guess, to wear these respirators and they were mocked by their co-workers,” Dunn said, speaking to SooToday. “Two retired industrial workers spoke and told the story that they worked at a mill and had asked for respirators and they said they were met with resistance. While attending the forum as a concerned citizen, two speakers at the event moved MD Dunn, Sault singer/songwriter, inspired him to write the music and lyrics to a song entitled Y our Life For Money. 28, voicing their opposition to the smelter. stainless steel market.Īfter the company made its announcement regarding the Sault May 7, 2019, many Sault residents, alarmed over the effects the smelter would have on the environment and human health, voiced their opposition to the project, even as proponents hailed the project as a job creator (it is projected during construction, the project will employ up to 1,500 people, and once in operation, employ 300 to 500 people).Ī large gathering of ferrochrome plant opponents, including two Sault physicians, packed a forum held in a meeting room at The Water Tower Inn Sept. Marie as the site of its ferrochrome production facility, designed to process chrome ore from deposits the company will be drawing from the Ring of Fire region for conversion into ferrochrome for the U.S. There has been no shortage of opinions expressed, whether positive or negative, regarding Noront Resources choosing of Sault Ste.

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