‘What’s in the water?’: Neighbors protest Great Lakes Cheese in Franklinville after Ischua Creek fish kill

FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — About two dozen people stood outside Great Lakes Cheese in Franklinville, with signs in hand, protesting a fish kill caused by the company and demanding more clarity on why animals are dying.

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For over a week, dead fish have floated down the Ischua Creek.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the environmental damage was caused by discharge from the Great Lakes Cheese factory, and their neighbors are not happy about it.

“This is a small town, that’s what we do. We hunt. We fish,” Christine Gonzalez said. “They have to