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High water fluoride levels in Oxford County: Brownsville, Ingersoll, Lakeside, Mount Elgin, Oxford South
Excerpt from article titled Minerals in drinking water could pose limited health risks: Public health. The Woodstock area’s public health unit has issued another public reminder about the levels of naturally present fluoride and sodium in some of Oxford County’s municipal drinking water. Southwestern public health officials, who regularly issue these reminders, said these naturally […]
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Collingwood doc calls for fluoridated drinking water
‘Given we are currently updating our drinking water systems, perhaps this would be a good time to re-explore this option,’ says Dr. Wade Mitchell in letter to council. Collingwood physician Dr. Wade Mitchell has called on the town to reconsider its stance on water fluoridation. A letter from Mitchell that was part of the June 19 […]
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Calgary’s water fluoridation still years off.
*Original article online at: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2565068 Print PDF
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Fluoride still not flowing in Calgary’s water.
Whether Calgary does or doesn’t have fluoride in its water appears to be a fluid situation. Last year, council voted in favour of adding fluoride after a plebiscite question in the municipal election. However, if you think you’ve been drinking it over the last 12 months, you’re mistaken. At the time of the vote, city […]
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Supply chain issues blamed for delay in Calgary fluoride reintroduction.
Last year city council voted in favour of putting fluoride back into Calgarians’ drinking water following a plebiscite question in the municipal election. While work was expected to take up to two years, city officials say the timeline has been extended to spring 2024 to factor in supply chain issues. As Tracy Nagai reports, those […]
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Work on water treatment plant reducing fluoride to parts of Greater Sudbury.
People living in some parts of Greater Sudbury may want to make sure they use fluoridated toothpaste for the next little while. Public Health Sudbury and Districts issued the advice on Wednesday after its tests determined the fluoride concentrations in the water supply from the Vermillion Water Treatment Plant, operated by Vale and distributed by […]
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Interruption with fluoridation in the municipal water supply from the Vermillion Water Treatment Plant.
Through routine monitoring, Public Health Sudbury & Districts has determined that the fluoride concentrations in the water supply from the Vermillion Water Treatment Plant, operated by Vale and distributed by the City of Greater Sudbury, are below therapeutic levels for optimal oral health. The low fluoride concentration is understood to be the result of planned […]
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The importance of maintaining oral health by Dr. Pascaline Phillips ND
This is a huge topic, and oddly, one that I haven’t tackled before. So, I am going to be dividing this into two separate articles. Oral health is an extremely important factor in terms of our general health, yet, due to the nature of our health care system (there is no medicare coverage for dental […]
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Missing label on fluoride drum cause of Gravenhurst water emergency, says district
Second review underway into water outage and boil-water advisory in November 2021 More details have been shared about the emergency that left Gravenhurst without a stable water supply for three and a half days. Chaos erupted at the Gravenhurst Water Treatment Plant the morning of Nov. 27, 2021. The town was under a do-not-use advisory […]
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Fluoride returns to Windsor, Tecumseh, LaSalle drinking water
Note from Fluoride Action: This article states: “There’s also been plenty of negative reaction on the Facebook page “Fluoride Free Windsor-Essex” — an online community group with more than 1,500 followers.”“It’s happening, people,” read one post. “Please raise your objections. Demand a warning be made for pregnant women and new parents.” For the first time […]
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