After my livestream with Dr. Geoffrey Pain yesterday…and then listening to a Shaun Newman Podcast with a Calgary Doctor – Dr. Bob (listen here)…I had to get my head wrapped around this whole Fluoridation in the Water thing… The information provided by these doctors, who’ve dived into this for decades…was troubling. I’d done some research […]
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Halifax Water says it should have told customers about fluoridation interruptions
Halifax Water conceded Friday that it should have told customers about water fluoridation interruptions that have been going on for more than a year at its Pockwock Lake and Lake Major facilities following criticism from the Nova Scotia Dental Association and the province’s chief medical officer of health. “Halifax Water acknowledges that it should have notified […]
Call for fluoride in drinking water review rejected by Lambton County council
Lambton County council declined Wednesday to debate the practice of adding fluoride to local drinking water, a decision the mayor of Point Edward says isn’t even the county’s to make. County council voted down a request from former Sarnia and county councillor Margaret Bird asking the county for the review. “I’m not sure why this […]
Canada should follow the U.S. lead in removing fluoride from drinking water
President-elect Trump’s appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead health policy includes a pledge to remove fluoridation from drinking water, citing growing evidence of brain damaging health risks and ineffectiveness, supported by experts like Dr. Robert Dickson who hopes Canada will follow suit. With the announcement that President-elect Donald Trump will appoint Robert F. […]
Opinion: The case for maintaining water fluoridation in the West Island
We are perplexed that Montreal aims to stop fluoridating West Island water in 2025. Fluoridation is best practice in North American water treatment, and has almost 80 years of proven public health efficacy and safety, reducing dental decay by approximately 25 per cent. We find that the arguments offered by city councillor Maja Vodanovic for ceasing fluoridation are poor. For one, she […]
Beaconsfield passes motion asking Montreal to reinstate fluoridation
An angry and defeatest Georges Bourelle said Friday he doesn’t hold out much hope the city will reverse its decision to end fluoridation at the Pointe-Claire and Dorval water-treatment plants. Bourelle, the mayor of Beaconsfield, said Montreal’s decision to cut the program that has been in place for decades amounts to an insult to the […]
Montreal is phasing out water fluoridation for the West Island. What’s the risk?
Montreal officials plan to end water fluoridation by year’s end, igniting backlash from West Island municipal leaders who argue the decision lacks input from public health experts and the community. In a statement posted to its website, Baie-D’Urfé says this decision was made without public consultation or input from demerged municipalities. Baie-D’Urfé says water fluoridation is […]
Montreal aims to stop fluoridating West Island water in 2025
The city of Montreal is proposing to stop adding fluoride to the West Island’s tap water starting in 2025, but at least one affected municipality is unsatisfied with the plan. If a vote by the agglomeration council passes, the change would affect more than 143,000 people in Pointe-Claire, Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Baie-D’Urfé, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Dorval. The […]
Opinion | Tuff Ink: Why are health officials so Froot Loops over fluoride?
A recent court decision may push municipalities to rethink how much they spend on this mineral that brushes past our teeth in a second. An Examiner reader says, ‘Let’s be careful not to accept claims simply because they reinforce our fears!,’ after reading a column by Lois Tuffin. Original article online at: https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/tuff-ink-why-are-health-officials-so-froot-loops-over-fluoride/article_6566a159-0c87-5271-a3d2-0c21240d4783.html
Fluoride levels in Espanola’s water supply back to normal
The optimization of fluoride levels in Espanola’s municipal water supply has resumed, Public Health Sudbury and Districts said Thursday. Water fluoridation was temporarily paused at the Espanola Water Treatment Plant in May due to an equipment malfunction with the fluoride analyzer. “Optimizing the levels of fluoride in drinking water systems is a safe and effective way to […]