After voting in favour of resuming water fluoridation in 2021, Calgarians are still waiting for that to happen, and now the city says they will have to wait a little longer. While it has finished installing the necessary equipment to resume adding fluoride to drinking water at both the Glenmore and Bearspaw treatment plants, the city needs […]
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Regina city countil to reconsider fluoride in water
Regina city council will revisit a 2021 decision to incorporate fluoride in the city’s water supply. A notice of motion submitted by Ward 10 Coun. Clark Bezo prompted the scheduling of a special council meeting on May 2. The City of Regina was set to begin the community fluoride program in 2026 once the upgrades to […]
Regina councillor wants to reverse 2021 decision to include fluoride in drinking water
One Regina city councillor says he wants to stop the city from including fluoride in Regina’s drinking water. Ward 10 Coun. Clark Bezo has served notice that following last November’s civic election, he wants to reconsider a 2021 decision made by the previous city council. “There is nine new faces around that table, and there is a […]
Resumption of Lake Major water fluoridation could take years
It could be a long time before the Lake Major water supply plant resumes a fluoridation process that has been offline since April 2020. Limited chemical storage space at the facility is part of the reason why it could take anywhere from a year to 10 years before fluoridation can resume, Halifax’s environment and sustainability standing […]
‘Stop this program right now’: Regina city councillor hoping to halt addition of fluoride to city’s water
Ward 10 Coun. Clark Bezo is hoping to prevent the addition of fluoride to Regina’s drinking water. “I put the motion forward to stop this program right now,” Bezo told reporters on Wednesday. “We don’t have [fluoride] in our water. And we have to ask ourselves, ‘Is this really for the best interest of the […]
Motion to reconsider fluoride decision on Regina water coming to city council
One Regina city councillor is looking to revisit a previous decision to add fluoride to Regina’s water. If successful, it would reopen a decades-long debate over the potential health impacts of the mineral. Ward 10 councillor Clark Bezo has put forward a motion to reconsider city council’s 2021 decision to adopt a fluoridation program once […]
Starting in March, this change is coming to Airdrie’s water supply
Starting in early March, Airdrie residents will again drink fluoridated water as the City of Calgary reintroduces fluoride into its municipal water supply. The City of Airdrie purchases its water from Calgary, where it is treated before traveling through supply mains to local reservoirs and then into homes, businesses, and fire hydrants. Because Airdrie does […]
Return of fluoride to Calgary’s water supply expected in March, city says
The City of Calgary expects to start adding fluoride back into its water supply within a few weeks. The city says work to install equipment at its water treatment plants should wrap up by the end of March. In 2011, council voted to remove fluoride. In a 2021 plebiscite, 62 per cent of Calgary voters […]
Settlement reached more than 5 years after CPSA complaint involving Calgary fluoridation critic
A settlement has been reached following a hearing on Monday concerning Dr. Robert Dickson, a retired family physician and vocal critic of water fluoridation in Calgary. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) addressed a complaint related to Dickson’s public advocacy against fluoridating drinking water, a subject that has sparked fierce debate in […]
No plans to remove fluoride from Swift Current drinking water
There are no imminent plans to remove fluoride from the City of Swift Current’s drinking water. Back in December, a conversation at City Council resulted in GM of Infrastructure Greg Parsons stating the city was examining whether to keep adding fluoride to drinking water. Councillor Courtney Stewart received some feedback on the issue. “Since then, […]