Calgary city council after a 13-2 vote in 2021 passed a decision to add fluoride to drinking water, with the much-delayed initiative expected to go into effect in February 2025. The often heated debate on fluoride stems from the amount of fluoride added to water, and if the process of artificial fluoridation in a public […]
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Montreal to stop fluoridating water at Pointe-Claire and Dorval plants
Montreal announced its plans to stop fluoridating West Island water in 2025. Montreal tap water has never been fluoridated. Should the agglomeration council pass the proposal, over 140,000 people in Pointe-Claire, Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Baie-D’Urfé, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Dorval will be affected by its decision. The water plants in Pointe-Claire and Dorval, which treat the majority of […]
Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply. A decade later, it’s adding it back
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary, has said he would advise the United States to remove fluoride from drinking water if confirmed. Experts say that adding fluoride to the water supply prevents cavities, while other studies suggest high levels of fluoride can lower a […]
City contemplates removing fluoride from water supply
The City of Swift Current is looking into removing fluoride from the water supply. The topic was opened Monday night during city council following a question from City Councillor Leanne Tuntland-Wiebe. “I get asked this all the time and four years ago I asked about it and was told Swift Current uses the minimum amount […]
What is water fluoridation, where is it used in Canada and why does RFK Jr. want it ended in the U.S.?
Since its widespread adoption in the 1960s, water fluoridation has proven to be a key ingredient in improved dental health for hundreds of millions of North Americans and people the world over. But, spurred by a potentially seismic shift in U.S. policy, the practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies has become a […]
Public health pauses effort to add fluoride to Kingston water
KINGSTON — After decades of trying to raise an alarm about the negative effects of water fluoridation, Kingston activist Eric Walton said the discussion has reached a turning point. A court ruling from a judge in San Francisco could change how municipalities look at fluoridation. The court ruling could have an impact here in Kingston […]
Here’s where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water
For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S., pointing to research that cautions about the risks of exposure to the mineral in high doses. A low […]
How Calgary Was Duped – Fluoridation
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 […]
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 […]