Fairview Town council again discussed whether the town should discontinue the fluoridation of town water or not as Associated Engineering sent engineer Rudy Chan to do a presentation on fluoridation. There was no decision and the town continues to look to ratepayers for input. Chan began by saying he is not an expert on fluoridation […]
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Orillia: City says no to fluoride
Orillia’s politicians have said no to fluoridating the municipal water supply. “I just believe there has to be alternatives,” Mayor Angelo Orsi said at Monday’s council committee meeting. “This is a very touchy decision when you’re basically dealing with freedom of choice.” The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) and city staff recommended Orillia fluoridate […]
Rosetown stops artificially fluoridating the town’s drinking water
The community of approximately 2300 people will no longer receive artificially fluoridated water. After the town’s fluoridation feed-pump broke down, a decision was made that there is already a sufficient amount of fluoride in the town’s well water. Background levels of natural fluoride throughout the town wells is said to be at approximately 0.5 ppm […]
Hamilton: Foam flowed freely when airport was hub for training
Firefighters pumped more than 135,000 litres of chemical-laced foam onto training fires at Hamilton’s airport, says a retired Transport Canada trainer. The city is studying the extent of pollution at an old training site contaminated with perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a toxic chemical once used in firefighting foam. But no one seems to know how much […]
Churchill to stop fluoridating its water
Churchill town council unanimously voted to stop fluoridating its water supply in September. The decision follows the outcome of an October plebiscite in that community, where a majority of eligible voters supported ending the program. “This is awesome,” said Mark Brackley, spokesman for Churchill No Fluoride, which spearheaded the stop-fluoridation movement. “It’s been four years […]
Windsor: Remove fluoride from Windsor water, utilities chair says
The chair of the Windsor Utilities Commission supports removing fluoride from the city’s drinking water. Sometime this summer, Windsor city council will deal with the issue. A recommendation coming out of a special Windsor Utilities Commission meeting held last February is to stop the practice of adding fluoride. Coun. Bill Marra chairs the commission’s board […]
Fairview: Is fluoridated water on the chopping block?
In 1957 the citizens of Fairview voted in a plebiscite 92% in favour of adding fluoride to the water after local dentist Dr. Merose Woronuk proposed the concept. Now the town is going to be asking people if they want to stop adding fluoride to the water. On May 15 of this year, Town CAO […]
Orillia: Staff to recommend fluoride
ORILLIA – City staff is poised to recommend fluoridation of Orillia’s water in a report co-authored by the public health unit. “I think that’s going to be ultimately (the recommendation),” said water/wastewater engineer Jason Covey, the city’s lead on the project. “The health unit is our go-to people on health advice.” Staff will make its […]
Chatham-Kent: Doc to report on fluoride
A woman concerned about the use of fluoride in the water took her case to the Chatham-Kent Health Board Wednesday. Chantelle Goldsmith of Fluoride Free Chatham-Kent said the group opposes the addition of fluoride for several reasons, noting the type of fluoride used isn’t of pharmaceutical grade, but is instead an industrial waste byproduct. “Why […]
Calgary: $750K in fluoridation savings sits idle in city coffers
A year after Calgary decided to cease putting fluoride in its drinking water, city council has yet to decide what to do with the $750,000 of annual savings. The money was to be channelled toward low-income children who might be at a dental disadvantage without fluoridated water. Nearly a quarter of the kids who are […]