TECUMSEH, Ont. — Council deferred Tuesday a decision over whether to ask the City of Windsor to stop fluoridation of the drinking water it buys from the city. A large contingent of residents, including a group called “fluoride free Windsor,” urged councillors to demand drinking water without fluoride. Council seemed torn on the issue. Mayor […]
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Canadian beauty queen does good deeds in India
TORONTO – Denise Garrido proved there’s nothing superficial about wearing a beauty pageant crown. Garrido, who held the titles of Miss World Canada 2010 and Miss Earth Canada 2008, travelled to India in November on a mission to help poor children living in that country’s slums as part of the Healthy Kids, Happy Kids foundation. […]
Prince Albert: Anti-fluoride advocate speaking tonight
Sporting a stack of research she’s found on fluoride, local health advocate Maureen Logue has been busy this past week preparing for Monday night’s city council meeting. “There’s always something new,” she said, pouring over her latest batch of findings that back up her opinion that fluoridation of the city’s drinking water isn’t the way […]
Tecumseh: Fluoride fight brewing
The medical officer of health is to appear before Tecumseh town council Tuesday to defend the use of fluoride in the town’s drinking water. That’s because two groups are banding together to try to convince Tecumseh town council to petition the Windsor Utilities Commission to stop fluoridating the water it supplies to the town. Medical […]
Halton: Lengthy debate expected on water fluoridation
There’s something in the water, and regional officials want it to stay that way. Halton’s health department is recommending the Region continue to add fluoride to municipal water, according to a special fluoridation report that will be up for debate January 31. During what’s sure to be a marathon regional council meeting, 16 delegates are […]
London: Heated debate over fluoride meeting; public meeting Jan. 25
If the upcoming public participation meeting on fluoride becomes as heated as debate over its format, there could be fireworks inside Centennial Hall on Jan. 25. During the council meeting on Jan. 10, councillors were passing the minutes of the most recent Civic Works Committee, when Ward 4 Councillor Stephen Orser brought the subject of […]
Peel: Residents want proof fluoride is safe
Peel Region’s fluoride debate hasn’t been fully flushed despite a decision last April to continue fluoridating our drinking water. Councillors passed a motion yesterday urging Health Canada to classify fluoride for drinking water as a drug, and that the substance, used to prevent tooth decay, be assigned a “drug number” which, much like over-the-counter medication, […]
Peel wants fluoride considered a drug
Peel Region’s fluoride debate hasn’t been fully flushed despite a decision last April to keep the substance in the municipality’s drinking water. Councillors passed a motion today urging Health Canada to classify fluoride for drinking water as a drug, and that the substance, used to prevent tooth decay, be assigned a “drug number” which, like […]
Amherstburg: Medical officer defends fluoride
There is no credible evidence that adding fluoride to drinking water is harmful or contributes to the concentration of fluoride in the waterways, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Allen Heimann told Amherstburg council Monday. There has been recent concern that since fluoride is available in many over-the-counter products like toothpaste, municipalities don’t need to […]
Amherstburg: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit encourages council to keep fluoride
Dr. Allen Heimann, medical officer of health with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, is urging Amherstburg to keep fluoride in its drinking water. Heimann appeared before town council Monday night and stated that the Center for Disease Control has called the fluoridation of water as one of the greatest accomplishments for public health of the […]