Residents of Lakeshore will no longer find fluoride in their tap water. Town council unanimously decided Monday to stop adding it at the Stoney Point water treatment plant, effective immediately. Mayor Tom Bain says people’s teeth should be fine. “There is no need for any concern. Council had a report from our administrative group that […]
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Lakeshore removes fluoride from water supply
Residents of Lakeshore will no longer find fluoride in their tap water. Town council unanimously decided Monday to stop adding it at the Stoney Point water treatment plant, effective immediately. Mayor Tom Bain says people’s teeth should be fine. ‘There is no need for any concern … there’s plenty of fluoride in toothpaste.’— Tom Bain, […]
Churchill reserves decision on fluoride after plebiscite
Churchill Mayor Michael Spence said no decision has been made to end fluoridation of the community’s water supply following a plebiscite earlier this month. Spence said the town council is still sorting out the plebiscite’s mixed message: An overwhelming majority of only a handful of town adult residents voted to end fluoridation. “We didn’t have […]
Moncton will rule on fluoride policy next month
Moncton is expected to decide next month on the future of fluoride in the region’s drinking water, after Riverview and Dieppe councils each passed motions to maintain the process on Monday. Moncton officials began to review the policy after a group called for the removal of fluoride from city water. The city asked for a […]
Riverview, Dieppe vote for water fluoridation
Both Riverview and Dieppe councils voted last night in favour of continuing to add fluoride to Metro Moncton’s municipal water supply. “The Canadian Public Health (Association) and others have said that it’s something positive to be kept, our opinion is that it should be kept,” Dieppe Mayor Jean LeBlanc said after a vote was held […]
Whitecourt: Fluoridation stays
Fluoridation is going to continue to be added to Whitecourt’s water supply despite one town councillor’s efforts to get it removed. Coun. Darlene Chartrand made a motion to immediately stop putting fluoride into Whitecourt’s water. She told the rest of her council at the regular meeting Oct. 11 that she has spent about 30 hours […]
Churchill: Anti-fluoridation group claims victory
An anti-fluoridation lobby group is claiming victory following a vote in Churchill Tuesday night on the question of treating the town’s water supply. Mark Brackley, spokesman for Churchill No Fluoride, said residents voted 58 per cent against continued fluoridation. “We’ve been plugging away in the community for three years,” Brackley said. “People were passionate on […]
Halton: Time to end fluoridation
It’s time to end the fluoridation of Halton’s water supply. Joining with Great Lakes United, The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and thousands of toxicologists, doctors, and other medical professionals Oakvillegreen, BurlingtonGreen, Miltongreen and Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources in Halton Hills, all came together last year to call for an end […]
Halton: Fluoride issue goes before committee
A group of concerned citizens say it’s time for Halton to join a growing list of Canadian communities that have stopped adding fluoride to their municipal water system. The residents were responding to a report presented at last Tuesday’s health and social services meeting that urges the Region to continue adding fluoride to drinking water. […]
Whitecourt: Fluoridation proves to be hot topic
Drama and action raged on both sides during a public information session on fluoridation. Voicing rapid-fire questions of deep concerns for experts to answer, nearly 60 people attended the water fluoridation public information session at the Whitecourt Seniors Circle Sept. 21. Parents, town councillors, health workers, dentists and doctors were in attendance to hear the […]