Hinton residents who want to weigh in on the debate regarding whether the Town should continue to add fluoride to the drinking water will have their chance to speak their piece at a meeting held Oct. 3 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in council chambers. The meeting is being set up in response to concerns […]
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Peterborough: Health unit to tout benefits of flouride to township, First Nations councils in the county
Families who drink bottled water exclusively are becoming more prone to cavities because they’re missing out on the fluoride in tap water, Coun. Lesley Parnell told the Peterborough Health Board during Wednesday’s meeting. Parnell, also a board member, said she attended an Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference last month where she was told about […]
Williams Lake: Council chooses referendum question
Council has settled on the fluoridation referendum question it will put to residents as part of the municipal election Nov. 19. The referendum will ask Williams Lake residents: “The cost to add fluoride to the City’s water system is increasing from $22,000/year to approximately $94,000 per year. Are you in favour of the City continuing […]
Slave Lake’s town council puts the boots to fluoride in water
Say goodbye to fluoridated water in Slave Lake. After reviewing a report on the matter, councillors voted at their Sept. 6 meeting to stop adding the chemical to the town’s water supply. Why it was there in the first place is a good question. Evidently, it is – or has been – considered to have […]
Smiths Falls: Local residents petition town to remove fluoride from water
EMC News – Two Smiths Falls residents feel the government’s defence of fluoride in town pipes just doesn’t hold water when considering the potential for health concerns. A discussion begun at the council table last month has reached the town streets in the form of a public petition aimed at immediately removing fluoride from the […]
Churchill to hold September plebiscite on fluoride in water
RESIDENTS in Churchill will decide next month if they want fluoride in the town’s water supply. The Churchill town council has recently agreed to hold a plebiscite in September on the practice of fluoridation, which is credited with fighting tooth decay. The coming vote is seen as a victory by a local environmental group, Churchill […]
Williams Lake: Fluoride input sought
Residents can now provide input into the fluoridation of the City’s water supply. An e-mail address and short online survey are available to residents who can send their thoughts to fluoride@williamslake.ca or visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/williamslake_fluoride_survey The City has provided additional information on water fluoridation on its website at www.williamslake.ca/fluoride. A report from the City’s Water Advisory […]
Hinton: Town to take fluoridation issue to citizens
The Town of Hinton will be taking a closer look at fluoridation in local tap water, after receiving a non-binding petition with 200 signatures expressing concerns about the additive in the water. The Town held a plebiscite on adding fluoride to the water in October 1967 and the issue has not been revisited since. Councilor […]
Windsor: Foes of fluoride have their say at meeting
The Fluoride Action Network has begun a chapter in Windsor and hopes to convince city hall that the chemical, which the World Health Organization and Health Canada has credited with cutting tooth decay and cavities worldwide, should be removed from Windsor’s drinking water. Approximately 40 people met at the group’s inaugural meeting at the Windsor […]
Carleton Place councillor wants fluoride removed from drinking water
Carleton Place councillor Jerry Flynn is determined to see fluoride removed from the drinking water in Carleton Place and he’s hopeful local residents will join him in a campaign to end a practice he feels is harmful to human health. “There is just so much information out there now about the harmful effects of fluoride. […]