The following was included in the article titled: Library’s future unclear FLUORIDATION OF MUNICIPAL WATER Council will consider adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. Orillia’s water naturally has some fluoride, states a report. “The current concentration in our drinking water is approximately 0.2 mg/L. The optimal fluoride concentration in drinking water for the control […]
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Red Deer: Anti-fluoride rally
A Red Deer anti-fluoride group plans to rally outside City Hall on Canada Day to pressure the municipality to drop the controversial additive. “We just want as many people to be aware that fluoride is in our water and that it’s not good for us,” said Ashlee Sanchez, who is with a group calling itself […]
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality for FLUORIDE
This report was released on June 20, 2011 Prepared by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Health and the Environment Ottawa, Ontario December 2010 Read full report Also, read comments to the Draft of this report: • Draft Fluoride in Drinking Water (comment period ended Nov 27, 2009). • Comments […]
Taber: Bylaw on the books to remove fluoride
Taber town council gave first and second readings at its June 13 meeting to Bylaw 2-2011, which would repeal Fluoridation Bylaw 1728, in essence taking fluoride out of the town’s drinking water as it looks at its Water Treatment Plant upgrade. Coun.(s) Randy Sparks, Rick Popadynetz, Garth Bekkering and Murray Rochelle voted in favour of […]
Moose Jaw: Fluoride or Not
Is it a poison or a cheap and safe way to help battle tooth decay? City Council was in a fluoride debate Monday night as Shaun Francis Drake made a presentation on why fluoride should be removed from our drinking water. Fluoride is added to the water in most major cities to help with healthy […]
Moose Jaw: Dental discussion heads council meeting
What is the ‘tooth’ when it comes to the issue of fluoride in tap water? According to Five Hills Health Region medical health officer Dr. Mark Vooght, the truth is fluoridated tap water has been very beneficial to the dental health, and therefore general health, for all those in communities that supplement potable water with […]
Lennoxville fights to keep well water
People in the Lennoxville area of Sherbooke are fighting to keep their water supply separate from the rest of the city, but Sherbrooke said it doesn’t want to maintain the infrastructure of two different water systems. The Lennoxville borough gets its water from three wells, but the municipality wants to shut them and provide Lennoxville […]
Prince George. Letter: Get fluoride out of water
It would appear that the anti-fluoride movement has hit critical mass, in that there now exists sufficient momentum for the movement that is both self-sustaining and growing. Politicians, legal pundits, and major corporations are paying attention and taking action against dispensing fluoride that according to the FDA is an “unapproved drug.” For instance, city leaders […]
Moncton: Fluoride meeting sparks debate
The contentious issue of water fluoridation came to a boil last night at Moncton City Hall. Mayor George LeBlanc, members of city council and more than 100 residents gathered in council chambers at city hall last night to debate whether Moncton’s water system should continue to be fluoridated. About two-thirds of the speakers wanted the […]
Muskoka: Fluoridation presentation gets cold shoulder at district meeting
HUNTSVILLE – Some District of Muskoka councillors seem to be getting tired of the fluoridation debate. Ruth and Richard Bednar were temporarily delayed in giving a deputation on fluoridation during the Monday, June 6, district council meeting as Lake of Bays mayor Bob Young protested to yet another presentation on the topic. “We’ve had many […]