WHEN trying to convince an audience of a dubious proposition, it’s likely not a good idea to unduly smear those who disagree — especially if they’re generally well-respected professionals — at least not without some convincing proof supporting those accusations. Otherwise, you undercut your arguments and risk not being taken seriously. Cape Breton Regional Municipality […]
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Cape Breton keeping fluoride in the water
SYDNEY — Fluoride will remain in the drinking water in Cape Breton Regional Municipality. After a marathon session with proponents and opponents of fluoridation, councillors voted Tuesday night not only to keep the cavity-preventing chemical in the drinking water but also not to put the question to a plebiscite. “You can cherry-pick the studies to […]
Lethbridge: Fluoride will stay
Water fluoridation in Lethbridge is here to stay – for now, at least. After a lengthy and at times passionate debate Monday, city council voted down by a 5-4 margin a resolution by Ald. Bridget Mearns to end fluoridation of city drinking water, a practice adopted in 1974 after an equally close plebiscite on the […]
Cape Breton council to debate water fluoridation
SYDNEY — The debate over water fluoridation in Cape Breton is about to continue at regional municipal council. Several health professionals and scientists will make presentations Tuesday on both sides of the controversial issue. Community activist Marlene Kane has pushed for an end to water fluoridation in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality over the past […]
Cape Breton votes to keep fluoride in water supply
SYDNEY — Cape Breton regional council voted to keep fluoride in the municipal water supply after more than three hours of furious debate on both sides of the issue. Council was barraged by statistics, graphs and charts of data during five presentations by dentists, doctors and scientists. For decades the water systems in Sydney, North […]
Lethbridge debates removing fluoride from tap water
City council in Lethbridge is putting water fluoridation to a vote today as residents are equally split over the removal issue. Ald. Bridget Mearns is bringing the fluoride resolution to council. She said half the city’s population doesn’t want the compound in their tap water and it’s not fair to make them drink it. “I’ll […]
Calgary: Doctors’ plea to keep fluoride rejected
Alberta Environment has rejected the effort of four doctors who want Calgary to keep fluoridating its drinking water. The decision clears the way for the city administration to follow council’s wish and cease adding fluoride to the water supply by early May. After unsuccessfully trying to persuade aldermen that fluoridation was a proven cavity fighter, […]
Calgary fluoride decision final
Plans to take fluoride out of Calgary’s drinking water are going ahead. Alberta Environment says it reviewed four statements of concern over city council’s decision to discontinue fluoride in Calgary water. The city voted 10-3 in February to stop adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Two dentists, a doctor and Alberta Health Services urged […]
Calgary: Dentists ‘appalled’ at fluoride decision
Alberta Environment has been thrust into the awkward position of refereeing a public-health debate on the future of Calgary’s fluoridation program. The provincial department received four responses to the city’s application to amend its watertreatment agreement to reflect city council’s anti-fluoridation vote. All four are from dentists or doctors, who make their appeal not on […]
Lethbridge: A healthy debate over fluoridation
City is taking right approach to making an informed decision on fluoride issue Fluoridation – a safe, effective boon to dental health or a process with overrated benefits and possible health consequences? The answer likely depends on which side of the debate you’re on. Both sides come armed with studies and facts to support their […]