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Waterloo will stop adding fluoride to tap water at noon Nov. 29. Regional councillors voted Tuesday to end the longtime public health practice, after critics asked that it be stopped and residents voted 50.3 per cent against it last month. Fluoride has been added to Waterloo drinking water since 1967 as a way to strengthen […]

At the Sarnia City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, Councillor Andy Bruziewicz asked and received council’s agreement for a motion to determine what “significant capital expenditures,” including training and other costs the city might incur related to fluoridation of the water system. Bruziewicz said the issue related to an incident involving a spill of […]

A group trying to remove fluoride from Canada’s water supply said an Ontario municipality’s decision on Tuesday to stop using the chemical additive was “ground zero” for its national movement. But the incoming head of the Ontario Dental Association warned the decision sets a dangerous precedent by allowing a small minority of people, using questionable […]

WATERLOO REGION — Regional government plans to stop adding fluoride to Waterloo drinking water at noon on Nov. 29. Fluoride has been added to tap water since 1967, as a public health measure meant to prevent cavities. Residents voted by a slim margin last month to end the practice, 50.3 per cent to 49.7 per […]

It won by the thinnest of margins, but Waterloo voters decided to turn off the tap on water fluoridation for the first time since the practice started in 1967. It took until the final two polls for the No side to eke out a victory with 50.3 per cent of the vote. When all the […]

WATERLOO REGION — Residents have voted narrowly to remove fluoride from tap water in Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Elmira. And enough of them have said no to defeat merger talks between Kitchener and Waterloo. Monday’s fluoride referendum was decided by the tightest margin. The anti-fluoride side won with 50.3 per cent, beating the pro-fluoride side […]

Residents in Waterloo narrowly voted against continuing to fluoridate municipal water, and the mayor and regional councillors say they will honour the wishes of the majority. The vote was tight, with 49.7 per cent voting ‘yes,’ and 50.3 per cent against fluoridation, which was been in place in the city for 44 years. Mayor Brenda […]

Fluoride may remain in Waterloo tap water until the end of the year, pending a council bylaw and equipment shutdown. Voters rejected water fluoridation by 50.3 per cent in the Oct. 25 referendum, the No side winning by 195 votes. Here’s a timeline suggested by politicians and bureaucrats: • Regional councillors will review referendum results […]

WATERLOO — Canada’s top dentist warns that tooth decay may rise in Waterloo if residents vote Monday to end water fluoridation. “You’re going to look at problems,” Dr. Peter Cooney told an audience of about 50 people, including many fluoridation critics. He warns that children may suffer the most. “That would be a real pity,” […]

When they head to the polls next week, voters in parts of Waterloo Region will be asked whether or not they support continuing to fluoridate their drinking water. The decision will impact many residents – including those who live in Elmira and St. Jacobs – but many people don’t really know what fluoridation is, or […]