Edmonton – Increasing the size of a gypsum pile at a fertilizer plant will put the health of those living nearby at risk, nine Fort Saskatchewan families will argue Monday morning. Agrium wants to expand its gypsum pile, which covers 1.7 square-kilometres and is about 30 metres high, by about 1.2 square-kilometres. The gypsum contains […]
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Yes, you can brush your teeth too much
You brush and brush your teeth, hoping to prevent decay. But nothing stops your teeth from slowly turning brown. It seems to get worse the more you brush, in fact. It could be that the problem is in the paste. Most major brands of toothpaste contain some form of fluoride: usually sodium fluoride. It’s an […]
Bottled water blamed for rush of cavities
Canadians’ growing penchant for bottled water may help explain what some dentists are calling a steep jump in the rate of cavities among children. As families increasingly opt for spring water, most of which contains only trace amounts of naturally occurring fluoride, they are avoiding tap water that in many cities is supplemented with the […]
Terrace council votes to delay fluoride referendum
CITY COUNCIL has rejected a plan to go to referendum Oct. 18 referendum on water fluoridation. Council voted 3-2 July 14 against the fall vote, opting to delay the plebiscite. City administration had recommended the Oct. 18 date. But councillor David Hull said the issue needs more attention and debate than it might get in […]
Burns Lake Voters End 40+ Years of Fluoridation
Burns Lake voters overwhelmingly said no to fluoride in the water supply in a referendum on June 21, 2003. 138 electors indicated they were opposed to fluoridation of the water supply as outlined in municipal bylaw 822. Only 39 voters indicated they were in favor of the proposal. A total of 181 ballots were cast […]
Elgin communities to end fluoridation
Two communities in the west end of Elgin County have opted to stop adding fluoride to their municipal drinking water. The decision by the municipalities of Dutton-Dunwich and West Elgin means fluoridation will end in about a month when the supply of the chemical runs out. Fluoride has been added to municipal water supplies for […]
Tecumseh council opts for fluoride
The town will go back to fluoridating its water after council was convinced by dentists and medical experts Tuesday to not put the question to voters. A motion by Councillor Doreen Ouellette to hold a plebiscite as part of the November municipal election didn’t even get a seconder to bring it to a vote. Then […]
Woman wants fluoridaton stopped in Prescott
PRESCOTT – Heidi MacDonald doesn’t think Prescott residents should have to wait three and a half years to vote on water fluoridation. “That’s a big responsibility and a big wait,” the science and special education teacher said Monday night after learning council has decided to continue putting fluoride in the water and a referendum will […]
Report shows kids need dental care
Scores of children in Peel Region are suffering from dental disease because they don’t have access to proper care, a Peel Region health report shows. A survey of school-aged youngsters in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon conducted in 2001-02 identified “significant dental disease among Peel children,” the 2003 Children’s Dental Health Report stated. The oral health […]
Fluoridate water in Caledon, report says
Caledon’s water supply should be fluoridated to combat a higher incidence of dental disease among children in the area, a Peel Region report says. Health and public works officials are conducting a cost benefit analysis of adding fluoride to 13 communal wells in the town before a final recommendation to council, says a report from […]