Note from Fluoride Action Network: Catherine Ford is a columnist and has the right to share her opinion, however misinformed it is. She states, “The anti-fluoride crowd is passionate in its argument against the additive, calling it poison, saying it builds up in the body and causes all sorts of dreadful conditions, taking the “risk” […]
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City of Swift Current Secures Cheaper Chemical Tender
The largest chemical purchase for the city in 2021 is expected to be liquid alum at just under $330,000 (file photo) The city of Swift Current will be able to keep a bit of extra money in their piggybank next year after finalizing their water treatment chemical tender earlier this week. Swift Current city council […]
Juliet Guichon letter: No debate on fluoride
On Dec. 14, Calgary city council could have significantly helped Calgarians by 1. reducing pain, suffering, cost and misery; 2. wisely investing (spending $1.29 to save $55.47); 3. addressing racial inequity; 4. honouring the will of the people expressed in two plebiscites; 5. following medical advice; and 6. attracting young families. City council could have […]
Councillors to review costs of reintroducing fluoride in drinking water
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – The city’s drinking water will be a topic of discussion at City Hall on Monday. Councillors will review the costs associated with returning fluoride to the water after it was removed in 2011. The report coming to council pegs the initial cost to reintroduce the mineral at $30 million with an […]
Southwestern public health issues fluoride and sodium reminder for Oxford County
Southwestern public health issued their annual reminder on the levels of fluoride and sodium in water of certain areas of Oxford County. The region’s health unit issued its annual reminder about the potential risks concerning fluoride and sodium levels in the water in certain areas of Oxford County. The release from Southwestern public health noted […]
Health Advisory for high water fluoride levels in Brownsville, Ingersoll, Lakeside, Oxford South
Southwestern Public Health Oxford – Elgin – St. Thomas Elgin St. Thomas Site Administrative Office 1230 Talbot Street St. Thomas, ON NSP 1G9 Woodstock Site 410 Buller Street Woodstock, ON N4S 4N2 December 7, 2020 Health Advisory Fluoride in drinking water in Oxford County ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UPDATE FOR RESIDENTS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS […]
Calgary. Letter: What about the waste?
A fluoride story this week suggests Calgary spend around $35 million over the next 20 years to reintroduce and maintain a fluoridated water supply. Does anyone have a clue just how many people drink tap water these days? Any studies to support this thinking? If the goal is to prevent tooth decay, how much fluoride […]
Fluoride’s future in Calgary still an open question after council eyes city report
The city stopped adding fluoride to drinking water after a council vote to remove it in 2011, and city officials say reintroducing it would cost $30.1 million over a 20-year service life A council committee looked at a new report on water fluoridation without much fanfare Tuesday. The city stopped adding fluoride to drinking water […]
$30M cost to reintroduce fluoride to Calgary’s drinking water: City report
CALGARY — Calgary councillors now know how much it would cost to reintroduce fluoride into the city’s drinking water, but a debate about whether it should happen will come at a future meeting. Members of the Priorities and Finance Committee received a presentation Tuesday on the costs of the program, but the item was only […]
Contentious water fluoridation debate back on tap in council this week
Council’s priorities and finance committee will receive a report Tuesday on the cost of reintroducing fluoride to the city’s drinking water One of Calgary’s most historically contentious issues will be back before council members this week. Council’s priorities and finance committee will receive a report Tuesday on the cost of reintroducing fluoride to the city’s […]