There was big spending from parties looking to sway votes in the fluoridation plebiscite, but only one side disclosed their finances A view of city hall in downtown Calgary. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia Third-party advertisers collectively spent more than $2 million on their efforts to influence Calgary’s municipal election last fall. That’s according to disclosures from the […]
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Fluoridation is the best way to prevent dental decay
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We have labeled this article misinformation because it states that “Fluoridation is safe“. No federal agency in any country has performed a health risk assessment on fluoridation’s effects on the pregnant woman, the fetus, or infant up to six months of age. The Mother-Offspring fluoride studies have reported that the […]
Fluoride in Calgary’s water
What is fluoride? Fluorides are chemical compounds naturally found in air, water, soil and almost all foods. Fluorides are commonly released into the environment by erosion resulting in natural concentrations in surface and ground waters. Does fluoride occur naturally in our drinking water? Fluoride naturally occurs in the Bow and Elbow Rivers, in concentrations varying […]
The contentious timeline of fluoridation in Calgary’s drinking water
On Nov. 14, city council voted to reinstate fluoridation in Calgary’s waters. The count was not close, with 13 of a possible 15 council members deciding in favour of the motion. Only Andre Chabot and Dan McLean, councillors of Ward 10 and 13 respectively, voted against this notion. This decision followed a plebiscite held on […]
Fluoride Debate Trickles Down From Calgary To Strathmore
On Monday the City of Calgary debated and approved the reintroduction of fluoride to their water treatment. This week it was revealed that once Calgary updates its fluoridation equipment, in the next 18 to 24 months, Strathmore’s drinking water will include fluoride within Health Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality limits. Fluoride was removed […]
Council votes to restore fluoride in city water supply after decade-long absence
Council voted 13-2 in favour of resuming water fluoridation, with only councillors Andre Chabot and Dan McLean against City council voted Monday to restore fluoride to Calgary’s water supply, reversing course on a controversial decade-old decision to discontinue the practice which is widely acknowledged to prevent tooth decay. It will cost approximately $10 million to […]
‘What Calgarians have wanted’: City council votes 13-2 to return fluoride to tap water
Calgarians supported adding fluoride to drinking water in October plebiscite Calgary will reintroduce fluoride to its tap water after city council voted overwhelmingly in favour of the change Monday. The vote wasn’t close, as 13 members of council voted in favour. Two councillors voted against the motion to reinstate fluoride: Andre Chabot of Ward 10 and Dan McLean of Ward 13. […]
Fluoride will return to Calgary water after 13-2 vote by council
CALGARY – Calgary council has voted 13-2 in favour of returning fluoride to the city’s water supply. The move at Monday’s regular council meeting follows a ‘yes’ vote in a plebiscite held during the municipal election in October. Only Coun. Andre Chabot and Coun. Dan McLean voted against the measure on Monday. Calgary stopped adding […]
City council to vote on future of water fluoridation next week
City council will decide next week whether to end the decade-long hiatus on fluoridation in Calgary’s drinking water. After 62 per cent of the votes in this year’s municipal plebiscite on fluoridation favoured the practice, city officials have recommended that council approve its return. If council gives the go-ahead, the city will still have to […]
Calgary fluoride discussion on tap at next city council meeting
The process to add fluoride could take between 18 and 24 months, administration said Calgary city councillors could decide on moving ahead with the addition of fluoride into Calgary’s water supply at Monday’s combined meeting of council. An administration report is recommending that council direct administration to begin the process. The matter was voted on […]