The City of Swift Current is looking into removing fluoride from the water supply. The topic was opened Monday night during city council following a question from City Councillor Leanne Tuntland-Wiebe. “I get asked this all the time and four years ago I asked about it and was told Swift Current uses the minimum amount […]
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Outlook town council – Debate on fluoride in water supply
OUTLOOK – The town council of Outlook met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday night, Feb. 14. Present were councillors Bob Stephenson, Sharon Bruce, Kyle McLeod, Justin Turton, and Kevin Grotheim, as well as Mayor Maureen Weiterman, Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Trew, and Assistant CAO Rachel Sillers. Absent was Councillor Ryan Husband. The meeting was […]
Regina city council approves fluoridated water (source: Western Standard)
Regina City Council approves fluoridated water, but won’t be added until 2025. A motion to put the issue to a referendum was voted down. Regina City Council voted 10-to-1 to fluoridate its water. The fluoridation can’t take place until upgrades to the Buffalo Water Treatment plant are completed, which is scheduled to finish in 2025. […]
Regina city council passes motion to add fluoride to water supply (Source: 980am CJME)
Fluoride will be added to Regina’s water within the next four years. The motion to add fluoride was passed by city council Wednesday in a vote of 10-1, with Ward 10 Coun. Landon Mohl being the only one to oppose the decision. “Should more than 200,000 residents in Regina be made to ingest a substance […]
Regina city council moves forward with water fluoridation program… (source: CTV News)
REGINA — Regina city council faced a long agenda at its meeting on Wednesday with topics including a water fluoridation program, density targets, conversion therapy and potential train track relocation on Ring Road. WATER FLUORIDATION A water fluoridation program was the first item on the agenda. Council heard from six delegates who voiced their opinion […]
Regina city council approves community water fluoridation program (Source: Regina Leader-Post)
City council approved a community water fluoridation program on Wednesday, which is set to begin in 2025. After decades of failed votes, city council has finally given the green light to add fluoride to Regina’s water supply. Only Coun. Landon Mohl (Ward 10) voted against the motion after three hours of delegations and discussion both […]
Regina city council on water fluoridation (Source: CTV News)
Almost all city councillors and the mayor have already signed a motion for a water fluoridation program in the city. On Wednesday, city council will direct administration to adopt a program of community water fluoridation, which dental professionals say helps reduce dental decay without being harmful. The program will be similar to what Moose Jaw […]
Sask. dental public health expert debunks myths, misinformation about community water fluoridation
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We’ve labelled this article as misinformation because chlorine is added to water to kill bacteria to made the water safe to drink, albeit there are less toxic ways to achieve this (eg, ozonation). Fluoride is added to water to treat people. We now know that pregnant women and bottle-fed infants […]
Regina city council to discuss adding fluoridation to water in August
WATCH: For the seventh time in the city’s history, Calgarians will be heading to the polls to vote on fluoride. But the debate could bubble up some misinformation. – Feb 2, 2021 Members of Regina city council will discuss adding fluoride to water at the upcoming Aug. 11 meeting. The notice of motion was submitted […]
Regina city council to debate adding fluoride to drinking water
Almost all councillors elected in 2020 support adding fluoride to the water Regina city council is once again set to discuss adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. It has been an ongoing topic in the city and was last formally discussed in 2016. On Wednesday, Councillors Bob Hawkins, Cheryl Stadnichuk, Andrew Stevens, Lori Bresciani, […]