Members of Calgary city council approved a notice of motion to permit researchers an audience in council to present findings on the introduction of fluoride into the water supply. Council voted in favour of Ward 13 councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart’s notice of motion, by a vote of 13-2, that will allow the University of Calgary’s O’Brien […]
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Calgary to study science of fluoride 8 years after removing it from drinking water
Calgary has approved a study that will look at the impact of its decision to remove fluoride from the city’s tap water, with an independent review of the existing science on fluoridation. Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart first brought forward the notice of motion calling for a study in 2016, when it failed to gain approval from […]
Calgary approves study into efficacy of fluoride
Summary • Calgary city council has approved a study to look at the benefits and drawbacks of fluoride • Fluoride was removed from Calgary’s drinking water eight years ago CALGARY (660 NEWS) — Eight years since it was removed from Calgary’s drinking water, the City Council has approved a study for the University of Calgary’s […]
Calgary city council to weigh fluoride study
Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart will bring back motion defeated two years ago If at first you don’t succeed, Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart says — try, try again. In 2016, the veteran Calgary city councillor failed to convince her colleagues to take a look at the impacts of the city’s decision to stop water fluoridation. During Monday’s council […]
Council to discuss consumption sites and fluoride
Excerpts: Council will be meeting to discuss a number of pressing issues on the city’s agenda on Monday. … Another item on Monday’s agenda is a motion that was brought up on Friday by councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart to re-introduce fluoride into Calgary’s drinking water. She wants to have the discussion reopened, citing a 2016 study […]
Calgary councillor revisits fluoride study request
A nearly-identical motion by Diane Colley-Urquhart was defeated 9-5 in 2016 Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart is reviving a motion she brought forward more than two years ago in the hope that a new slate of councillors will see Calgary water fluoridation a little differently. Her notice of motion, which goes before council on Monday, is literally […]
Councillor calls for open minds ahead of motion on review of fluoride research
Ward 13 councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart is asking her fellow council members to review the research before cementing their opinion on whether fluoride should be reintroduced into Calgary’s water supply. “These are well-respected, objective researchers that can look at all the evidence that’s out there and examine (it) and bring back their recommendations and their findings […]
How many towns need to back Windsor’s fluoride decision before it can happen?
Roughly 50 homes in Lakeshore are serviced by Tecumseh, which uses Windsor water How many municipalities need to agree before Windsor can reintroduce fluoride to its water? It’s complicated. In December, Windsor city council voted 8-3 to reintroduce fluoride into the municipal water system. It reversed a 2013 decision that saw the city remove the substance decades after […]
Motion to examine reducing fluoridation level goes down the drain at London city hall
A lengthy monologue about the perceived dangers of fluoride from Councillor Michael Van Holst didn’t lend anymore traction to a motion at city hall that would direct staff to look at lowering the rate of fluoride in London’s drinking water. Van Holst and fellow councillors Steve Hillier and Elizabeth Peloza were the only city politicians […]
Fluoride debate continues in Tecumseh
The decision to [re-introduce] fluoride into Tecumseh’s drinking water will have to wait. Council voted to defer the issue, after administration asked that a further report be provided on the legal interpretation of the fluoridation act. “There’s no happy medium here. There’s no middle ground. It’s either you’re in or you’re out and nothing in […]