The City of Calgary expects to start adding fluoride back into its water supply within a few weeks. The city says work to install equipment at its water treatment plants should wrap up by the end of March. In 2011, council voted to remove fluoride. In a 2021 plebiscite, 62 per cent of Calgary voters […]
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Settlement reached more than 5 years after CPSA complaint involving Calgary fluoridation critic
A settlement has been reached following a hearing on Monday concerning Dr. Robert Dickson, a retired family physician and vocal critic of water fluoridation in Calgary. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) addressed a complaint related to Dickson’s public advocacy against fluoridating drinking water, a subject that has sparked fierce debate in […]
No plans to remove fluoride from Swift Current drinking water
There are no imminent plans to remove fluoride from the City of Swift Current’s drinking water. Back in December, a conversation at City Council resulted in GM of Infrastructure Greg Parsons stating the city was examining whether to keep adding fluoride to drinking water. Councillor Courtney Stewart received some feedback on the issue. “Since then, […]
IN-DEPTH: What do Calgarians need to know about fluoride in city water?
Calgary city council after a 13-2 vote in 2021 passed a decision to add fluoride to drinking water, with the much-delayed initiative expected to go into effect in February 2025. The often heated debate on fluoride stems from the amount of fluoride added to water, and if the process of artificial fluoridation in a public […]
Montreal to stop fluoridating water at Pointe-Claire and Dorval plants
Montreal announced its plans to stop fluoridating West Island water in 2025. Montreal tap water has never been fluoridated. Should the agglomeration council pass the proposal, over 140,000 people in Pointe-Claire, Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Baie-D’Urfé, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Dorval will be affected by its decision. The water plants in Pointe-Claire and Dorval, which treat the majority of […]
Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply. A decade later, it’s adding it back
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary, has said he would advise the United States to remove fluoride from drinking water if confirmed. Experts say that adding fluoride to the water supply prevents cavities, while other studies suggest high levels of fluoride can lower a […]
City contemplates removing fluoride from water supply
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 […]
What is water fluoridation, where is it used in Canada and why does RFK Jr. want it ended in the U.S.?
Since its widespread adoption in the 1960s, water fluoridation has proven to be a key ingredient in improved dental health for hundreds of millions of North Americans and people the world over. But, spurred by a potentially seismic shift in U.S. policy, the practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies has become a […]
Public health pauses effort to add fluoride to Kingston water
KINGSTON — After decades of trying to raise an alarm about the negative effects of water fluoridation, Kingston activist Eric Walton said the discussion has reached a turning point. A court ruling from a judge in San Francisco could change how municipalities look at fluoridation. The court ruling could have an impact here in Kingston […]
Here’s where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water
For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S., pointing to research that cautions about the risks of exposure to the mineral in high doses. A low […]