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The city is asking the court to strike several allegations made in a class action lawsuit over Prince George’s fluoridated water if not dismiss the case entirely. In a notice of application filed Thursday, the city argues allegations of negligence, assault, nuisance, battery and breach of various statutes made by plaintiff Kevin Millership in his […]

The City of Cranbrook is preparing for a November 15 municipal election, and part of that will include a referendum on fluoridation of the water supply. Since 1966, Cranbrook has added fluoride to the water supply in the form of hydrofluorosilicic acid. The city put out information on the referendum recently with the notice that […]

City hall is seeking to have a class action lawsuit over fluoridation of Prince George’s water supply thrown out because the plaintiff is not a lawyer. According to a notice of application filed Thursday at the Prince George courthouse, only a person acting solely on his or her own behalf can pursue a legal action […]

The city is in a unique position when it comes to putting the fluoride question to a vote, according to the director of legislative services. During Monday night’s meeting, city council approved the wording of November’s referendum question regarding the continued addition of fluoride to the city’s drinking water. The question, as approved, will read: […]

In addition to picking which politicians they can swallow, Prince George residents will also get an opportunity to have a say about their drinking water in this November’s election. During Monday night’s meeting, city council will be asked to approve the wording of November’s referendum question gauging community support for fluoridating city water. The question, […]

Cranbrook has officially set the date for the referendum on whether to cease fluoridation of the municipal water supply as Nov. 15. Council passed the bylaw at the May 12 council meeting. The referendum will be part of the municipal election. Council also approved the wording for the referendum question: “Are you in favour of […]

A Prince George dentist is surprised and angered his name is being used in support of a class action lawsuit alleging the city’s fluoridated water is the cause of a degenerative tooth disease. In his most recent filing at the Prince George courthouse, Kevin Millership says two people are seeking to be plaintiffs in the […]

The City of Cranbrook has confirmed that there will be a referendum question on fluoridation of the water supply on the municipal election ballot in November. At the Monday, April 7, regular council meeting, Mayor Wayne Stetski said he was asked about the issue at the mayor’s brown bag lunch on March 19. “The question […]

The City of Prince George is denying claims made in a class action lawsuit that some residents suffer a degenerative dental disease by drinking the city’s fluoridated water. Any injury, loss, damage or expenses due to dental fluorosis “was not caused by the fluoridation of water by the defendant,” the city said in a response […]

Re: Lawsuit filed over fluoridation, March 6, 2014 For the record, your above story contained one or two errors. One: Between four and 18.8 per cent have moderate dental fluorosis in fluoridated communities (1ppm), not 14 to 18%. Two: The local group opposed to fluoridation in P.G. is called Fluoride Free Prince George, not P.G. […]