A group opposed to Owen Sound adding fluoride to its drinking water says it has collected enough signatures to compel the city to hold a plebiscite on whether the practice should end. Spokesperson Sandra Barker said she is planning to deliver the petitions to city hall Monday. “We were told we had to have 1,643 […]
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The Health Impacts of Hydrofluorosilicic Acid. Ontario Health Minister Avoids Water Fluoridation Issue
When Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced his resignation on February 26th, he found a final way to avoid further requests, from Peel Councillors and residents, for evidence that Hydrofluorosilicic Acid has been shown to be safe for ingestion by those living in cities using the chemical to fluoridate their water. Peel Council had also […]
11 ways University of Calgary researchers are shaping Canadians’ health care future
Excerpt: Changing the patient-physician dynamic, empowering Indigenous communities, weaning arthritis patients off drugs, and filling the gaps in municipal water fluoridation knowledge: These are just some of the society-defining health initiatives researchers with the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) is tackling with the support of […]
Sarnia city council votes against plebiscite on water fluoridation
As a public meeting into whether Sarnia should have a ballot question this October on water fluoridation got underway Monday, Mayor Mike Bradley reminded council chambers the debate was about whether or not to ask voters their opinions via plebiscite, not to argue the merits or hazards of fluoride in drinking water. His words had […]
Medical officer of health declines fluoridation debate in Parry Sound
Group plans to inform residents ahead of the October municipal election PARRY SOUND — The invitation to debate fluoridation was declined. On Oct. 28, 2017, Joe Moloney, chair of Parry Sounders for Progressive Water Management wrote to North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit medical officer of health/executive director Dr. Jim Chirico, asking if he […]
Drinking water linked to high type 1 diabetes rate in Canadian province
Higher concentrations of arsenic and fluoride in the public drinking water supply in Newfoundland and Labrador may be associated with the high incidence of type 1 diabetes in the Canadian province, according to findings published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Newfoundland and Labrador has the second highest incidence rate of type 1 diabetes […]
Parry Sound voters to speak on fluoride issue
Fluoride question on the Oct. 22 election ballot PARRY SOUND – What say you, Parry Sound? Should the Town of Parry Sound fluoridate the municipal water supply? When heading to the polls in October, voters casting their ballots for councillors and mayor will also be asked to answer this question: “Are you in favour of […]
Halifax. Our water’s safe. (Letters)
The following letters are in response to a Feb 8, 2018, letter from Dana Landry, Halifax Safe Water coalition Our Water’s safe We are writing in response to “Is our water safe?”—the letter from Dana Landry questioning the safety of fluoridation of municipal drinking water (Reply All, Feb 8).The fluoridation of drinking water supplies is […]
Sarnia looking to put water fluoridation on the next ballot
Sarnians will get another kick at the fluoride can when a public meeting is held on Monday, Feb. 26. The meeting is a necessary step for council to put the question on October’s municipal election ballot. Mayor Mike Bradley, who has long argued fluoridation is a question best put to the people, raised the issue […]
Fluoride debate resurrected by Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley
Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley wants residents to have a vote on fluoride. He is recommending the city have a plebiscite about the controversial compound included on the next civic-election ballot. Bradley said whether or not to fluoridate drinking water is a “perennial issue” in many Canadian cities. “I’ve been on 10 different councils and every council […]