It’s a little known fact that Tilbury and Wheatley’s municipal drinking water supply does not contain any fluoride. That information was revealed Wednesday when a study on oral health was presented to the Chatham-Kent Board of Health and when many around the table remarked that the lack of fluoride was news to them. The Municipality […]
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Calgary: Candidates position on fluoridation
Excerpts UPDATED (Ward 11 added): Mayoral Candidate: Brent Chisholm Are you for or against restoring fluoride to Calgary’s water system? Chisholm – Against Reference: Oct 3, Calgary Herald, Where mayoral candidate Brent Chisholm stands on the issues Mayoral Candidate: Andre Chabot Are you for or against restoring fluoride to Calgary’s water system? Chabot – Against Reference: […]
Calgary: Keep fluoride out of our tap water
Re: “The science is not settled on water fluoridation,” Licia Corbella, Opinion, Oct. 12. As a medical doctor who has spent much of the past two decades studying all sides of the water fluoridation issue, I am elated to see someone in the media tackle this contentious issue so boldly and directly. Licia Corbella succinctly […]
Calgary: Science on fluoride still not settled
Edmonton has fluoride in its drinking water. Calgary does not. Take a wild guess which of the two cities’ children have more cavities? If you said Calgary, you’d be wrong! Chew on that for a while. Despite continuing to have fluoride in their water, kids in Edmonton have more tooth decay than Calgary kids — […]
4 noteworthy happenings at Peel Region council
Council refuses to revisit fluoride debate Excerpt: Water fluoridation critic and Brampton Coun. John Sprovieri was once again rebuffed by colleagues when he tried to rekindle political debate on the practice. He wanted an independent legal opinion on the municipality’s response to an ongoing court challenge launched against the region and province to end water […]
Group says most Calgary municipal candidates want fluoride back in water
Calgarians for Kids’ Health released new information which it said shows that the majority of city council candidates favor fluoridation of water. The grassroots group said that the result of extensive polling of candidates before and after the campaign show 64 per cent would like to see fluoride back in Calgary water. Fluoridation in Calgary’s water has […]
Science, polarized thinking and health policy: a bad mix
Timothy Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta and host of the TV documentary series, A User’s Guide to Cheating Death. Increasingly, it feels like there is no middle ground. There is no space for a reasoned discussion. No matter what the topic, you need to […]
Peel council revisits fluoride debate after resident revives lawsuit
Liesa Cianchino wants legal opinion on whether fluoride in tap water violates Charter A Mississauga woman says she’s re-opening a dormant lawsuit she launched against Peel Region over the fluoride it adds to tap water to prevent tooth decay. Liesa Cianchino sued the region three years ago, alleging that by fluoridating drinking water, the region […]
Popular Program Helps Okotoks Preschoolers Brush up on Dental Care
A program offered in Okotoks is geared towards promoting dental health for local preschoolers. The free-of-charge Preschool Oral Health Clinics were introduced following the Town’s decision to discontinue flouride use in the local water supply in 2012. Okotoks Family Resource Centre Coordinator Sherri Mullen says the clinics provide an opportunity for young children to get […]
For the sake of our kids, Calgary must end the anti-fluoride folly
Poor dental health in childhood becomes a lifelong burden, with consequences for those who can least afford dental care If I could convince Calgarians to vote on one issue in the upcoming municipal elections, it wouldn’t be the one that’s in the headlines – whether to subsidize the Flames’ billionaire owners in their quest for […]