Councillors examining health safety Peel is asking the provincial government to conduct toxicity tests on the additive used to fluoridate the region’s drinking water. Regional council wants the Ontario government to provide clear evidence the additive is safe for human consumption. After months of hearing scientific studies that have concluded water fluoridation has proven oral […]
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Moncton city council extending fluoride decision deadline
Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold has told a group of citizens council will take more than a month to decide if fluoride will go back into the city’s drinking water. About 25 people rose to stand behind Jennifer Jones during her presentation at Monday’s meeting. “Many of us watched last Monday’s presentation [and] can’t understand why you would […]
Fluoride debate a ‘hot potato,’ says Moncton mayor
About 80 people, including the Mayor of Riverview and Dieppe, sat in Moncton council chambers for three hours Monday night, listening to presentations for and against the addition of fluoride to the city’s municipal water. Against fluoridation was a group represented by a dentist, a pharmacist, a community member, and Olivier Clarisse, a professor at the University of Moncton who studies the […]
As demand for childhood surgery increases, dentists ask Montreal to fluoridate water
With the waiting list for dental surgery in Montreal’s pediatric hospitals being nearly a year long, dentists are saying it’s time for Montreal to add fluoride to drinking water. Dr. Jaime Greenspoon said she has seen a steady increase in children with such severe dental problems that they require general anesthestic to be treated. “Definitely […]
Cornwall. Standard-Freeholder Year in Review: April — Water on everyone’s tongue
Water was one of this month’s themes in the decisions and events that occurred in and around the Seaway City. Around the Cornwall city council table, members sat through two presentations they’d ordered up in March on the question of re-introducing fluoride into the municipal water supply. The addition of hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFSA) had been […]
Elliot Lake council debates future use of fluoride in drinking water
The question of whether Elliot Lake should continue putting fluoride in its water is being debated. Deputy Mayor Luc Cyr promised to examine the issue during the election campaign. Mayor Dan Marchisella says council wants to know the long term effects of fluoride, pro or con, before making a decision on its continued use. Council […]
Project Montréal proposes that the City of Montreal become a Blue Community
The following is a Google translation from French to English. The original article, in French, is below. Montréal must be a leader in protecting and promoting drinking water, according to Projet Montréal. “We are fortunate to have high quality drinking water, but we tend to take it for granted. It is time to act to […]
Moncton: What are your thoughts on restoring fluoride in our water supply?
In 2011, Moncton City Council voted to adopt the following motion regarding fluoride in our water supply: That the introduction of hexafluorosilicic acid into the Greater Moncton water supply cease for a period of five years, at which time it will be reviewed; That the City of Moncton request the New Brunswick Department of Health […]
Moncton to debate return of fluoride in drinking water
Council wants to hear from interest groups at public meeting Jan. 30 and residents online by Feb. 6 Moncton councillors will hold a special public meeting next month to discuss reintroducing fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. Only special interest groups will be allowed to make presentations at the committee-of-the-whole meeting, which is set […]
Community Water Fluoridation – Saskatchewan
What is community water fluoridation? Community water fluoridation is the process of adjusting the natural fluoride concentration of a community’s water supply to optimal levels that protect teeth from tooth decay. Some communities have enough natural fluoride in their water. Most communities in Saskatchewan have between 0.1 – 0.2 mg/Litre of naturally occurring fluoride in […]