Uranium Participation Corporation (TSX:U) (the “Company”) has today entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Cormark Securities Inc. pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase on a bought deal basis 5,000,000 common shares of the Company (the “Shares”) at a price of $3.85 per Share, representing total gross proceeds […]
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‘Fluoride is a deadly poison’ Peel’s water fluoridation committee has heard
Members of Peel Region’s Community Water Fluoridation Committee heard in no uncertain terms that the longstanding water treatment practice is a serious threat to general good health. New Delhi researcher and professor Dr. A.K. Susheela spoke to the committee for about 30 minutes during a meeting Thursday. The committee is re-examining the use of fluoride […]
Ontario move toward mandatory water fluoridation doesn’t mean much for fluoride-free Windsor
The provincial government may want to prevent municipalities from removing fluoride from their water supplies — but that doesn’t mean much for fluoride-free Windsor. Last week, the Ontario legislature passed a non-binding motion that would “remove the portions of the Ontario Municipal Act that allow a municipality to … opt out of fluoridation of its drinking water.” The […]
Group opposing water fluoridation brings expert to speak to public and Peel council members
The group calling for an end to water fluoridation in Peel and challenging the longstanding practice in court, has brought fluoride and fluorosis expert Dr. A.K. Susheela from New Delhi to speak at a public event this week and convinced regional council members to hear a presentation from the professor. Susheela is scheduled to be […]
Oct. 12: Fluoride expert Dr. Susheela to speak in Oakville 7:30-9:30pm
MISSISSAUGA – World-Renowned scientist Dr. A.K. Susheela, PhD, F.A.Sc, F.A.M.S., will be speaking in Oakville, Ontario on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 on the “Harmful Effects of Fluoride on Human Health”. Based in New Delhi, India, Dr. Susheela is a global leader in Fluoride Toxicity and Fluorosis research, having studied the adverse effects of ingested Fluoride […]
Windsor: Municipalities Shouldn’t Make Fluoride Decision
The province’s decision to ban cities from removing fluoride from water has Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens scratching his head. “Whatever was passed was non-binding and effectively has no teeth. I still don’t understand, if the addition of fluoride to the water system is of such public health concern that the province doesn’t mandate that it […]
Ontario to debate banning cities from being allowed to remove fluoride from their drinking water
Should all Ontario cities be forced into water fluoridation? MPPs in the province will debate that question Thursday afternoon as the debate over the mineral’s role in boosting dental health continues to rage across the country. From Prince George, British Columbia, to Moncton, New Brunswick, cities across the country have opted to remove fluoride from their […]
Ontario legislature votes to ban cities from removing fluoride from their water supplies
The Ontario legislature voted Thursday to ban cities from removing fluoride from their water supplies. Though the motion brought forward by a Liberal MPP is non-binding —meaning it’s more symbolic than prescriptive —it could send a clear signal to cities and suggest where the government is headed next. Mississauga-Streetsville MPP Bob Delaney brought the issue […]
Restore fluoride to Moncton water supply, New Brunswick dentists urge
MONCTON, N.B.—Restoring fluoride to drinking water is a no-brainer, say dentists in one New Brunswick city, citing a dramatic increase in tooth decay since fluoride use ended there in 2011. Suzanne Drapeau-McNally of Moncton says she has seen the startling change among patients at her clinic over the last five years. “The first thing (patients) […]
Dentists call for return of fluoride in Moncton water
Dentists are urging Moncton to resume putting fluoride in its water after its five-year moratorium on the practice expires on Dec. 31. Suzanne Drapeau-McNally of the New Brunswick Dental Association says “a tremendous change” has occurred in the level of tooth decay in Moncton patients in the last five years. Drapeau-McNally estimates tooth decay in children […]