New figures from the dental community are reviving the fluoride debate in the Montreal area. The CLSC or local clinic in Dorval says the number of cavities in kindergarten children there has doubled in the past three years. The tooth decay has become more common since 2003, when the West Island community stopped putting fluoride […]
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Fluoride flap in Dorval
The fluoridation of Dorval’s drinking water became a hot municipal election topic last week, when mayoral candidate Brent Hussey accused outgoing Mayor Peter Yeomans of not advising residents that their water has not been fluoridated for almost two years. Yeomans, however, claimed that the public was notified through the media and that he had spoken […]
There’s something in the water
The biting debate over whether to add fluoride to Montreal’s water supply has once again surfaced. With less than three weeks to go before Montrealers head to the polls Nov. 6, pro and anti-fluoride groups are stirring up controversy in city hall. They are hot on the heels of an announcement made earlier this month […]
Fluoridation debate steps up
Twenty-three-year-old Lucie Mayer brought her three children to the Montreal Children’s Hospital dental clinic for their first visit yesterday afternoon. Their mouths said it all. Seven-year-old Shane Mayer-Senecal had 12 cavities, his 5-year-old brother, Andre, had eight, and 2-year-old Chelsea had seven, making a total of 27 cavities for the Verdun family. It’s typical, said […]
Montreal mayoral candidate promises fluoridation
Fluoridation has become a hot topic in Montreal’s mayoral race. Despite concerns from environmental and health groups, Pierre Bourque, a former mayor and current mayoral candidate in the November municipal elections, is pledging to add fluoride to Montreal’s drinking water if he is elected. Montreal is one of the last major cities in North America […]
There’s more to this campaign than potholes
Some commentators are griping that the only issues in this fall’s Montreal election campaign are potholes and untidy streets. They want meatier issues. Here, in no special order, are nine. Casino. If the province gives it the green light, Loto-Quebec’s plan to move the casino closer to downtown could truly alter the city’s character. Loto […]
Alcoa, partners find use for hazardous waste
Alcoa, Nova Pb and St. Lawrence Cement have pooled their expertise and developed a way to turn the aluminum company’s hazardous waste into a non-toxic product that improves cement. Pot-liner, the residue produced during the smelting of primary aluminum, is dangerous stuff, containing cyanide and fluoride. It has been banned from most landfill sites for […]
Fluoride for drinking water put on Montreal’s agenda
Fluoridation of drinking water was not part of infrastructure and financing studies made public yesterday, but the issue is on the city’s agenda, at least for discussion purposes. Quebec’s Public Health Department has asked to discuss possible fluoridation with the city at a meeting this month. Most of Montreal, with the exception of several West […]
Should West Island continue fluoridation?
Saying fluoride is available in so many ways today, Dorval borough chairman Peter Yeomans would like a study to see if it should be taken out of the West Island’s drinking water supply. “I’m not saying that it should be taken out,” Yeomans said, “but fluoride is so readily available these days that it seems […]
Montreal targeted with Fluoridation Plan
MONTREAL – Almost one in two children entering kindergarten in Quebec has cavity-ridden teeth, according to a public health study released yesterday. The number is twice that of Ontario children, according to researchers. Dr. Jean-Marc Brodeur, the study’s author, said ignoring problems with children’s teeth was storing up trouble for the future. “The population certainly […]