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A prominent Saskatoon dentist is weighing in on the fluoridated water debate, offering his support for continuing the practice. A petition to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water has been circulating and seems to be gaining support but Gerry Uswak, Dean of the College of Dentistry, says keeping the substance will result in less […]

Just days after Calgary city council voted to stop using fluoride in their water, Saskatoon is set to begin a $200,000 renovation to the city’s fluoridation system. Starting next week the entire chemical system at Saskatoon’s water treatment plant will be replaced, according to plant manager Troy LaFreniere. Use of fluoride has become an issue […]

The City of Saskatoon is temporarily suspending the addition of fluoride to its treated water. The move is necessary during a construction project to upgrade the city’s water treatment plant, says Jeff Jorgenson, general manger of utility services for the City of Saskatoon. The upgrades include the installation of a new system that will add […]

A fight to remove fluoride from Saskatoon’s drinking water could soon boil over. People against the practice are circulating a petition they hope will convince the city. But it may take a lot of public pressure before they get their wish. “I go to coffee shops sometimes, and I hear people talking about it,” said […]

The percentage of children with cavities has been steadily increasing since the termination of the provincial dental health plan more than 15 years ago, a new report shows. Every five years since 1993, when the dental health plan ceased, Grade 1 students have been screened for signs of tooth decay. The percentage of students with […]

Just days after Calgary city council voted to stop using fluoride in their water, Saskatoon is set to begin a $200,000 renovation to the city’s fluoridation system. Starting next week the entire chemical system at Saskatoon’s water treatment plant will be replaced, according to plant manager Troy LaFreniere. Use of fluoride has become an issue […]

The rural-urban divide doesn’t just involve politics. According to the Cypress Health Region’s Dental Health Screening Program Report, oral health is impacted by where people live. Dr. David Torr, a consulting medical health officer for the Cypress Health Region, informed the region’s board rural students have worse dental health than urban students while presenting the […]

Excerpt: A moment with Maggie Jo By Margret J. Johnson Tobin Lake, Sask. We are on a drinking water advisory and have been since March 2006 due to a high level of fluoride in the water. This came to light after the water had been installed. Government regulations changed after the installation thus the problem. […]

Tobin Lake Type: Do Not Consume – Active Issued: 9/11/2008 Details: Tobin Lake, Resort Village EBWO issued due to E. coli. 9/11/08; Tobin Lake, Do Not Drink PDWA -Issued due to high fluoride levels; Since 2/8/2006

Melfort Journal — Fluoride. For over 40 years, the residents of Melfort have been receiving their daily dose of the element with every glass of water we drink and with every meal we prepare. According to the city, it has been added in to the water somewhere around 1960 and before 1965, but nobody has […]