In a 3-2 vote during Monday night’s meeting of council, councillors Brigita Gingras and Charlene Martel were outvoted by councillors Rod MacDonald and Riet Wigzell. Mayor Laurier Falldien broke the tie and voted in favour of dropping fluoride from the municipal water supply. A survey had been sent out during the previous month that asked […]
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Arguing against fluoride in Cornwall
An American anti-fluoride crusader, backed by about two dozen supporters behind him in the Cornwall council chambers, made his case to influence city council on Monday. Near the end of his 45-minute appearance, the supporters applauded strongly when Dr. Paul Connett said: “No one will take legal responsibility that fluoride is harmful. You are forcing […]
Anti-fluoride university prof lobbies council to abandon practice
CORNWALL, Ontario – An American university professor with a deep background in toxicology lobbied hard at city hall Monday night against the return of fluoridation to Cornwall water. Dr. Paul Connett, who taught for 30 years at St. Lawrence University in nearby Canton, N.Y. and wrote a book against the practice of water fluoridation, told […]
Children’s teeth are rotting. Do we need fluoride back in our water supply? The Calgary-based School of Public Policy releases new paper
Early Childhood Caries (ECC, formerly called “baby bottle decay) is a serious disease that is about much more than cavities on baby teeth. In Canada, it is a growing public health problem with adverse long-term effects on children’s physical, emotional and intellectual well-being and a needless drain on costs in the public health-care system. A […]
Fluoride costs keep going up at treatment plant: report
Whether Cornwall city council votes to continue fluoridating our water, or discontinue the practice, the costs keep going up. A report to city councillors that will be discussed Monday suggests that even if fluoridation is stopped, it will still cost as much as $40,000 to rid the water treatment plant of the 15,000 litres of […]
Fluoride or no fluoride in Cornwall water
Let the fluoride debate begin — again. Cornwall council will allow for two speakers to present arguments for and against the fluoridation of water at two succeeding meetings on April 11 and April 25. But the decision for two representatives are local medical officer of health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis and American anti-fluoride advocate Dr. Paul […]
Peel fluoridation committee restricts public delegations to invitation only
The committee reviewing water fluoridation in Peel Region has decided it will hear public delegations by invitation only. Councillors on the Community Water Fluoridation Committee met Thursday morning in Regional Council chambers to list some studies and data it wants gathered as part of the review. This process is expected to culminate in a recommendation […]
Fluoride debate looms in Norfolk
Nothing has been firmed up. However, as improvements are made to the county’s water infrastructure, there will be opportunities to introduce fluoride where it presently isn’t offered. “When working on other systems, it will be brought forward to council for consideration at that time,” Lee Robinson, Norfolk’s general manager of public works, told Norfolk council […]
Parry Sound: Fluoride quietly disappears from town water supply
It’s done. Fluoride is out – for now anyway. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, March 18, Town of Parry Sound staff flicked the switch off at the Tony Agnello Water Treatment Plant, ending the fluoridation of its water supply. During its regular council meeting on March 15, council approved the bylaw to remove fluoride […]
Parry Sound: Fluoride to dissipate from water system over time
Despite fluoride being shut off, it will remain in the system for a time, says the town’s director of public works. “There will be fluoride in the water for a while, because you have two full towers, plus the distribution system,” Peter Brown said Monday morning. “You’ve got every main in town that’s got potable […]