[Note: The Parry Sound Council voted to end fluoridation at their January 26, 2016 meeting] PARRY SOUND – With the fluoride debate potentially coming to a close, the health unit’s medical officer of health is appealing to the public to carefully consider the impact of its removal. In a letter dated Jan. 7, Dr. Jim […]
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Parry Sound votes to remove fluoride from municipal water
PARRY SOUND – The town is done adding fluoride to municipal water – almost. Last night town council rescinded an earlier resolution approving fluoridation upgrades to the Tony Agnello Water Treatment Plant; the upgrades were necessary to continue fluoridating the municipal water supply. The upgrade would have cost taxpayers $250,000. Once again, the council chambers […]
Fluoride and festivals on Neepawa Council to-do list
The Town of Neepawa is examining whether it should continue to add fluoride to its water. A presentation was made to council on Tuesday, Jan. 19 by wastewater supervisor Howard Buffi, outlining the impact the fluoridation program has had on the system. The addition of fluoride to tap water has been common in communities across […]
Peel Region expected to vote on removing fluoride from drinking water
Some Peel councillors want the region to join the growing list of municipalities who no longer add FLUORIDE to drinking water. As an increasing number of municipalities across the country remove fluoride from their drinking water, Peel region councillors are asking why the provincial and federal governments continue to push for fluoridation while leaving ill-equipped […]
Perth County oral care below average
An ten-year oral health study has found that people in Perth County brush their teeth less regularly than average, and that male residents are less likely to visit the dentist than most Ontario men. The Oral Health in Perth County report looked at residents aged 12 and over for the past decade. It also found […]
No consideration by St. Thomas city council to abandon water fluoridation
The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care is focusing on fluoridation and is reaching out to municipal councils to rally support for its cause. A letter from the ministry about water fluoridation was presented to St. Thomas city council as correspondence Monday evening. At a time when some jurisdictions are turning their backs on the […]
Parry Sound: Residents leave no doubts on fluoride debate
PARRY SOUND – With more than 90 per cent support against water fluoridation, Parry Sounders for Progressive Water Management hope the debate ends now. For the last several weeks, the group has been going door-to-door, soliciting signatures in the hopes of avoiding a referendum. Simultaneously McDougall residents, some who purchase water from the town, have […]
Fluoride ban bid going to Terrace city council
We ingest the chemical called fluoride every time we take a sip of city tap water, but is it really good for our teeth and overall health? Local resident Barry Prince is again calling on Terrace to join the growing list of countries around the world who are phasing out fluoridation of public water, and […]
McDougall: Early results against fluoride
McDOUGALL TWP. – Survey results currently demonstrate that McDougall residents want fluoride out of their drinking water. In a general update to council from the township’s clerk, Cindy Vankoughnett, at a regular meeting of council Wednesday evening, Vankoughnett informed council that to-date, 88 responses from the fluoride in municipal water survey have been received from […]
Great Lakes Gull Eggs Contaminated by Non-Stick Chemicals
Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs – the class of chemicals used in DuPont’s Teflon, 3M’s Scotchgard and many other products – pollute the bodies of people and animals in every corner of the world. In the latest findings, Canadian scientists have detected PFCs in virtually all of the eggs of herring gulls sampled in the Great […]