Cranbrook’s fluoride question is not going away, despite the recent referendum. Jason Zimmer, representing a group calling themselves Citizens of Cranbrook Opposed to Fluoride, says they want to find out from the City of Cranbrook what type of fluoride is being added to the water supply, that they feel there are less expensive options available […]
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Prince George: Vote means fluoride finished
Fluoride is officially flushed. During Monday night’s meeting, city council voted unanimously to shut off the city’s fluoride injection system by year’s end. It was a result that came as a surprise to no one, given during the election campaign every indication was made that if elected, candidates would abide by the will of the […]
Prince George to remove fluoride from tap water
City council decision comes after majority voted against fluoridation in civic referendum City councillors in Prince George, B.C. voted unanimously last night to take fluoride out of the city’s tap water, in keeping with the results of last month’s referendum. A coalition of dentists, doctors and professors campaigned to keep fluoride in the water, but […]
Calgary’s fluoride debate erupts again
Low-income kids and seniors are paying the price for taking fluoride out of Calgary’s drinking: say some dentists, agencies “Do you floss?” On a cold winter day, dental assistants inside The Dental Health Bus asked a couple of kids how they take care of their teeth. Another 161 children are on the waitlist for care. […]
Prince George: Fluoridation vote set for Monday
The switch could be flipped on fluoride by the end of the year. The new city council will vote Monday night on discontinuing the fluoridation of Prince George’s drinking water. A community opinion referendum question on the practice was included in November’s local government election ballot with 53.7 per cent of voters indicating they were […]
Water fluoridation: Calgary has no plan to revisit issue, councillor says
Dental decay rampant in Calgary children since FLUORIDE removed from water, says pediatric dentist A Calgary councillor says the city has no plans to revisit the drinking water fluoridation issue. CBC News reported Monday that local dentists and hygienists say they are seeing rampant decay in children’s teeth three years after fluoride stopped being added […]
La Prairie ends fluoridation
Last evening, the city council of La Prairie, a suburb on the South Shore of Montreal, (population of 20 000) passed a resolution to stop fluoridation. It was a unanimous vote of the council. Mrs Andrée Gendron et Mr Alain Branchaud with the help of the Coalition Eau Secours have been working on the issue over […]
Canada: Anti-Fluoride In Drinking Water: Litigation Update
Will citizen group litigation and the threat of personal liability stop fluoridation of drinking water in Ontario? In our earlier blog post, we described a threat by an advocacy group called Concerned Residents of Peel to End Water Fluoridation (Concerned Residents) against Peel municipal councillors. The group threatened the councillors with personal liability if they […]
Cameco reports small non-radiological gas leak at Port Hope facility
PORT HOPE — Three employees of Cameco’s conversion facility received medical treatment but returned to work following a leak of “non-radiological” material on Nov. 26. The company said there was no impact to the public or the environment following the release of a small amount of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride gas inside the Port Hope conversion […]
Peel area MPP gets Ontario legislature support endorsing municipal water fluoridation
QUEEN’S PARK— Ontario MPPs passed a motion at Queen’s Park Thursday (Nov. 27) that endorses water fluoridation as a healthy and essential measure to minimizing tooth decay Mississauga-Streetsville MPP Bob Delaney tabled the motion. The political statement comes in the face of some vocal community opposition to the practice in Peel region and a legal […]