Study will be based on dental exams performed on Grade 1 and 2 students A new study is looking at how Calgary’s decision to pull fluoride from drinking water is affecting children’s teeth. Dental exams will be performed on hundreds of students from grades 1 and 2 at Calgary schools. The results will be compared with […]
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Lake of Bays Says No to Fluoride
The Township of Lake of Bays said no to fluoride in municipal drinking water yesterday. Council voted in accordance with the wishes of residents who had responded to letters sent out by the town. Mayor Bob Young , a proponent of fluoridation said that he would “hold his nose” while he supported the wishes of […]
Saint John delays vote on cutting fluoride from city water
Saint John city councillors have delayed their decision on whether to remove fluoride from city water, opting instead to hear from dental hygiene experts before determining whether the results are worth the cost. Saint John water commissioner Bill Edwards gave council the option of including or removing fluoride from the drinking water supply, which costs […]
Saint John debates cutting fluoride from city water
Saint John city council is scheduled to vote Monday evening on whether to end the practice of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. The move is being urged by city administrators, who recommend terminating a fluoridation program they call inefficient. Several municipalities across the country have taken similar approaches. That includes Moncton, where in 2011 […]
Hamilton: Fluoride question too technical for city voters?
After a three-hour debate and several public delegations, Stoney Creek Councillor Brad Clark withdrew his motion Wednesday to ask voters whether the city should continue adding fluoride to municipal water. Some delegates argued the always-controversial issue is too technical to add as a yes-or-no question to the 2014 ballot. But Clark said it was “offensive” […]
Halifax Water should stop poisoning us
Halifax has tried to convince residents that tap, not bottled, water is best for everyday drinking and cooking, for some time now. Tap the Tap, a new campaign by Nova Scotia pediatricians, is urging parents to get their kids consuming tap water. While water is always a healthier choice than sugary drinks, and Halifax Water […]
Fluoride Vote Coming to Huntsville
Fluoride in Drinking Water is an issue that is not over in Huntsville after the District voted to stop adding the substance to drinking water district wide. District Council however have allowed each municipality in the District to make their own decision on fluoride, and Huntsville has yet to decide what they are going to […]
Ste-Anne and Senneville lose fluoridated water
Montreal has announced that fluoridated potable water will no longer be supplied to Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue and Senneville. Montreal officials announced tap water being supplied to Ste-Anne and Senneville will now come via the water filtration plant in Pierrefonds, which recently underwent a $90-million upgrade and expansion. Montreal, which manages four of the six treatment plants on […]
Winkler seeks input on fluoride
The City of Winkler is considering the removal of fluoride, a chemical that prevents cavities, from our drinking water. But first they want your opinion. “I like the idea of removing it,” Councillor Don Friesen said, adding more big cities are taking it out of the water. “But how does the public feel?” Friesen wondered. […]
Cranbrook settling fluoride lawsuit
The City of Cranbrook is in the process of settling a lawsuit regarding the fluoridation of Cranbrook’s drinking water. While the city couldn’t comment on the details as it is a legal matter being dealt with by the city’s legal counsel, the city could confirm that a settlement was in the works. Kevin Millership first […]