From the agenda of the May 19 City Council meeting this proclamation was requested by Janice Mills, Chair of the Brant County Board of Health (letter to the Brantford City Council is attached).
Proclamation – Community Water Fluoridation Day – June 20 , 2015 – to be read by Councillor Sless
WHEREAS the Canadian Public Health Association and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have declared fluoridation of drinking water to be a great public health achievement of the 20th century; and
WHEREAS 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of community water fluoridation in the City of Brantford, in Canada and in North America with fluoride first added to the water supply of the City of Brantford on June 20, 1945;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of Brantford PROCLAIMS June 20, 2015 as “Community Water Fluoridation Day” in the City of Brantford.