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Moose Jaw: Fluoride or Not
Is it a poison or a cheap and safe way to help battle tooth decay? City Council was in a fluoride debate Monday night as Shaun Francis Drake made a presentation on why fluoride should be removed from our drinking water. Fluoride is added to the water in most major cities to help with healthy […]
Canada, Saskatchewan -
Lennoxville fights to keep well water
People in the Lennoxville area of Sherbooke are fighting to keep their water supply separate from the rest of the city, but Sherbrooke said it doesn’t want to maintain the infrastructure of two different water systems. The Lennoxville borough gets its water from three wells, but the municipality wants to shut them and provide Lennoxville […]
Canada, Quebec -
Ralph Nader Joins Influential Leaders Questioning Fluoridation
Consumer Activist Ralph Nader has joined the chorus of influential leaders opposing mandatory water fluoridation. He joins civil rights leaders, state and local legislators, dentists, physicians, environmentalists and other professionals speaking out on fluoridation, focusing increased attention on the need for full disclosure of fluoridation risks. Nader says, “There should be no mandatory fluoridation without […]
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Philomath: Local doctors dispute fluoride removal
EXCERPT: A battle over fluoridated water in Philomath goes to a second round at Monday’s meeting of the Philomath City Council. At the meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 980 Applegate St., Benton County Health Department and Philomath doctors plan to ask the council to reconsider its unanimous May 9 decision to […]
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Moncton: Fluoride meeting sparks debate
The contentious issue of water fluoridation came to a boil last night at Moncton City Hall. Mayor George LeBlanc, members of city council and more than 100 residents gathered in council chambers at city hall last night to debate whether Moncton’s water system should continue to be fluoridated. About two-thirds of the speakers wanted the […]
Canada, New Brunswick -
Prince George. Letter: Get fluoride out of water
It would appear that the anti-fluoride movement has hit critical mass, in that there now exists sufficient momentum for the movement that is both self-sustaining and growing. Politicians, legal pundits, and major corporations are paying attention and taking action against dispensing fluoride that according to the FDA is an “unapproved drug.” For instance, city leaders […]
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Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority raises fluoride levels
MARIETTA – The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority has slightly increased the amount of fluoride in drinking water, amid conflicting recommendations from state and federal officials on how much fluoride should be in the water. The authority’s target fluoride level has increased from 0.80 milligrams per liter to 0.85 mg/L, a difference that General Manager Glenn […]
United States, Georgia -
Muskoka: Fluoridation presentation gets cold shoulder at district meeting
HUNTSVILLE – Some District of Muskoka councillors seem to be getting tired of the fluoridation debate. Ruth and Richard Bednar were temporarily delayed in giving a deputation on fluoridation during the Monday, June 6, district council meeting as Lake of Bays mayor Bob Young protested to yet another presentation on the topic. “We’ve had many […]
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Fairbanks City Council halts additional fluoride in city water
The Fairbanks City Council voted 5-1 Monday to ban additional fluoride from Fairbanks’ drinking water. Ordinance 5849, prohibiting the addition of fluoride to community water systems, was introduced by Mayor Jerry Cleworth on May 23 after recommendations made by the Fairbanks Fluoride Task Force. The task force was created by the City Council to study […]
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Moncton: Fluoride meeting goes tomorrow
Moncton residents will tell city councillors what they believe should happen in the debate over water fluoridation tomorrow night. Councillor Kathryn Barnes says that 31 groups or individuals have registered for the meeting, to held at city hall from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow. “It will be a chance for us to listen to […]
Canada, New Brunswick