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Spirited debate but no decision on flouride at Calgary city council
Calgarians attending the hearing in the Council Chamber listen as different sides debate about bringing fluoride back into water. Photo by Andrea Wong The room was divided during Tuesday’s public hearing as city councillors listened to opposing sides of a possible decision to add fluoride into Calgary’s drinking water once again. Water fluoridation has been […]
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Alberta provincial government supports fluoride — but won’t pay for it in Calgary’s water
CALGARY—The city’s long and controversial fluoride debate could be back on ice as both the province and the city say they shouldn’t have to pay to put it back in Calgary’s tap water. A council committee spent all day Tuesday discussing water fluoridation in the first substantive look at the issue at city hall since […]
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‘Children are suffering’ as Calgary’s 60+ year fluoride debate drags on, bioethicist says
Calgary removed fluoride from its drinking water in 2011 Calgary’s never-ending fluoridation debate played out again at city hall on Tuesday, but if you’re reading this looking for a resolution on the issue, you can stop now — there wasn’t one. Earlier this year, city council asked the O’Brien Institute of Public Health at the University […]
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Fluoride in water fight gets heated at city hall in Calgary
The often contentious debate over putting fluoride back in Calgary’s drinking water was once again before city council on Tuesday. Council reviewed the requested new report from the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Institute for Public Health on all evidence — both pro and con — on water fluoridation, while also inviting the public to speak […]
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Controversial study renews debate over Fluoride
A recent study published by the Journal of American Medical Association suggests boys born to women exposed to higher levels of fluoride during pregnancy have lower IQs. It comes at a time when Calgary is debating whether to bring fluoridation back to its water supply, which has been fluoride free since 2011. As Mike Drolet […]
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Councillors weigh potential reintroduction of fluoride into Calgary’s water
CALGARY – City councillors are reviewing the findings of a report on the potential pros and cons of reintroducing fluoride into drinking water. After fluoride was removed in 2011 in an effort to save $750,000 annually, the city is reconsidering its decision. In February, council voted in favour of commissioning the University of Calgary’s O’Brien […]
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Fluoride debate at city hall spills outside of chamber
Eight years after Calgary officials elected to discontinue water fluoridation, city council revisited the issue with the release of a new expert report on the benefits and harms of fluoridation and a heated debate at city hall Tuesday. A steady stream of public health experts, researchers, medical doctors and members of the public took turns at the […]
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Calgary. Opinion: Fluoridation should be city council’s top priority
The following is a rebuttal to a column by Licia Corbella, “The science is not settled on water fluoridation,” which appeared in the Herald on Oct. 12. The original piece appears below this response. As the newly elected Calgary city councillors take their seats, an important public health issue awaits. Children and other residents are suffering […]
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Alberta Medical Association ignores request to consider new science regarding fluoride
IMPORTANT NEW SCIENCE: Why the Alberta Medical Association Should Not Ignore Anti-fluoride Research On September 20, 2019, Safe Water Calgary Founder Dr. Robert Dickson, wrote an excellent letter to Dr. Clarke, President of the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), inviting her and her colleagues to reconsider their position regarding water fluoridation in light of the recent […]
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No fluoride in drinking water for many Edmonton residents during system updates
Epcor has temporarily stopped adding fluoride to water while it upgrades the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant. The fluoride interruption is expected to last seven months, until March 2020. During that time, Epcor will be replacing four bulk fluoride storage tanks that are approximately 20 years old. “The reason why it’s taking seven months is […]
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