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Waterloo: Fluoride weeks away from removal after No vote
Fluoride may remain in Waterloo tap water until the end of the year, pending a council bylaw and equipment shutdown. Voters rejected water fluoridation by 50.3 per cent in the Oct. 25 referendum, the No side winning by 195 votes. Here’s a timeline suggested by politicians and bureaucrats: • Regional councillors will review referendum results […]
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Waterloo region: City officials to support ‘no’ vote on fluoridation
Residents in Waterloo narrowly voted against continuing to fluoridate municipal water, and the mayor and regional councillors say they will honour the wishes of the majority. The vote was tight, with 49.7 per cent voting ‘yes,’ and 50.3 per cent against fluoridation, which was been in place in the city for 44 years. Mayor Brenda […]
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Waterloo region: Voters say no to fluoride
WATERLOO REGION — Residents have voted narrowly to remove fluoride from tap water in Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Elmira. And enough of them have said no to defeat merger talks between Kitchener and Waterloo. Monday’s fluoride referendum was decided by the tightest margin. The anti-fluoride side won with 50.3 per cent, beating the pro-fluoride side […]
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Crescent City: The 2 sides of city water fluoridation
City voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to continue fluoridating the water supply. Measure A seeks to remove fluoride from the water, which would also affect thousands of water-users in the unincorporated area. County residents cannot vote because the city owns the water service. Crescent City resident Katherine Kelly is one of the citizens spearheading […]
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Bedford. Fluoride fears up for debate
A university professor is to address concerns about fluoride overdosing in water supplies. It follows an incident which affected the supply to more than 40,000 homes in August 2009 for two weeks. The overdosing, which was only revealed in a report published recently by the chief inspector of Drinking Water, was due to a lack […]
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Uranium Enrichment
Note from Fluoride Action Network: As with the article on The Nuclear Fuel Cycle this article provides a clear explanation and graphics on uranium enrichment. Here are some excerpts: • Most of the 495 commercial nuclear power reactors operating or under construction in the world today require uranium ‘enriched’ in the U-235 isotope for their […]
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The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This article provides a clear explanation and graphic of “the series of industrial processes which involve the production of electricity from uranium in nuclear power reactors.” Here are some excerpts: CONVERSION AND ENRICHMENT The uranium oxide product of a uranium mill is not directly usable as a fuel for a […]
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Halos N Horns Toothy Fruity Toothpaste for children contains ‘recommended’ 1450 ppm fluoride
Note: Online October 23, 2010 SLS = Sodium Laureth Skincare for Sensitive Souls The Halos N Horns Toothy Fruity SLS free Toothpaste is a pink gel formulation that smells and tastes of fruity strawberries and bananas. We have weeded out the SLS foaming agent found in the majority of children’s toothpastes and therefore you don’t […]
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Calderdale: Dennis the fluoride rebel dies at age 84
CALDERDALE’S most fanatical anti-fluoride campaigner, Dennis Edmondson, has died at 84. A former council gardener and forester, he lived at Duck Hill, Pecket Well, Hebden Bridge. Mr Edmondson began his crusade against putting fluoride indrinking water in 1975 and founded the Calderdale Citizens’ Protest Against Fluoridation. He organised a petition in 1977 signed by 23,000 […]
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Waterloo: Some Woolwich voters to enter fray over fluoridation
When they head to the polls next week, voters in parts of Waterloo Region will be asked whether or not they support continuing to fluoridate their drinking water. The decision will impact many residents – including those who live in Elmira and St. Jacobs – but many people don’t really know what fluoridation is, or […]
Canada, Ontario