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Ontario’s doctors set the record straight on fluoride in drinking water
TORONTO, Oct. 21 /CNW/ – Ontario’s doctors want to dispel the misconceptions and ease the concerns of those who question the safety of fluoride. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) has approved a policy that supports the addition of fluoride to drinking water, following extensive research on the issue. “Ontario’s doctors want their patients to know […]
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Waterloo: Merger, fluoridation issues to be probed by referendum
WATERLOO REGION — Voters will add new chapters to old controversies in the Oct. 25 municipal election. Residents in Kitchener and Waterloo will be asked if their councils should discuss a merger. A group of business and community leaders lobbied for the referendum. Residents in Waterloo, St. Jacobs, Elmira and parts of Kitchener will be […]
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Elmira and St. Jacobs: Fluoride debate subject of referendum
Residents of Elmira and St. Jacobs will be facing an extra question on their ballot this municipal election — whether to continue the fluoridation of their water. Elmira and St. Jacobs residents have had fluoridated water piped to their homes ever since the discovery of NDMA in Elmira’s drinking water. Now, opponents to the practice […]
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Why water shouldn’t be fluoridated
Note: This article originally titled “Why water shouldn’t be fluoridated” published on October 17, 2010, was updated on May 1, 2018, with the title “Should we question the fluoridation of water?” Paul Connett: ‘I haven’t brushed with a fluoridated toothpaste for 14 years. My teeth are fine.’ Fluoridation has been with us for nearly 50 […]
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Waterloo: Mayoral candidates debate
Excerpts: About 300 people packed the Albert McCormick Community Centre yesterday to pepper their four mayoral candidates with questions about hydro revenues, fluoridation of drinking water, merger talks with Kitchener, public transit, bicycle trails and leadership. This city has the most number of mayoral candidates and the people attending Tuesday night’s debate had lots of […]
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Lake Cowichan: Is fluoridation the way to go?
The fluoridation of water in Lake Cowichan’s water supply should not continue, Town of Lake Cowichan councillor Tim McGonigle told council during their Tuesday, October 5 meeting. “Some say it’s more poisonous than arsenic and can has a negative impact on learning abilities in young children,” he said. “Although fluoride in the 50s and 60s […]
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Lake Cowichan: Get rid of fluoridated water (editorial)
It isn’t the Town of Lake Cowichan’s responsibility to medicate the public, without their consent. This is why it’s refreshing to see that council is considering discontinuing public works’ practice of injecting fluoride into the water supply. Although done at levels deemed to be safe, this injection of fluoride is redundant. It may have made […]
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Waterloo: Leadership expected in fluoridation debate
If you worry about what they put in hot dogs, you don’t have to eat them. You don’t have to drink milk either, or eat Great Lakes fish, or consume sweets loaded with refined sugar and food colouring if you think those things are bad for you and your family. But tap water? Well, that’s […]
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Oakville: Anti-fluoride expert speaks Oct. 6
An environmental expert will be in Oakville to present his case against the use of fluoride in tap water on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Paul Connett will speak at Oakville’s Town Hall in the Trafalgar Room from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Connett is the director of the Fluoride Action Network and the executive director of its […]
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Waterloo: Charges sworn out against fluoride proponents
Charges have been sworn out against the Ontario Dental Association and two of its leaders for a potential breach of the Municipal Act. Robert Fleming, executive director of WaterlooWatch, swore out charges in front of Justice of the Peace A. Magoulas on Monday at the Provincial Offences Court in Kitchener. The complaint states that the […]
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