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Sarnia: Council receives legal opinion on fluoride removal
The largest user of local water might not have any say over whether fluoride should or should not be in the system. So says a legal opinion obtained by Sarnia city council. The document, from law firm Aird & Berlis, backs up a previous opinion received by the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS) board. […]
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Big Canoe Utilities drops water fluoridation
The new water treatment plant for Big Canoe will not be equipped with a water fluoridation dispensing mechanism, according to Arnold Ellison, vice president of the Big Canoe Water Company. The company stopped adding fluoride to Big Canoe’s water in 2007, Ellison said, in part because of a simmering debate about the safety of fluoridating […]
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Govt ‘happy’ to lose votes over fluoride
THE State Government says the introduction of fluoridated water could cost it votes at the next state election. But Deputy Premier Paul Lucas has declared it is a price he is willing to pay to improve children’s dental health. Dosage units began adding fluoride to drinking water at many South East Queensland treatment plants last […]
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Somerset to plea for well permits
PRINCESS ANNE — A lawsuit filed by the Somerset County Sanitary Commission against the state Department of the Environment in an attempt to get well permits will be heard Thursday in Circuit Court. The suit — filed in October — seeks the permits for two wells in the Patapsco aquifer on Revells Neck Road, which […]
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Fluoride prescriptions for kids can get delayed
Why have I had trouble lately filling my child’s vitamin prescription at my pharmacy? From time to time, the stock of prescription children’s vitamins with fluoride backs up for weeks or even months, says Dr. Michale Grosso, a pediatrician and senior vice president of medical affairs at Huntington Hospital. “These kind of issues come up […]
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Editorial: Reduce, don’t eliminate, fluoride in Schenectady water
The Great Fluoride Debate, one of those issues that never seem to die, is back before Schenectady’s City Council. Too bad, because little has changed in the argument against putting the chemical in the public water supply — except the price of fluoride. And even though it has gone up $20,000 since last year, which […]
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Burlington: Board urges city to stop fluoridation
Burlington’s Board of Health recommended Monday by a 3-2 vote that Burlington cease fluoridating its water supply. The recommendation moves to the City Council, which has the authority to regulate chemicals in the water supply “so long as we remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations,” City Attorney Ken Schatz said. […]
United States, Vermont -
Future of Fluoride in Burlington’s Drinking Water Unclear
A resolution to cut fluoride out of Burlington’s public drinking water supply was passed Monday night in a 3-2 vote by the Burlington Board of Health. The final decision now rests with the Burlington City Council. “Everybody believes fluoride is a good thing. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing,” Allen Soucie, a registered nurse […]
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Drayton Valley cuts fluoride from water supply
Fluoridation of Drayton Valley’s drinking water is now a thing of the past. Last Wednesday town council voted to make the temporary suspension of the practice a permanent move. Fluoride had been added to the town’s water supply since 1966 to help prevent dental problems, particularly in children. However, last year Drayton Valley’s water plant […]
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Rockingham County Official: Let’s Look At Fluoride
HARRISONBURG – Rockingham County should reconsider whether to continue treating its water with fluoride, the county public works director says. Warren Heidt will submit next year’s public works budget proposal to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 15. In the proposal, he plans to make a footnote saying fluoridation funding can be cut at Three […]
United States, Virginia