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Waterloo fluoride fight returns
Waterloo councillors voted last night to hold a plebiscite in the 2010 municipal election on whether fluoride should be kept in the drinking water. It will Waterloo’s fourth vote on fluoride, which has been in the drinking water since 1967. Kitchener and Cambridge do not fluoridate their water, although Cambridge’s water has some fluoride naturally. […]
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Health Canada downplays fluoride fears for infants
For the past year, the American Dental Association has warned parents that if their tap water is fluoridated, they shouldn’t use it to make infant formula. The worry: It could cause children to develop mottled teeth. Canadian health authorities haven’t made a similar call, even though the amounts of fluoride that prompted the U.S. recommendation […]
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Critics raise red flag over fluoride in tap water
Nearly a half-century after water fluoridation became widespread, a small but growing number of medical officials and environmentalists are again raising concerns over the practice. Recent research is suggesting that fluoride may be connected to a number of serious conditions, including the development in teenage boys of osteosarcoma, the rare bone cancer that killed Canadian […]
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London: Politicians downplay fluoride shortage
Londoners are going without fluoride in their water again — and without public notice again. But city politicians say there’s no threat to health with a short-term gap in the cavity-fighting substance so there’s no need to tell anyone. “I don’t think Londoners’ teeth are going to rot in a week,” Controller Bud Polhill said. […]
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Sault Ste. Marie Council decides against fluoridation vote
With Mayor John Rowswell casting the deciding vote, Sault Ste. Marie City Council tonight voted down a proposal to re-open the question of whether the City’s water supply should be fluoridated. Council voted six to five against a motion from Ward 1 Councillors James Caicco and Steve Butland asking for a report on what would […]
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Dorval will soon have new fluoride system
A couple of West Island water filtration plants will soon undergo some major renovations. Dorval has opened tenders submitted by last Friday’s deadline to build an extension for its new fluoride system as well as to install new equipment. Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau expects the winning bidder will be given the green light to start […]
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Flouride reduced in Edmonton water
EDMONTON – An ongoing North American shortage of fluoride is forcing Epcor to reduce levels in the Edmonton region’s treated drinking water. Company officials insist the move is temporary, and will have no impact on the dental health of the public, which has been tapping into the reported benefits of the enamel-protecting compound for 40 […]
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Fluoride no longer in water from Falher plant
Residents getting their drinking water from the water plant in Falher probably have not noticed that the water has not contained fluoride for almost one month. Fluoride was discontinued in early September after a measuring metre malfunctioned. Extensive research shows that fluoride in water is more harmful than healthy. “Latest studies indicate that ingestion of […]
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Bratina says benefits of fluoride in drinking water ‘nebulous’
Hamilton downtown councillor Bob Bratina wants the city to halt pouring fluoride into the city’s drinking water. “The benefits are nebulous,” he said. “I’ve heard no evidence to support this.” Hamilton’s Board of Health determined this week to examine alternative options to provide fluoride to residents; provide a cost estimate of creating a new fluoride […]
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Dental costs vs. fluoride
Hamilton councillors want to know the cost of expanding dental care to rid the city’s water system of fluoride. For nearly three hours yesterday, the board of health debated the merits of fluoridated water — a public health measure many cities are reconsidering. Dr. Peter Wiebe, who monitors the city’s dental programs, cautioned against removing […]
Canada, Ontario