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London mayor urges backup plan to fluoridate water for water supply
London’s mayor is calling for development of a backup plan in case the city is unable to obtain supplies within a couple of months to begin fluoridating the water supply again. “Let’s ensure that we are thinking of Plan B before we get to the real need for it,” Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best said yesterday. […]
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Dorval waits for fluoride
When Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau managed to wrangle consent from the Quebec government last December to let the city decide whether to resume fluoridation of the town’s drinking water, he thought it would only be a matter of a few months before fluoride would once again be flowing through the town’s water pipes. In March, […]
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Purchase of Tam fluorite properties for new source of fluorine for hydrofluoric acid and fluorinated water
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — 08/30/07 — Subject to regulatory approval where required, Rocher Deboule Minerals Corp. (NEX: RD.H)(PINK SHEETS: RDBHF) has entered into an agreement with David Heyman and Clive Brooks of Vancouver, BC, to acquire the Tam fluorite properties, situated in the Liard Mining Division located at mile 498, north of […]
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Two Calgary city councillors hope to reopen fluoride debate
CALGARY — A worldwide fluoride shortage could reignite a decades-old debate on whether the City of Calgary should keep adding the chemical to its water supply. Civic officials have said they will know within two months if the global shortage will affect Calgary’s supply, as Ottawa goes without the cavity-fighting fluoride for extended periods and […]
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Fluoride shortage sparks renewed debate on its use in Calgary
A worldwide fluoride shortage could reignite a decades-old debate on whether the City of Calgary should keep adding the chemical to its water supply. Civic officials have said they will know within two months if the global shortage will affect Calgary’s supply, as the City of Ottawa goes without the cavity-fighting fluoride for extended periods […]
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Supply woes forced Ottawa to shut off fluoride to water
Ottawa’s drinking water has been without cavity-fighting fluoride for extended periods in recent months because of a shortage of the chemical across North America. For more than four decades, the city has added fluoride to its drinking water to prevent tooth decay in children, but lately cities have been struggling to buy the chemical as […]
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Calgary braces for fluoride shortage
… “It’s an excellent thing for them to be short of this chemical,” said Paul Connett, executive director of the U.S.-based Fluoride Action Network. “If having a shortage of it makes them question the practice, that would be very, very good.” Fluoridation has long been promoted by dentists, and by the Canadian Dental Association, as […]
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Cities feel bite from shortage of fluoride
Cities and towns across North America are scrambling for supplies of fluoride – a chemical they add to their water systems to prevent tooth decay. Ottawa has been without the additive for extended periods in recent months because of a global shortage. The shortage has stirred debate over a decades-old practice, with critics flashing big, […]
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Edmonton water supply short on fluoride
EDMONTON – Look ma, no fluoride! The chemical that many municipalities add to water to prevent tooth decay is in such short supply that Edmonton could run out this fall if an expected shipment falls through. “At this time we have sufficient fluoride to meet Edmonton’s needs until the fall,” said Mike Gibbs, spokesman for […]
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Region urged to come clean on fluoride decision
Belated public backlash may force the Region to reconsider a five-year-old decision to eliminate fluoride from regional drinking water. Most Niagara municipalities have historically gone without fluoride in their water — in St. Catharines, for example, residents voted against adding the chemical decades ago. Parts of Pelham, Welland and Thorold received fluoridated water on-and-off as […]
Canada, Ontario