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B.C. communities with high fluoride levels in groundwater
Excerpt: Where have high ?uoride levels been found in B.C. well water? The Ministry of Environment evaluated the results of groundwater samples obtained between 1977 and 1993 through the Water Quality Check Program. Of over 8,500 samples analysed for ?uoride, 270 or 3.1% had ?uoride levels above the Canadian drinking water guideline of 1.5 mg/L, […]
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The dirt on fluoride
“Doctor, I’d suggest fluoride treatment to protect your teeth,” my dentist said. I agreed. After all, I’d been told since I was knee-high that fluoride prevents cavities. I’ve also used fluoride toothpaste for years. But I recently decided to research this topic to see if there was a downside to this treatment. Now I know […]
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Fluoride to flow in Dorval again
Fluoridated drinking water will return to Dorval as early as next summer, now that Montreal has been washed out of the picture, Mayor Edgar Rouleau announced Monday afternoon. The city began adding fluoride to potable water in the 1950s. But in 2003, Dorval shut down the filtration plant’s decaying fluoridation equipment. A $400,000 upgrade was […]
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MNA wants to give Dorval final say on fluoride
A West Island MNA says the Quebec government may have to consider changing how island-wide decisions are made if the city of Montreal doesn’t back off its decision to block Dorval from using $400,000 in provincial funding to fluoridate its water. “The mayor and the taxpayers of Dorval know what is best for them,” Francois […]
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Dorval’s plan to bring back fluoride stalls
The mayor of Dorval contends the Montreal island council is blocking his city’s plan to put fluoride back into its drinking water. The provincial government has given Dorval the $400,000 the West Island suburb needs to upgrade its water filtration system to reintroduce fluoride. But, according to Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau, the island council is […]
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Development concerns grow in the heartland
Edmontonians hear about runaway development in Ft McMurray almost every day. But some of the largest industrial expansions in North America are happening on our city’s doorstep, in an area dubbed the Industrial Heartland. Located north and east of the city, small towns like Bon Accord and Redwater are about to welcome $16 billion in […]
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Toxic leak at Sarnia plant sickens 23
SARNIA- A local union official whose members were taken to Bluewater Health Thursday after a toxic vapor release at Suncor Energy is demanding that workers are kept better informed during plant emergencies. “Everyone is concerned about what’s going to happen next,” said Ross Tius, business manager for the Pipefitters Local 663. No alarms sounded when […]
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Fluoride fixation
What a miracle modern water systems are. With a gentle flick of a finger or twist of a wrist, cool, clear, life-giving water comes rushing out of the faucet without a moment’s delay. Oh, sure, a faint whiff of chlorine reminds us someone’s treating that water for impurities. But as we dutifully swallow our eight […]
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Locals gnash teeth over fluoride
A report revealing that twice as many Dorval children have developed cavities since the city stopped fluoridating its water has infuriated dentists and worried local parents, but some scientists are cautioning that re-fluoridating the water could cause more problems than it would solve. The fluoride in the drinking water is not pharmaceutical grade fluoride, noted […]
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Montreal targeted with fluoridation – again
Calls for the introduction of fluoridation in Montreal’s water system have been revived in the wake of a study that shows kindergarten children in Dorval have twice as many cavities as they did when fluoride was added to that city’s drinking water. Until recently, Dorval children generally had healthier teeth than their Montreal peers, said […]
Canada, Quebec