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Manitoba: Fluoride fighters flourish
FLIN FLON — Northern Manitoba is either ahead of the fluoridation curve or it’s falling behind. A recent referendum in Churchill, in which a majority called for the end of fluoridation, was just the latest chapter in a movement sweeping the North. Since the mid-1990s, Snow Lake, Cranberry Portage and Flin Flon have all ceased […]
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Churchill reserves decision on fluoride after plebiscite
Churchill Mayor Michael Spence said no decision has been made to end fluoridation of the community’s water supply following a plebiscite earlier this month. Spence said the town council is still sorting out the plebiscite’s mixed message: An overwhelming majority of only a handful of town adult residents voted to end fluoridation. “We didn’t have […]
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Churchill: Anti-fluoridation group claims victory
An anti-fluoridation lobby group is claiming victory following a vote in Churchill Tuesday night on the question of treating the town’s water supply. Mark Brackley, spokesman for Churchill No Fluoride, said residents voted 58 per cent against continued fluoridation. “We’ve been plugging away in the community for three years,” Brackley said. “People were passionate on […]
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Churchill to hold September plebiscite on fluoride in water
RESIDENTS in Churchill will decide next month if they want fluoride in the town’s water supply. The Churchill town council has recently agreed to hold a plebiscite in September on the practice of fluoridation, which is credited with fighting tooth decay. The coming vote is seen as a victory by a local environmental group, Churchill […]
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Williams Lake: City will spend $25,000 on fluoride strategy
The City has approved spending $25,000 on a fluoridation communication strategy. At Tuesday’s meeting, council debated the merits of spending the money for a third party, Communications Solutions Inc., despite having previously agreed to spend up to $33,000 to engage in public consultation over the practice of fluoridation. Mayor Kerry Cook and Coun. Tom Barr […]
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Winnipeg: Fluoride level in drinking water lowered to 0.7ppm from 0.85ppm in response to new provincial guideline
In response to a new provincial guideline, as of March 15, 2011, the optimal level of fluoride in Winnipeg’s drinking water has been lowered from 0.85 parts per million to 0.7 parts per million. Consistent with a review from Health Canada, Manitoba Health has just recommended a new optimal level of fluoride of 0.7 parts […]
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Cranberry halts fluoride, FF stays pat
Cranberry Portage has stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water while Flin Flon continues to adjust its levels to stay in the middle of the recommended range. Coun. Larry Johnson of Cranberry Portage said three factors contributed to the decision, which took effect January 1. He said testing had been showing the town’s drinking water […]
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High levels of fluoride in Gypsumville’s well water traced to ancient meteorite
Well water of the tiny Canadian town of Gypsumville, Manitoba (population 65) has been poisoned by an extraterrestrial. The invader: A meteorite which struck down almost a quarter-billion years ago, creating the 25-mile-wide (40-kilometer) Lake Martin impact crater. The ancient impact shattered the granitic ground so that extraordinary amounts of fluoride now taint the well […]
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