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Peel fluoridation committee restricts public delegations to invitation only
The committee reviewing water fluoridation in Peel Region has decided it will hear public delegations by invitation only. Councillors on the Community Water Fluoridation Committee met Thursday morning in Regional Council chambers to list some studies and data it wants gathered as part of the review. This process is expected to culminate in a recommendation […]
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Fluoride debate looms in Norfolk
Nothing has been firmed up. However, as improvements are made to the county’s water infrastructure, there will be opportunities to introduce fluoride where it presently isn’t offered. “When working on other systems, it will be brought forward to council for consideration at that time,” Lee Robinson, Norfolk’s general manager of public works, told Norfolk council […]
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Parry Sound: Fluoride quietly disappears from town water supply
It’s done. Fluoride is out – for now anyway. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, March 18, Town of Parry Sound staff flicked the switch off at the Tony Agnello Water Treatment Plant, ending the fluoridation of its water supply. During its regular council meeting on March 15, council approved the bylaw to remove fluoride […]
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Parry Sound: Fluoride to dissipate from water system over time
Despite fluoride being shut off, it will remain in the system for a time, says the town’s director of public works. “There will be fluoride in the water for a while, because you have two full towers, plus the distribution system,” Peter Brown said Monday morning. “You’ve got every main in town that’s got potable […]
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Parry Sound: Letting democracy push the flow of government
Democracy won. Friday afternoon town staff flicked a switch and fluoride is no longer added to the public water supply. This came more than eight months after town council originally voted to keep adding the chemical to water that doesn’t just flow to homes and businesses within Parry Sound, but also to those in Nobel. […]
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Parry Sound: Say goodbye to fluoride
PARRY SOUND – It’s done. By the end of the day fluoride in the Town of Parry Sound’s water supply will be no more. Tuesday night the town passed a bylaw to remove the chemical from the water, as did McDougall Township, Wednesday evening. Peter Brown, town director of public works met with his staff […]
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McDougall council approves draft by-law to remove fluoride and accepts 2015 water report
McDougall council has discussed a by-law to have fluoride removed for the municipal water supply. At their meeting on Wednesday night, council looked over a draft by-law requested from the Town of Parry Sound to discontinue fluoride in the municipal drinking water. Mayor Dale Robinson says McDougall council liked the by-law as it was written, […]
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Peel: Bonnie Crombie Steadfast in Support of Water Fluoridation
Even though medical experts insist fluoridated drinking water is safe, Peel is still considering removing the substance from its water supply. According to a recent CityNews article, Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon — the cities that fall under the Peel Regional council — are considering ceasing fluoridation despite medical evidence to the contrary. “The evidence is clear as […]
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Peel Region councillor says there is political desire to end water fluoridation
There is some political desire to stop adding fluoride to local drinking water, according to chair of the committee reviewing community water fluoridation in Peel. But Carolyn Parrish emphasized those councillors must find solid scientific ammunition to carry out such a bold attack on widely accepted beliefs about the health benefits of this longstanding water […]
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Cornwall: Editor – Todd Lihou: We should permanently shelve water fluoridation
The political football that is fluoride in our drinking water is getting booted down the field once again, thanks to the placekickers at city hall. Councillors are set to once again wade (pun fully intended) into the debate concerning the practice of water fluoridation, when “experts” from both sides of the debate will plead their […]
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