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Parry Sound votes to remove fluoride from municipal water
PARRY SOUND – The town is done adding fluoride to municipal water – almost. Last night town council rescinded an earlier resolution approving fluoridation upgrades to the Tony Agnello Water Treatment Plant; the upgrades were necessary to continue fluoridating the municipal water supply. The upgrade would have cost taxpayers $250,000. Once again, the council chambers […]
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Peel Region expected to vote on removing fluoride from drinking water
Some Peel councillors want the region to join the growing list of municipalities who no longer add FLUORIDE to drinking water. As an increasing number of municipalities across the country remove fluoride from their drinking water, Peel region councillors are asking why the provincial and federal governments continue to push for fluoridation while leaving ill-equipped […]
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Perth County oral care below average
An ten-year oral health study has found that people in Perth County brush their teeth less regularly than average, and that male residents are less likely to visit the dentist than most Ontario men. The Oral Health in Perth County report looked at residents aged 12 and over for the past decade. It also found […]
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No consideration by St. Thomas city council to abandon water fluoridation
The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care is focusing on fluoridation and is reaching out to municipal councils to rally support for its cause. A letter from the ministry about water fluoridation was presented to St. Thomas city council as correspondence Monday evening. At a time when some jurisdictions are turning their backs on the […]
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Parry Sound: Residents leave no doubts on fluoride debate
PARRY SOUND – With more than 90 per cent support against water fluoridation, Parry Sounders for Progressive Water Management hope the debate ends now. For the last several weeks, the group has been going door-to-door, soliciting signatures in the hopes of avoiding a referendum. Simultaneously McDougall residents, some who purchase water from the town, have […]
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McDougall: Early results against fluoride
McDOUGALL TWP. – Survey results currently demonstrate that McDougall residents want fluoride out of their drinking water. In a general update to council from the township’s clerk, Cindy Vankoughnett, at a regular meeting of council Wednesday evening, Vankoughnett informed council that to-date, 88 responses from the fluoride in municipal water survey have been received from […]
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Parry Sound: Canvassing begins to remove fluoride from municipal water
PARRY SOUND – The mission for a referendum on fluoride in the area has begun. On Tuesday members of Parry Sounders for Progressive Water Management started going door to door, soliciting signatures for a petition to remove fluoride from the municipal water supply. Between 10 and 20 members will head out in groups of two […]
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Parry Sound: United voice comes together against fluoride
(Editor’s note: this letter was sent to Parry Sound council and a copy provided to the North Star for publication) Dear Mayor and Council, As primary healthcare providers, business owners and parents, we are concerned about the ongoing fluoridation of the town’s water supply. Whether we are all consuming town water or not, the continued […]
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Parry Sound/McDougall: Step taken to prevent fluoride vote
The ongoing fluoride debate from the Town of Parry Sound is trickling into the surrounding Municipality of McDougall. At the regular meeting of council Wednesday, Nov. 18, Wayne Gilbert, member of the Parry Sound for Progressive Water Management group, presented a deputation to council, regarding the continuation of fluoridation of Town of Parry Sound water, […]
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North Bay: Council drenched in fluoride support
Local public health officials, dentists and doctors turned out in force Monday in an effort to convince North Bay politicians to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply. Council heard from six presenters about the preventative benefits of fluoride and was warned that removing the chemical from the city’s tap water would lead to increased tooth […]
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