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Lethbridge: Fluoride will stay
Water fluoridation in Lethbridge is here to stay – for now, at least. After a lengthy and at times passionate debate Monday, city council voted down by a 5-4 margin a resolution by Ald. Bridget Mearns to end fluoridation of city drinking water, a practice adopted in 1974 after an equally close plebiscite on the […]
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Lethbridge debates removing fluoride from tap water
City council in Lethbridge is putting water fluoridation to a vote today as residents are equally split over the removal issue. Ald. Bridget Mearns is bringing the fluoride resolution to council. She said half the city’s population doesn’t want the compound in their tap water and it’s not fair to make them drink it. “I’ll […]
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Calgary: Doctors’ plea to keep fluoride rejected
Alberta Environment has rejected the effort of four doctors who want Calgary to keep fluoridating its drinking water. The decision clears the way for the city administration to follow council’s wish and cease adding fluoride to the water supply by early May. After unsuccessfully trying to persuade aldermen that fluoridation was a proven cavity fighter, […]
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Calgary fluoride decision final
Plans to take fluoride out of Calgary’s drinking water are going ahead. Alberta Environment says it reviewed four statements of concern over city council’s decision to discontinue fluoride in Calgary water. The city voted 10-3 in February to stop adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Two dentists, a doctor and Alberta Health Services urged […]
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Lethbridge: A healthy debate over fluoridation
City is taking right approach to making an informed decision on fluoride issue Fluoridation – a safe, effective boon to dental health or a process with overrated benefits and possible health consequences? The answer likely depends on which side of the debate you’re on. Both sides come armed with studies and facts to support their […]
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Red Deer: Online petition demands city pull fluoride from water
A concerned resident has created an online petition in the hope of giving Red Deer citizens the choice on whether they want to be exposed to fluoride or not. “I just want clean water,” said Dwight Roux, who posted the petition on April 8. The married denturist and father of three has been researching the […]
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Calgary’s fluoride battle isn’t over; Alberta Health fighting removal
Alberta’s health superboard has launched a last-ditch attempt to keep Calgary’s water treated with fluoride, urging Alberta Environment to reject the proposed change to the city’s water -treatment licence. Although council voted overwhelmingly in February to end fluoridation, the change can’t occur until the provincial government changes terms of Calgary’s water operating licence. The province […]
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Calgary: Make Calgary keep fluoride, province urged
Alberta Health Services wants the province to stop Calgary from taking fluoride out of the drinking water. City council voted in February by a margin of 10-3 to stop adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. But Dr. Richard Musto, Calgary’s medical officer of health — a position appointed by Alberta Health Services (AHS) — […]
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Letter from Dr. Dickson: Bring it on
Re: “Only independent inquiry will solve health crisis,” David Swann, Opinion, March 14. Dr. David Swann has nailed this one. Though Alberta Health has made an effort over the past few years to support family physicians like myself through economically challenging times, the overall management of the system has been sadly incompetent. The saga of […]
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Red Deer: Snow removal, fluoride hot topics at council event
Excerpts: Snow clearing and cavity fighting were the hot button topics at Saturday’s meet-city-council event. The mayor and city councillors were joined by more than 30 staff from all departments who were on hand to answer questions and hear concerns at the Bower Place Shopping Centre. Councillor Dianne Wyntjes said the message she was getting […]
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