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Peterborough: Marking 70 years of water fluoridation in Canada
To the editor: Canada will celebrate the 70th anniversary of community water fluoridation on April 10. Fluoride is a mineral that exists naturally in most water supplies. In fact, one-third of the fluoride in Peterborough water comes naturally from the Otonabee River. In the 1930s and 1940s, Canadian researchers discovered there was an ideal level […]
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Health Unit Backs Fluoride Bill
The Grey-Bruce Health Unit is an advocate for fluoridated drinking water, and the Medical Officer of Health supports provincial legislation to make it mandatory. Doctor Hazel Lynn and the Board of Health supported the resolution from the Windsor-Essex Health Unit at their meeting last month, with a condition that Queen’s Park help cover the fees […]
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Future of fluoride varnish program in Guelph area schools uncertain
The future of a successful program to prevent cavities in kids at high-risk area schools is uncertain as the province merges its programs for children without dental insurance. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s free fluoride varnish program targets elementary schools where there are a lot of kids with urgent dental needs. “What we’re trying to do is […]
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Peel councillor wants fluoride debate reopened
PEEL—Brampton councillor John Sprovieri says he wants to see the water fluoridation debate reopened in Peel Region. But some of his colleagues on regional council are not entirely convinced that revisiting the issue is the way to go. “I really see no reason to reopen the issue based on all the evidence we were given,” […]
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Windsor: Councillor Would Support Fluoride Legislation
Windsor city councillor Hilary Payne admits he’s loathe to hand over municipal powers to the province, but says the one exception might be provincial legislation to make fluoride mandatory in all Ontario drinking water. “Good heavens they don’t have a huge amount of powers already,” he says. “The municipalities will always be subject to these […]
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Fluoride could return to Windsor’s drinking water
Nearly two years ago, city hall voted to eliminate fluoride from Windsor’s water supply against the recommendation of the Windsor-Essex health unit. However, new plans could bring fluoridation back to the city, and all of Ontario. As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Alexandria Merrianno sees the very worst of Windsor’s dental problems. When the city voted […]
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Health Unit calling for mandatory fluoridation in Ontario
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is asking the province to make water fluoridation mandatory. The organization’s board of directors has sent a statement asking Ontario to amend the regulations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The amendment would require community water fluoridation for all municipal water systems. Officials say it would help prevent tooth decay. […]
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Canada: Anti-Fluoride In Drinking Water: Litigation Update
Will citizen group litigation and the threat of personal liability stop fluoridation of drinking water in Ontario? In our earlier blog post, we described a threat by an advocacy group called Concerned Residents of Peel to End Water Fluoridation (Concerned Residents) against Peel municipal councillors. The group threatened the councillors with personal liability if they […]
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Cameco reports small non-radiological gas leak at Port Hope facility
PORT HOPE — Three employees of Cameco’s conversion facility received medical treatment but returned to work following a leak of “non-radiological” material on Nov. 26. The company said there was no impact to the public or the environment following the release of a small amount of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride gas inside the Port Hope conversion […]
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Peel area MPP gets Ontario legislature support endorsing municipal water fluoridation
QUEEN’S PARK— Ontario MPPs passed a motion at Queen’s Park Thursday (Nov. 27) that endorses water fluoridation as a healthy and essential measure to minimizing tooth decay Mississauga-Streetsville MPP Bob Delaney tabled the motion. The political statement comes in the face of some vocal community opposition to the practice in Peel region and a legal […]
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