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Dorval and Pointe-Claire: Quebec decree extends local control of water plants
As negotiations to set up a new island-wide water regulatory board in Montreal are ongoing, Quebec has granted both Dorval and Pointe-Claire an extension of the administrative control of their respective water treatment facilities. The two West Island municipalities have lobbied to maintain control of their plants following the partial de-merger of the short-lived Montreal […]
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Richmond: a petition against water fluoridation
English translation from Google: This is a petition of 1038 signatures the Coalition of citizen (ne) s for clean water in Richmond, through spokeswoman Mandy Demers, filed with the City Council meeting Monday night to ask stop the fluoridation of drinking water and a moratorium on the issue. The group, which has filed various technical […]
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Lennoxville fights to keep well water
People in the Lennoxville area of Sherbooke are fighting to keep their water supply separate from the rest of the city, but Sherbrooke said it doesn’t want to maintain the infrastructure of two different water systems. The Lennoxville borough gets its water from three wells, but the municipality wants to shut them and provide Lennoxville […]
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Verchères council votes unanimously to end fluoridation
An email sent to Gilles Parent from Luc Fortin, a council member of Verchères, announced that the council voted unanimously to end fluoridation. The resolution was made on Feb 7, 2011, and the fluoride was turned off on Feb 8. The email sent to Gilles: Adopté à l’unanimité ! (J’en était le “proposeur”) La résolution […]
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Fluoridation rejected by Gatineau council
Fluoride will not be added to Gatineau’s drinking water supply despite a recommendation by Outaouais public health officials in Quebec. Gatineau city council voted 16-2 against fluoridating the city’s water Tuesday following a short debate. Council acknowledged a report that included a recommendation from Outaouais public health authorities recommending fluoridation. The practice is linked to […]
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Gatineau councillor backs fluoridation
Excerpt: Gatineau Councillor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin is using his Facebook site to advocate fluoridation of the city’s water supply — while many of his colleagues reject the idea despite widespread evidence that it prevents tooth decay… Click here to read full article Print PDF
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Quebec eyes Gatineau in bid in increase fluoridation rates
The Quebec government is hoping Gatineau will agree to put fluoride in its water supply, and is even willing to pay for it, but it could wait a long time for city leaders to agree. Denise Laferrière, a Hull sector councillor and president of the city’s Ville en Santé advisory commission said last week that […]
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Fluoride finally back in Dorval’s tap water
Since Sept. 17, the City of Dorval has fluoride back in its drinking water. After having fluoride in its water for 50 years, the municipality had to stop adding it in 2003 because its installations had become obsolete. At the time, the Borough of Dorval/L’Île-Dorval had repeatedly requested financial assistance to upgrade the installations. At […]
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Fluoride back in Dorval water
The City of Dorval has resumed water fluoridation after a five-year hiatus. Mayor Edgar Rouleau said it was time to act on the matter since he had been receiving a lot of requests from citizens concerned about their children’s dental health. “Demand from the citizens was high. The statistics show kids have less cavities when […]
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Fluoride panel recommendation old news for Pointe Claire
While Health Canada is implementing the recommendation of an independent expert panel to reduce the amount of fluoride it urges municipalities to put in drinkable water to 0.7 parts per million, the City of Pointe Claire is already ahead of the pack. “We’ve been doing that for years,” Mayor Bill McMurchie told The Chronicle. He […]
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