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Calgary. Hydrofluorosilicic acid: Toxic. Industrial. Waste.
Good morning. What say I draw you a tall, cold glass of industrial waste and we’ll talk about dental health for a while. The waste in question: hydrofluorosilicic acid, which the City of Calgary has been proud to add to our drinking water every day since 1989. It comes, via a local middleman, from Lucier […]
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Calgary: Time to chew on fluoride issue
Open wide…your mind that is. It’s time to brush up on fluoride — again. Yes, we’ve been down this cavity, er, road before, but five city aldermen say it’s time to reopen the debate on water fluoridation. We agree for several reasons. The last time this issue was really looked at publicly was during the […]
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Calgary’s fluoride battle heats up again at council
Five aldermen want to once again sink their teeth into the fluoride debate by calling on their colleagues to halt the city’s practice of fluoridating water. In the latest attempt to stop the rule that’s been in place since 1991, the group of five says the cost of fluoridation, the prospect of multimillion-dollar upgrades and […]
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Fluoride fight on tap in Red Deer
RED DEER — A fight is brewing in Red Deer over the city’s plan to add fluoride to its drinking water supply. Fluoridation opponents are upset, saying the cavity-fighting chemical causes more harmful health effects than good. Resident Diane Hermary has formed Citizens United to Remove Fluoride from Red Deer’s Water Supply on the social […]
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Drayton Valley cuts fluoride from water supply
Fluoridation of Drayton Valley’s drinking water is now a thing of the past. Last Wednesday town council voted to make the temporary suspension of the practice a permanent move. Fluoride had been added to the town’s water supply since 1966 to help prevent dental problems, particularly in children. However, last year Drayton Valley’s water plant […]
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Red Deer: Fluoridation to resume
Fluoride will be reintroduced into Red Deer tap water in early 2009 if a deal with a supplier is ironed out. Fluoride hasn’t been in the treated water supply for a year, since a shortage of the cavity-fighting chemical began. But the shortage appears to have eased. “It looks like one of our suppliers has […]
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Time to brush up on fluoride risks
Despite the ongoing and often heated debate, it’s clear Health Canada is not particularly concerned about fluoride in tap water. Or is it? It commissioned an independent study, which reported in January 2007 that governments should lower the amount of fluoride in water and urge makers of toothpaste and baby formula to reduce it in […]
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Town still waiting on fluoride decision
Mayor Moe Hamdon hopes to have Drayton Valley’s fluoride question answered once and for all by the end of the year. Fluoride is widely used to prevent dental cavities, especially in children. It was first added to Drayton Valley’s water supply in 1966 and the practice continued uninterrupted until earlier this year. That’s when council […]
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Council must brush up on fluoride
If there was any doubt about the need for City Hall to reopen the debate over how much fluoride is too much, it’s been rinsed away by a new report. The expert panel that wrote the Health Canada report wants to reduce the amount of fluoride to which children are exposed. The panel made three […]
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Manitoba fluoride levels may be reduced
WINNIPEG – Manitoba health officials are considering reducing the amount of fluoride in drinking water after Health Canada experts concluded the current level should be cut to limit potential health hazards. Health Canada commissioned a panel of experts in January 2007 to review the potential harms of exposure to fluoride through drinking water. The panel […]
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