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Letter: CBRM has it both ways when it comes to fluoridating water supplies
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality appears to be speaking from both sides of its mouth on the issue of artificial water fluoridation. While they continue to add fluoride to the drinking water supplies of Sydney, North Sydney, New Waterford and Glace Bay until organizations such as Health Canada and the Canadian Dental Association go on […]
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Cape Breton: Fluoridation exploration
Canadians got a wake-up call on the importance of water supply safety in May 2000 when seven residents of Walkerton, Ont. died as a direct result of drinking tap water contaminated with E. coli. An inquiry concluded water utility workers failed to use adequate amounts of chlorine, among other mistakes. American health officials began adding […]
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Letter: Water fluoridation poses health risks for doubtful benefit
Adding fluoride to Nova Scotia’s drinking water began in the ’70s as the result of a provincial health Initiative for what we were told would prevent tooth decay. Fluoride an extremely toxic compound. The chemical used to fluoridate Nova Scotia’s water supply (including that of Sydney, Glace Bay, New Waterford and North Sydney) is collected […]
Canada, Nova Scotia