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Public health endorses fluoridating Kingston’s drinking water
Members of Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health voted unanimously on Wednesday to endorse a proposal to add fluoride to Kingston’s drinking water. (Alan S. Hale/The Whig-Standard) Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health has officially endorsed the idea of adding fluoride to Kingston’s drinking water to help reduce tooth decay in the […]
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Studying fluoride’s effect on lead leaching will delay re-introduction 12 months
The controversial re-introduction of fluoride will be delayed 12 months while experts operate a miniature mock-up of the water system to test for possible increased lead levels. The risk of lead leaching is very low, according to a consultant hired by Windsor Utilities Commission. But the 12-month pipe loop study was urged out of an […]
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Re-introduction of fluoride in Windsor delayed due to lead study
WINDSOR — The re-introduction of fluoride into Windsor’s drinking water is expected to be delayed as more tests are conducted regarding lead levels. The Board of Commissioners of the Windsor Utilities Commission on Wednesday authorized the management team of Enwin Utilities Ltd. to conduct further tests prior to the reintroduction of fluoride into Windsor’s water […]
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Windsor delays adding fluoride back to drinking water by one year
Extra tests required to determine how fluoride will interact with corrosion control chemicals already in place Additional water quality testing means fluoride won’t be reintroduced to Windsor’s, Tecumseh’s or LaSalle’s drinking water systems until at least 2021. Garry Rossi, vice-president of water operations with Enwin said the delay is a result of a recommendation made […]
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Kingston: Input Sought on Fluoridating Municipal Drinking Water
Residents have been invited by the City to help Council consider whether or not fluoride should be added to the municipal water supply. Kingston’s water does not have fluoride added to it currently and one of Council’s strategic priorities, falling under its goal to ‘foster healthy citizens and vibrant spaces‘, is to study the feasibility […]
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City of Kingston ON seeks public input on fluoridating water supply
As part of its 2019-2022 strategic priorities, Kingston City Council is exploring the feasibility of adding fluoride to the municipal water supply, and looking for public input. According to Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, 73.7 per cent of local households surveyed in 2009 and 2010 incorrectly thought that fluoride was added to […]
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Ontario dental program to help about 20,000 seniors in Algoma region
SAULT STE. MARIE – A province-wide dental program for low-income seniors is expected to help about 20,000 in the Algoma region. “We’ve been receiving telephone calls from seniors for a number of years now requesting some type of service for dental and for their oral health, and so we’re really happy to see that finally […]
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Reader letter: Prenatal fluoride exposure is not safe
Re: Fluoride in drinking water a year away from flowing, by Dave Battagello, April 11 On April 11th, the article “Fluoride to return to Windsor-area tap water after Tecumseh Vote” included bold claims regarding the safety of community water fluoridation, from Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara and Dr. Wajid Ahmed of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. […]
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Reader letter: Fluoridating Windsor water is the wrong decision
It is a mistake for Windsor to adopt water fluoridation. City council has decided to fluoridate despite data and science that does not support water fluoridation. The following facts are easily available to anyone with even a modest interest in the topic: 1. The World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that 97 per cent of Western […]
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High fluoride in Ridgetown water
The level of naturally occurring fluoride in the municipal water supply in Ridgetown is above the Maximum Allowable Concentration (MAC) of 1.5 parts per million. Small children, whose permanent teeth are not yet formed and who are drinking water with fluoride levels above 1.5 parts per million, may develop dental fluorosis. Dental fluorosis causes the […]
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