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Fluoride sharing the same legacy as asbestos
In the early 1900s, uranium-containing products were a common sight in local pharmacies. As unthinkable as it seems now, there was actually a time when this precarious material was used for its supposed healing properties. Customers, unaware of the dangers of radiation, would rub their aching joints with “healing pads” filled with low-grade uranium. Pills […]
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Sarnia: Fluoride vote illustrates how divided council is on the issue
A tied vote at Sarnia City Council Monday night on the issue of fluoride in the local drinking water supply illustrates just how divided our politicians are on the issue. In a recorded vote at Monday’s council meeting, councillors Andy Bruziewicz, Bev MacDougall, Jon McEachran and Anne Marie Gillis voted in favour of removing fluoride […]
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Sarnia won’t ban fluoride
Sarnia city council has said yes to keeping fluoride in local drinking water by the slimmest of margins. A motion at Monday’s council meeting recommending removal of the additive. But when debate closed the measure ended up tied four votes to four. In case of a tie vote the motion fails and by default council […]
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Sarnia: Council to debate controversial fluoride issue
Sarnia city council can help move the fluoride debate forward Monday, according to the chairperson of the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS). City councillors are expected to vote Monday on whether or not they believe LAWSS should continue adding the tooth decay preventative to the local drinking water supply. “Whatever comes out of city […]
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Thunder Bay: Fluoride a ‘dead issue’
The newly-elected chair of the Thunder Bay District Board of Health says fluoride is a dead issue. Shuniah Reeve Maria Harding was elected chair at the board’s annual meeting last week, taking over the reins from Joe Virdiramo. Harding said the board has voted to end the fluoride debate for now. The Health Unit spent […]
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Sarnia: Thumbs down on fluoride
Most of the eight speakers at a public meeting Thursday at Sarnia city hall called for an end to the practice of adding fluoride to the local drinking water supply. City council organized the meeting to gather public comments on the issue before councillors debate it Feb. 8. Coun. Terry Burrell, Sarnia’s representative on the […]
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Sarnia: Decision on fluoride in sight
Sarnia city council will take a hard look at whether fluoride should remain in local drinking water in late January. Council agreed Tuesday to set up an open house-style meeting to discuss the tooth decay-fighting chemical additive. No firm date has been set, but the session will give the public a chance to comment on […]
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Waterloo: Region has not fluoridated water for most of the year
WATERLOO — A startling revelation has ramped up the public health debate over whether to continue fluoridating the water in Waterloo. It turns out regional government has not fluoridated Waterloo’s drinking water for most of this year. Authorities blame broken equipment at all three sites where fluoride is added. Even today, after some repairs, fluoridated […]
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Sarnia: Fluoride debates comes to city council
A city councillor wants a debate on the continued use of fluoride in drinking water. Coun. Terry Burrell said he needs direction from the city before a vote on whether or not to remove fluoride from local drinking water occurs this January. Burrell, who represents council on the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS) board, […]
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Waterloo. Kirshen opinion: Studies show fluoridation is safe and effective
Second opinion In her letter published Oct. 23 – Where’s the Science? – Waterloo Coun. Angela Vieth suggests she’s been waiting three years for the science that proves water fluoridation is safe and effective. The science has always been there, and it must be reviewed and interpreted accurately by experts with the proper education and […]
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