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Orillia: Fluoride Forum Floated
City council decided on Monday night to hold a public forum on flouridation. But not before Coun. Wayne Gardy was satisfied the motion approving the forum was toothless. Gardy asked that the word “implementation” be removed from the phrase “that the city consider the implementation of a flouridation program.” It was fine to have the […]
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Tottenham: Council flips on decision to turn off fluoride
Adding fluoride to the water system is the safest, most equitable and cost-effective way to distribute it, heard New Tecumseth council Monday night. A group of Canadian dental experts highlighted these points at a committee of the whole meeting after learning council had told town staff to take the necessary steps to end fluoridation of […]
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Tottenham the epi-centre of fluoride battle between, Stone, dentists
Drinking water in Tottenham has been flouridated since 1973 and is currently the only community in Simcoe County with the chemical additive. Voters in Alliston rejected fluoride treatment in a ballot question in 1976. Ward 5 councillor Jim Stone has made ridding Tottenham water of fluoride one of his major stalking horses since first being […]
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ODA Says to Tottenham and Simcoe Region: It’s Time to Stand Up for Water Fluoridation!
Simcoe, ON – The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) is speaking out to Tottenham politicians who are considering removing fluoride from their water by urging them to get the facts from informed medical experts. “Water fluoridation is safe and helps prevent tooth decay – it’s just that simple,” says Dr. Gerald Ross, President of the Muskoka-Simcoe […]
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Guelph. Not enough being done to clean Ontario waterways: Report
Ontario must keep a watchful eye on new chemicals that are turning up in its lakes, rivers and streams and do more to clean up its contaminated waters, a new government report warned Monday. The study, which focused on water quality in the environment, said government efforts have helped to reduce pollution in some areas, […]
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Alarmed at councillor’s questioning of fluoridation
I was alarmed to read recently that a councillor in Tottenham has questioned the benefits of fluoridation of public water supplies and is advocating its removal. The councillor has gone on record with media suggesting that fluoride is ineffective and negatively affects human health. As president of the Ontario Dental Association, I want to set […]
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John Wells tells council fluoridation is ‘non-issue’ in Port Dover
If not having fluoride in their drinking water is an issue with Port Dover residents, Councillor John Wells says he hasn’t heard a thing about the topic. The county provides water fluoridation to systems in the urban centres of Simcoe and Delhi/Courtland, but Port Dover, Waterford and Port Rowan do not have the chemical hydrofluosilicic […]
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Process started to end fluoride treatment of Tottenham drinking water
New Tecumseth councillors voted last night to commence with an application to amend the certificate of approval for Tottenham to remove the fluoride treatment added to the former village’s drinking water supply. Tottenham’s water supply has been fluoridated since 1973, and is the last municipal water system in Simcoe County, and one of the few […]
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Norfolk’s top doc accused of plagiarism
Norfolk and Haldimand’s acting medical officer of health has come under fire for a report he recently prepared on the subject of fluoridated water. Dr. Malcolm Lock, who also serves as medical officer of health in Brant County, relied heavily on a nine-page report prepared two years ago by Toronto Public Health. The reports are […]
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Simcoe and Delhi: All talk, no action
Simcoe and Delhi residents will continue to get fluoride through their drinking water. After three hours of discussion, council members unanimously voted to continue to provide fluoridated water to Simcoe, Delhi and Courtland. The decision is contrary to a vote in November, where council voted 6-2 to remove fluoride from municipal water systems. That decision […]
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