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Tecumseh to hold public meeting on fluoride Jan. 29
Windsor city council voted in favour of refluoridation last month The Town of Tecumseh will hold a public meeting about whether or not to put fluoride back in its water system Jan. 29. During the meeting, there will be a presentation from the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit on its report about oral health in the […]
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Trucking Company fined $250,000 for Ontario Water Resources Act Violation
Convicted – Titanium Trucking Services Inc. Court Location – Brockville Court Description of Offence – The conviction relates to permitting the discharge of fluorosilicic acid into the natural environment, which caused adverse effects. Date of Offence – During the period on or about March 14, 2017 Date of Conviction – January 9, 2019 Penalty Imposed – Titanium Trucking Services Inc. was convicted of one violation under the […]
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Fluoride debate continues in Tecumseh, LaSalle
Windsor city council voted to resume fluoridation last month, but since the same water supply is shared with Tecumseh and LaSalle, at least one of those towns must also agree to the change. Expect another round in the long-running fight over fluoride in the early part of 2019. Windsor city council voted to resume fluoridation […]
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Letter: Star should cite more anti-fluoridation experts
A recent Star article discusses the views of a number of pro-fluoridation advocates, too long to list here. The sole exception quoted is Mayor Drew Dilkens, who is given about two sentences. Although the health unit describes fluoride as “a naturally occurring mineral,” your article might have included the information from City Administration that the […]
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Guest column: It’s wrong in many ways for Windsor to add fluoride
Windsor City Council failed to consider the core concern when they recently voted to resume artificial fluoridation: Might the delivery agent, hydrofluorosilicic acid, trigger unintended health consequences? If the answer were known, one would think Health Canada would have it. But, no. On May 26, 2014, the nation’s leading health advocacy organization responded to an […]
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LaSalle, Tecumseh Mayors split on reintroducing fluoride
Now that Windsor City Council has voted in favour of reintroducing fluoride to the public drinking water supply, its neighbouring municipalities will have to have the same debate. Either Tecumseh or LaSalle town council has to vote in favour of it too before fluoride can be added back into the water supply. Reinstituting it is […]
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Windsor: Fluoridation still 12 to 18 months away with hurdles to clear
Fluoridation is still 12 to 18 months away and dependent on approval from at least one of the two towns that get their water from Windsor. On the heels of Monday night’s marathon city council session when council approved reintroducing fluoride to the water system after a five-year ban, comes news that it’s not a […]
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Windsor to put fluoride back into the water after council vote
After a five-year moratorium, Windsor will be seeing fluoride in the water again. City council voted 8-3 in favour of the reintroduction of fluoride. Back in 2013, council voted 8-3 to take it out after more than 50 years of water fluoridation. The issue was a controversial one with 16 delegates lined up to speak, […]
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Windsor council to debate putting fluoride back in water
Council voted 8-3 to end fluoridation five years ago It’s been five years that Windsorites have lived without fluoride in their water. Now, council is headed back to city hall to debate whether they should put it back in. The issue is expected to be a controversial one with 16 delegates lined up to speak, […]
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Windsor City Council may reintroduce fluoride to water supply
If an informal poll is any indication, Windsor city council will vote tonight to reintroduce fluoride into the drinking water supply. BlackburnNews.com called or emailed all ten councillors Monday to find out what direction they are leaning; reintroduce fluoride five years after the council voted to remove it, or put it back in. Six responded […]
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