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Councilors’ vote to pull fluoride from Fort St. John’s water supply
Fort St. John’s drinking water might soon be free of fluoride. At Monday night’s City Council Meeting, councilors agreed to remove the chemical from the City’s water supply. Director of Infrastructure Victor Shopland, says the current amount of fluroide in the drinking water sits at .7 parts per million. Which, he says can be beneficial […]
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Fort St. John: City investigating possible fluoride referendum
A Fort St. John woman is concerned about fluoride in the City’s drinking water. Dorothy Folk presented a report to City Council on Monday, that outlined the impacts of fluoride in the City’s water supply. She says fluoride is very poisonous and it can cause many health problems. Folk says she has 12 hundred signatures […]
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Canada’s Chief Dental Officer on fluoride
As the Chief Dental Officer for Canada, I would like to highlight some of the many benefits of water fluoridation. Water fluoridation is the process of adjusting the level of fluoride in the water to provide dental health benefits. Many governments and health organizations, including Health Canada, the Canadian Public Health Association, the Canadian Dental […]
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Purchase of Tam fluorite properties for new source of fluorine for hydrofluoric acid and fluorinated water
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — 08/30/07 — Subject to regulatory approval where required, Rocher Deboule Minerals Corp. (NEX: RD.H)(PINK SHEETS: RDBHF) has entered into an agreement with David Heyman and Clive Brooks of Vancouver, BC, to acquire the Tam fluorite properties, situated in the Liard Mining Division located at mile 498, north of […]
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B.C. communities with high fluoride levels in groundwater
Excerpt: Where have high ?uoride levels been found in B.C. well water? The Ministry of Environment evaluated the results of groundwater samples obtained between 1977 and 1993 through the Water Quality Check Program. Of over 8,500 samples analysed for ?uoride, 270 or 3.1% had ?uoride levels above the Canadian drinking water guideline of 1.5 mg/L, […]
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Golden voters give fluoridation a big ‘No’
Following weeks of debate and discussion, Golden citizens voted overwhelmingly in Saturday’s referendum to discontinue fluoridation of the Town’s water system Of 887 total votes cast, 611 said ‘No’ while only 272 answered ‘Yes’ in response to the referendum question: Are you in favour of the Town of Golden continuing to fluoridate the Town’s drinking […]
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‘The scam that is water fluoridation’
Dear Editor, As a medical practitioner for three decades and a leader of the anti-fluoride movement in Calgary, Alberta for over four years, my tendency and preference has been to walk a calm, rational path and attempt to encourage colleagues and the powers that be to look objectively at the facts and new information around […]
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Town announces public debate on fluoridation
With a flouridation referendum weeks away, it was confirmed last week that the Town will host a public meeting on the matter, Monday,November 7 at the Golden Seniors Centre. The meeting is intended to give background and perspective on the question electors will face at the November 19 election: “Are you in favour of the […]
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To fluoridate or not to fluoridate
When Golden goes to the polls on November 19, citizens will have the opportunity to vote in a referendum to decide whether or not the town should re-institute a fluoridation program for the municipal water system. And, while it comes down to a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ vote, the issue of fluoridating municipal water systems […]
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Terrace council votes to delay fluoride referendum
CITY COUNCIL has rejected a plan to go to referendum Oct. 18 referendum on water fluoridation. Council voted 3-2 July 14 against the fall vote, opting to delay the plebiscite. City administration had recommended the Oct. 18 date. But councillor David Hull said the issue needs more attention and debate than it might get in […]
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