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  • Elmira and St. Jacobs: Fluoride debate subject of referendum

    Residents of Elmira and St. Jacobs will be facing an extra question on their ballot this municipal election — whether to continue the fluoridation of their water. Elmira and St. Jacobs residents have had fluoridated water piped to their homes ever since the discovery of NDMA in Elmira’s drinking water. Now, opponents to the practice […]

  • Ontario’s doctors set the record straight on fluoride in drinking water

    TORONTO, Oct. 21 /CNW/ – Ontario’s doctors want to dispel the misconceptions and ease the concerns of those who question the safety of fluoride. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) has approved a policy that supports the addition of fluoride to drinking water, following extensive research on the issue. “Ontario’s doctors want their patients to know […]

  • Editorial: Calgary’s council votes against teeth

    By voting to discontinue adding fluoride to city water, Calgary City Council has done a disservice to the people it represents. The health benefits of moderate amounts of fluoride – 0.7 parts per million – are well-documented. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control list water fluoridation as one of the 10 great public-health achievements of […]

  • Council of Canadians Toronto Chapter holds its Second Annual Water Forum

    The Toronto Chapter of the Council of Canadians held their Second Annual Water Forum called Healthy Water Healthy Cities. It was a day filled with engaging speakers, lively discussions and creative brainstorming sessions. The room quickly filled with over 70 people and remained at well over 70 throughout the day. Anil Naidoo, Blue Planet Project […]

  • Toronto votes to continue fluoridating water

    The Toronto Board of Health voted Monday to accept the recommendation of Toronto’s medical health officer to continue the use of fluoride in the city’s water. The board voted unanimously to reaffirm water fluoridation in the city. Toronto’s current level of water fluoridation is 0.6 milligrams per litre, according to Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s medical […]

  • Muskoka: Water fluoridation to continue

    MUSKOKA — Fluoride is staying in Muskoka’s drinking water, the district’s public works and engineering committee has decided. The resolution in favour of keeping fluoridation was passed by a vote of 4-1 last Wednesday, with advice from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and the district’s engineering and public works department. The matter will now […]

  • Peterborough: Opponents planning to ask city council to stop use of fluoride

    A group of residents is polishing up its argument against the use of fluoride in city water before taking the issue to city council. Michael Bell, the Green party’s Peterborough riding candidate in the recent federal election, and Fred Irwin, with Transition Town Peterborough, hosted a public meeting on the issue at the public library […]

  • Carleton Place councillor wants fluoride removed from drinking water

    Carleton Place councillor Jerry Flynn is determined to see fluoride removed from the drinking water in Carleton Place and he’s hopeful local residents will join him in a campaign to end a practice he feels is harmful to human health. “There is just so much information out there now about the harmful effects of fluoride. […]

  • Windsor: Researchers sink teeth into fluoride question

    Epidemiological researchers with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit have descended on Kingsville and Leamington to stare into the mouths of locals and figure out whether their teeth are fouler than those found in Windsor. The study, started last year, aims to measure the touted benefits of fighting cavities by adding fluoride into the municipal water […]

  • ‘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 […]