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Calgary dentists report more cavities in kids after fluoride removed from water
Calgary pediatric dentists are noticing big changes in their young patients’ dental health since the city’s fluoridation program ended in 2011, and it’s not good. With the fluoride gone, Dr. Sarah Hulland, president of the Alberta Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, said kids are coming into her office with bigger cavities than historically seen before. “More [...]
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Quinte West: Board of Health not debating flouride issue
Local public health officials don’t want to jump into a debate on the pros and cons of the “fluoride debate.” When questioned by a member of the Hastings and Prince Edward Board of Health earlier this week about public health’s stand, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Richard Schabas said areas of the Quinte region already [...]
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Quinte West: Debate brewing at city council
A brewing anti-fluoridation movement in Quinte West has health authorities ready to launch their own myth-busting campaign. The contentious subject of water fluoridation has been at the heart of debates at Quinte West council recently with some calling for the dismantling of the process in areas like Bayside and Batawa. The rest of Quinte West [...]
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Fairview: Fluoridation forum not decisive, time will tell on taxpayer conclusions
Town of Fairview residents had the chance to listen to speakers on both sides of the fluoride debate Tuesday evening and at least 70 people showed up and signed in (there may have been a few who did not sign in). However, with the debate between the two sides being inconclusive it’s difficult to see [...]
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Kelch says chemical use should be a choice
Like a toothache that keeps erupting, the debate over adding fluoride to the local water supply has returned to Sarnia city hall. Coun. Mike Kelch unexpectedly brought the issue up at the end of Monday’s council meeting, setting the stage for renewed public discussion. “A lot has changed in the world since someone thought fluoride [...]
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Carleton Place: Council denies registered presenter opportunity to speak
EMC News – Matt Ingram had something to say, but no one to listen. Carleton Place council refused to let the local resident speak about water fluoridation during the physical environment committee meeting last Tuesday, April 2, even though he was registered to do so. When a motion was moved by mayor Wendy LeBlanc to [...]
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Will Cameco Bid For Urenco?
Cameco (CCJ) is a Canadian company best known for mining uranium and accounting for 16% of world uranium production from its operating mines in North America and Kazakhstan. Cameco has a market capitalization of $7.85B and is listed on Yahoo Finance with a forward P/E of 15.51. Trading just below $20.00 at the time of [...]
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Windsor: Health officials offer advice after fluoride’s demise
If you don’t see a dentist – or a toothbrush – regularly, the local health unit worries about your pearly whites. Windsor stopped adding hydrofluorosilicic acid to its water Monday. The residual traces of the fluoride compound will stop coming out of local taps within days. That had public health officials Tuesday urging residents to [...]
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Windsor water supply goes fluoride free
With a couple of computer clicks in the control room of the A.H. Weeks Water Treatment Plant in East Windsor, more than 50 years of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply to fight cavities ended Monday afternoon. “Out of Service” blinked in red on a digital screen as Wayne White, production supervisor with the [...]
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Kincardine, Huronville, Inverhuron: Higher fluoride levels due to water maintenance
All water system users in Kincardine, including Huronville and the pipeline to Inverhuron, are being asked to conserve water for the next week or so. Kincardine Mayor Larry Kraemer says the water treatment plant is undergoing maintenance until April 2nd. Kraemer says during this time, potable water will be provided to the system from Huron [...]
Canada, Ontario