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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Canada - Region may reconsider fluoride in drinking water

Region may reconsider fluoride in drinking water
By Matthew Van Dongen, St. Catharines Standard
Local News - Friday, July 27, 2007 Updated @ 5:20:44 PM
Belated public backlash may force the Region to reconsider a five-year-old decision to eliminate fluoride from regional drinking water. Most Niagara municipalities have historically gone without fluoride in their water — in St. Catharines, for example, residents voted against adding the chemical decades ago. Parts of Pelham, Welland and Thorold received fluoridated water on-and-off as late as 2001, however, until repeated mechanical failures convinced the Region to quietly abandon the practice.
So quietly, in fact, that some residents and dentists assumed the fluoride tap was still on — and now many are upset they weren’t told. “Some people were surprised,” said Leo Gohier, acting water director for the Region. A letter was sent out to dentists in 2006 belatedly explaining the reasons for behind the move. “But that’s not the same as informing the public,” he admitted. Regional staff attempted to formalize the fluoride ban in May, but resident concerns convinced councillors to seek more public input. They got it at two public meetings, in Welland and Thorold, earlier this week.

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