Motion
made by Councillor H.L. Usher to Approve that following actions be taken with
respect to the matter of drinking water fluoridation in the City of London:
a) the comments and
submissions received at the Public Participation Meeting held on January 25,
2012 with respect to drinking water fluoridation in the City of London BE
REFERRED to the Civic Administration for review, in consultation with the
Middlesex-London Health Unit, and report back at a future meeting of the
Civic Works Committee with a recommendation and information clarifying the
following matters:
i) the legal issues around
‘informed consent’;
ii) alternatives, other than
nutrition, when water is not fluoridated;
iii) the toxicity of HFSA
(hydrofluorosilicic acid), the product used to fluoridate London’s water;
and,
iv) whether the Municipal
Council has the legal authority to make the decision to cease fluoridation of
the water supply; and,
b) in the event that a
recommendation is put forth that the fluoridation of the City of London’s
drinking water should cease, the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to address
the necessary steps and associated implications of moving in that direction
given that the Elgin Area and Lake Huron Primary Water Supply Systems are
jointly operated by municipalities in addition to the City of London, and,
further, the City of London has agreements in place for the provision of
water to other municipalities from its own secondary water supply system;
and,
it being noted that the Civic Works
Committee heard the attached presentations from the Director of
Water and City Engineer, Dr. G. Pollett, Medical Officer of Health and Dr.
Bryna Warshawsky, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Middlesex-London
Health Unit, and Dr. P. Cooney, Health Canada, with respect to this matter;
it being pointed out that at the public
participation meeting associated with this matter, the following individuals
made an oral submission in connection therewith:
· Dr.
Arlene King, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ministry of Health and
Long-Term Care, 80 Grosvenor Street, 11th Floor, Hepburn Block, Toronto, ON –
providing comments as outlined in the attached communication.
· Dr.
Natalie Archer, The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, 6 Crescent
Road, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON – providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Ron
Moss, 1 Redwood Lane - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· David
W. Holdsworth, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of
Western Ontario - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Judy
Melville, Executive Director, Ontario Dental Assistants Association, 869
Dundas Street - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Michelle
Atkinson, RDH, Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association, 201-3425 Harvester
Road, Burlington, ON – noting the points addressed in her submission,
included as item 2f) on the CWC agenda.
· Dr.
Peter Fendrich, Ontario Dental Association, 4 New Street, Toronto, ON -
providing comments as outlined in the attached communication.
· Victoria
Leck, Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, 96 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa,
ON – providing comments as outlined in the attached
presentation.
· Brenda
Davidson, RPN, 110 Deveron Crescent - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Jeffrey
Richmond, 746 Baseline Road East - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· R. Bohay, DMD, Acting
Director, Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of
Western Ontario, Dental Sciences Building, Room 1003, London, ON - noting the
points addressed in his submission, included as item 2k) on the CWC agenda.
· Pam
Killeen, 93 Hillsmount Crescent - providing comments as outlined in the attached
presentation.
· Professor
Joe Cummins, University of Western Ontario - noting the points addressed in
his submission, included as item 2m) on the CWC ADDED agenda.
· Paul
Connett, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Chemistry, St. Lawrence
University, Canton, NY - noting the points addressed in his submission,
included as item 2n) on the CWC agenda and in the attached
presentation.
· Chris
Gupta, 919 Plantation Road - noting the points addressed in his submission,
as included as item 2o) on the CWC agenda and in the attached
presentation.
· Carol
Bennett, 11 Constable Street – presenting a video by Dr. Hardy on the use of
industrial waste to fluoridate water.
· Jan
Pringle, 15 Naomee Crescent – presenting a video by Dr. Beck on fluoridation
of public water supplies and providing his comments included as item 2q) on
the CWC ADDED agenda.
· Kallie
Miller, 19-925 Lawson Road - noting the points addressed
in her submissions, included as item 2r) on the CWC agenda and the CWC ADDED
agenda.
· Christie Kramberger, 9 Stuart
Street - presenting a video by Dr. Burk on fluoride.
· David
Cline, 167 Centre Street – indicating that this subject is very important,
fluoride is an extremely toxic poison, so stop putting fluoride in the water;
noting that looking at the facts would be good for the common objectives;
further indicating that it is all about the dosage, you can’t control how
much water people drink; stating that we have to stop putting fluoride in our
water, it has been shown to decrease the IQ in children; further noting that
we seem to be just talking about white teeth here – are white teeth really
worth it; and asking that Council prove that it is not harmful – as he hasn’t
seen that yet.
· Robert
Guthrie, 109 Somerset Road – providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication and presentation.
· Dan
Caron, 169 Cecilia Avenue - noting the points addressed in his submission,
included as item 2v) on the CWC ADDED agenda.
· Juliette
Medeiros, 169 Cecilia Avenue - noting the points addressed in her submission,
included as item 2w) of the CWC agenda and as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Malorie
Knoester, 503 Colborne Street – providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Glen
Emery, 283 Sarnia Road – providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Dr.
Maria van Harten, Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry, 50 King
Street - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Sam
Maloney, 56 Duchess Avenue - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Jessica
Merucci, 147 Meadowridge Road – indicating that she is disgusted with this
panel of experts – and asking the Mayor for a vote.
· Michael
van Holst, 46 Manitoulin Drive - providing comments as outlined in the attached
presentation.
· Morgan
van Holst, 46 Manitoulin Drive - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Evelyn
Kooistra, 1185 Guildwood Boulevard - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Kevin
Fangrad, 11-869 Whetherfield Street - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Peter
J. Veel, 571 Donegal Drive - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Dr.
Drew Smith, President, London and District Dental Society, 602 Oxford
Street East - providing comments as outlined in the attached communication.
· Dr.
B.J. Hardick, 331 Queens Avenue - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Bonni
Dennison, 3380 Georgeheriot Lane – providing comments as outlined in her
submission, included as item 2aj) on the CWC agenda
· Kenneth
Logan, email – noting the points addressed in his submission, included as
item 2ak) of the CWC agenda and as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Conrad
K. Odegaard, 40 Linwood Street - noting the points addressed in his
submission, included as item 2al) of the CWC agenda.
· Gary
Brown, Energy Chair, Council of Canadians London Chapter, 59 Ridout Street,
Apt. 35A - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· Nicole
Kuzmanovich, 16-7222 Clayton Walk - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication and presentation.
· David
Shaw, 1906-340 Colborne Street - presenting a video by Dr. Doris Rapp, MD,
entitled “Can Fluoride Cause Severe Depression”, and providing the attached
communication.
· Jitka
Demelo, 1629 Sharon Drive – noting the points addressed in his submission,
included as item 2ap) on the CWC agenda.
· Jenn
Keller, 358 Ashland Avenue – providing comments as outlined in her
submission, as included as item 2aq) on the CWC agenda.
· Sarah
Pittao, 166 Inverary Crescent - providing comments as outlined in the attached
presentation.
· Gordon
Payne, 70 Orkeney Crescent, Certified Specialist, Paediatric Dentistry
Adjunct Clinical Professor Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry,
University of Western Ontario - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication and presentation.
· G. Gordon, 22 Brooklan Place
– providing comments as outlined in the attached presentation.
· S. Burch, 9 San Fernando
Drive, Hamilton, ON – providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· S. Bonello - providing
comments as outlined in the attached communication.
· D. McColl – 379 Vesta Place –
indicating that he does not want fluoride in his water and neither does his
mother; noting that he is an athlete and drinks a lot of water; further
noting that he uses fluoride toothpaste to prevent tooth decay; stating that
he is respectful of the experts’ opinions but doesn’t want fluoride in his
water.
· C. Etheridge, 167 Walmer
Gardens – indicating that she is a mother and that is her career; she
relocated to London in 1988 from Montreal; noting that her daughter had blood
in her urine and subsequently had her water tested and found that it had lead
in the water; we know how dangerous fluoride is, our health should be our
first concern, and it should be yours as well – don’t wait until 2014.
· M. Dandy, 1688 Phillbrook
Crescent – asking that Council make their decision not based on fear but on
the facts; requesting that Council look at British Columbia and other cities
opposed to fluoridation in water.
· M. Bergen, 316 Griffith
Street – providing comments
as outlined in the attached communication.
· A. Baron, 70 Orchard Street -
providing comments as outlined in the attached communication.
· R. Croden, 329 Salisbury
Street – noting that what he has learned today is if the PH levels in your
body are acidic you are more able to get cancer.
· S. Unwin, 12 Fenwick Court,
St. Thomas - providing comments as outlined in the attached
communication.
· C. Matis, 426 Stockton Street
– indicating that they are a very passionate group; there are a lot of
unknowns; there are cancers from our food; noting that fluoride is used to
make atomic bombs, along with the food we eat, it is all poison to you;
asking that this matter be investigated.
· J. Lovell, 75 Ann Street –
noting that there doesn’t seem to be too much information on how fluoride
works on your teeth.
· B. Garton – 190 Fleming Drive
– indicating that he has lived in London since May; noting that the City is
courageous in allowing this public participation meeting to happen – and that
he is opposed to fluoridated water; and singing a song entitled ‘Lime to our
Teeth’, that he composed.
· D. Madry, 73 Stroud Crescent
– expressing that fluoride is a poison and we should get it out of our water.
· H. Dennison, 3380 Georgeheriot
Lane – indicating that some of the comments make sense and some don’t; noting
that if you want change then these are the guys who will do it; lastly,
regarding informed consent , you don’t have it, so please stop putting
fluoride in our water.
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