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Recommendation: 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
Redmond 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.
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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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