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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, October 12, 2011 · 12 Health department will prepare fluoridation report Continued from page 1 ...where reasonable pricing makes Quality Furniture affordable for everyone! 4155 Fairview St. (between Walkers & Appleby) BURLINGTON L7L 2A4 HOURS: MON. TO FRI. 10-6, SAT 10-5, SUN. NOON-5 05-681-9639 Zoey's Gallery can be seen at: www.zoeys.ca A 2006 regional report shows 22 per cent of nine-year-olds in Halton had fluorosis and 64 per cent of those cases were mild fluorosis and the symptoms were only cosmetic. Information on the health department's website also says fluoridated drinking water greatly reduces the number of cavities in children. Those at the meeting, however, said not enough research has been done on the health effects associated with ingesting fluoride in water. "Studies from British Columbia show when communities in that province discontinued fluoridation cavity rates actually decreased," said Oakville resident Cindy Mayor. "And a review done for the Québec Ministry of the Environment back in 1979 showed even back then there was an increased cancer risk associated with fluoridated water. Water fluoridation is almost non-existent in B.C. and Québec," said Mayor. According to the Canadian Dental Association, as of 2007, 45.1 per cent of the Canadian population had access to fluoridated water supplies. The percentage of the population with fluoridated water ranges widely, from 3.7 per cent in B.C., 6.4 per cent in Québec and 1.5 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador to 75.9 per cent in Ontario and 69.9 per cent in Manitoba. A vote to end water fluoridation in Waterloo last October narrowly passed by 50.3 per cent. In May of this year, Calgary city council voted to end fluoridation, with an estimated cost saving of $750,000 a year. Following an hour of delegations, Oakville Mayor Rob Burton requested that the Health Department prepare a report on water fluoridation in Halton for January and that a notice of the report is made public to enable "full and fair consideration of all views on the subject." The motion was passed. The Region adds fluoride to the water supply in Burlington, Halton Hills, Oakville and the new developments in Milton. Municipal water in old Milton, which is supplied by ground water, doesn't have added fluoride. The Sights. The Sounds. The Shops. Our ever fa f mous "Fall Festival" has moved to a new date and time! Saturday October 15th 9:30 am ­ 4:00 pm in the Towne Square · Pancake Breakfa f st (9:30 - 11:00) · Cornroast · Pumpkin Decorating · Face Painting · Wagon Rides · Hay Maze and Live Entertainment with Dan the Music Man fo f r the kids · and much, much more r ! www.oakvilledowntown.com