12Feb
Does Toronto Tap Water Have Fluoride 2022?
08Oct
Does Hamilton Tap Water Have Fluoride?
Does Hamilton Tap Water Have Fluoride?
Hamilton fluoridates its drinking water despite the objections by experts over its negative effects. People have the right to fluoride free drinking water, they should not be forced to consume a deadly toxin. On their website, the city of Hamilton states that "fluoride occurs naturally in the environment" and can be found in the soil, air, and water. However, the fluoride that Hamilton adds to...
10Feb
Does Toronto Tap Water Have Atrazine
Does Toronto Tap Water Have Atrazine?
Atrazine has been found in Toronto's drinking water according to Now Magazine. While the City of Toronto concedes that there is Atrazine in Toronto tap water, it is "well below the maximum acceptable concentration for drinking water". Many experts believe that there is not acceptable level of Atrazine as it is an extremely toxic substance. It's use was banned in Europe in 2003, however despite this
29Jan
Does Mississauga Tap Water Have Fluoride 2019
Does Mississauga Tap Water Have Fluoride 2019?
Mississauga fluoridates its drinking water despite the objections by experts over its negative effects. People have the right to fluoride free drinking water, they should not be forced to consume a deadly toxin. On their website, the the region of Peel states that "fluoride occurs naturally in the environment" and can be found in the soil, air, and water. However, the fluoride that Mississauga...
31Aug
Corporate water bottling coming under increased opposition in Ontario
The central province of Ontario has experienced a major heat wave and drought this summer putting a great strain on water supplies. Indeed residents in most communities all across Canada now regularly face water usage restrictions in summer. In spite of that,transnational corporate giants like Nestle continue to draw millions of litres of water from Ontario’s ground waters to be put into plastic bottles and sold both nationally and internationally. Many residents are now concerned that such transnational corporations are making astronomical...
13Mar
Chemicals Found in Mississippi Falls Drinking Water
Chris McNamara has been drinking the water at his home in Mississippi Mills, Ont., for more than 20 years without a second thought, but recent tests show toxic chemicals found in firefighting foams were also coming from the taps in his and other homes neighbouring a National Research Council fire safety testing facility ...(more) (more…)
01Nov
Aquifina Admits It’s Just Tap Water
USA Today reports Aquafina has changed its labels to specify P.W.S. — Public Water Source — under pressure from Accountability International. PepsiCo spokeswoman Michelle Naughtron called this a “reasonable thing to do” if it helped people understand that they were paying a premium to have the same water they get in their bathroom sink labeled with a serene mountain scene. (Read More) (more…)
13Sep
Unsafe levels of lead in Toronto tap water
TORONTO – The water coming from your tap at home may not be safe to drink. A Toronto Star investigation warns that water pipes in 13 per cent of Toronto homes have unsafe levels of lead in them and in some cases, the levels are 2,000 times over the safe limit of 10 parts per billion...more
12Sep
Drinking Water in Canada not Always Tested for Contaminants
Many Canadian cities are falling short of testing drinking water for all possible harmful contaminants, and experts say the long-term consequences could be detrimental to people's health, a CBC News investigation has found. CBC asked 18 cities in every province and territory to provide a list of the health-related contaminants they test in their water supplies. Only one — Ottawa — tests for all 75 substances found in Health Canada's published guidelines for Canadian drinking water. Some cities, like Calgary, Edmonton and...
11Sep
America’s growing love affair with the most wasteful thing to drink there is
Once an occasional indulgence, bottled water is quickly becoming America's drink of choice. The average person in the United States now consumes more than 35 gallons of bottled water per year, according to data from market research firm Beverage Marketing Corp. That's about 270 bottles, and more than twice as many as people drank 15 years ago. And that number is only going to go up: By 2017, the average American is expected to drink almost 300 bottles annually. For perspective, consider...