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08OctOctober 8, 2019

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 the water is a highly toxic compound called Hydrofluosilicic acid...

chemicals in Mississipi Falls ON drinking water

13MarMarch 13, 2016

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…)

01NovNovember 1, 2015

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…)

13SepSeptember 13, 2015

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

12SepSeptember 12, 2015

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...