2014
Vol. LXIII, No. 19
56 pages
March 31, 2015
Always better – always better read Inside
Entertainment and Dining Guide Pages 17 to 19 Ask the Experts Pages 20 and 21 Who Can I Count On? Page 24 and 25 Beauty Pages 28 and 29 Spring Car Care and Auto Classifieds Pages 32 to 40 Obituaries Pages 44 and 45 Seniors’ Scene Pages 46 and 47 Classifieds Pages 49 to 54
News Features Kiwanis presents Top Cop award to Wilton . . 4 New ambulatory care clinic reduces waiting time at hospital. . . . . . . . 12 Gillespie receives Sisters of Providence award. 16 BRWA provides suggestions for water management . . . . . . . . . . 31 “Reflections” by Bonnie Hutchinson. 8 “Homespun” by Laurel Nadon . . . . . 26
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Dentist Chris Dinh feels Camrose adults need to re-examine the brands of toothpaste they are using in order to curtail the current fluoride-polluted water problem in Camrose. Adults should avoid any toothpaste containers with cartoon pictures on the containers. These brands might contain higher fluoride concentrations and are intended for young children only.
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People who are using too much toothpaste, or brushing too frequently, are causing inadvertent grief for Camrose City Council. The fluoride level in the Camrose water supply is way too high in the water we are drinking. That is the opinion of consultants in a report conveyed to Camrose Council at their meeting on Monday. The fluoride level is roughly seventy-two times the recommended safe level according to the expert’s report. Debate will continue tomorrow morning (Wednesday) on a proposed emergency
90-day toothpaste ban for all residents of our community. April Phirst, who presented the report on behalf of environmental consultant’s Phirst, Dey and Forth, notes: “Fluoride has not been intentionally added to the Camrose water treatment process for almost two decades. The alarming rise of fluoridation levels in the water supply of the Camrose drinking water is directly related to Camrosian’s excessive toothpaste use and spitting hundreds of litres of water used for brushing teeth and dentures down city sinks multiple times every day.” The aged Camrose water treatment plant is not equipped to filter out fluoride as waste water is recycled. The consultant, a self-proclaimed ‘infrequent brusher’ who relies on spearmint gum and raw parsley to keep her breath fresh, reminded Councillors that a 90-day ban on toothpaste use will only be a minor, not insurmountable, inconvenience. For more information see page 2 of this issue.
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