City council is set to reopen the contentious debate on whether or not Calgary should have fluoride in its drinking water.
Ald. Druh Farrell is spearheading a motion to remove the compound from the city’s water supply and instead spend $250,000 annually for three years on fluoride treatment for low-income families. (It currently costs the city $600,000 each year to add fluoride to the water.)
“It would be more appropriate to allow an individual the choice, since it is easy to access fluoride, but costly and unreasonable for consumers to remove it from their drinking water,” says the motion, which is being supported by aldermen John Mar, Jim Stevenson, Brian Pincott and Andre Chabot.
Council is scheduled to vote on the motion April 6. Some aldermen aren’t yet sure how they’ll vote. “There are a lot of questions that need to be answered,” says Ald. Linda Fox-Mellway.
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