INCONSISTENCIES & CONTRADICTIONS FLUORIDATED WATER IS: Chemically raising the fluoride levels in a population’s water to 0.7 parts per million (ppm) or 0.7 milligrams per litre (mg/l) Which is equal to .23 milligrams (mg) in a 333 milliliter (ml) glass of water Which is equal to a pea-sized amount of toothpaste Since the 1970s, US and Canadian residents have been ingesting increasing amounts of fluoride whether their water is fluoridated or not. These increasing levels of exposure are due to: The widespread availability of fluoridated toothpaste, mouthwash, and other fluoridated dental products. Increased fluoride levels in conventionally grown & especially processed foods & drinks with some products now containing as much as 9 times the amount of fluoride in fluoridated water. US and Canadian dental and public health associations acknowledge processed food and drink sources of fluoride when discussing risks of over exposure to fluoride with fluoride supplements and baby formula mixed with fluoridated water, yet completely ignore or dismiss these other sources of fluoride when promoting water fluoridation. What is even more contradictory are the guidelines for dosage monitoring, and the need to acquire consent that dentists must follow when they are advising parents about the safe use of fluoridated toothpaste, mouthwash, and oral supplements, but then pay no attention to dosage monitoring or consent when insisting that municipalities fluoridate public water. For example, a pea size amount of regular fluoridated toothpaste contains the same amount of fluoride as a regular glass of fluoridated water (0.23 mg), yet the CDA states that a child under the age of 3 must not be given any fluoridated toothpaste or at most, a rice grain amount of toothpaste. The CDA also states that children under 3 should not be given any fluoridated mouthwash rinses, and as for fluoride supplements, the CDA and ADA stipulate that babies under 6 months cannot be given any amount, and children between 6 months and 3 years can be given no more than 0.25 mg of fluoride per day and only if they are in a non fluoridated region with no access to fluoridated toothpaste. Yet somehow it's safe for babies in fluoridated regions to absorb levels of fluoride that far surpass fluoride levels in recommended amounts of toothpaste or 0.25 mg supplements when they are bottle fed with fluoridated water, and eventually through any water they drink or foods and drinks their parents prepare for them with fluoridated water. Canadian Dental Association Making Sense of the Science Baby Formula & Fluoridated Water Baby Toothpaste Regular Toothpaste Fluoride Supplements

DONATIONS GLADLY ACCEPTED! 100% of all proceeds are used to fund the efforts of Safe Water Calgary to protect Calgary's pristine drinking water from the harmful health effects of fluoridation chemicals. Our organization is run by our founder, Dr. Robert Dickson, MD along with an executive committee composed of other leading Calgary citizens, both lay and professional. These are the community leaders fighting to protect your right to choose whether you ingest fluoride. Since we are all volunteers, we are unable to issue tax receipts. However, we are happy to acknowledge all donations. WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING THREE OPTIONS PREFERRED METHOD Use your online banking to send an e-transfer to donateswc@gmail.com (new email address!) PAYPAL - July 17 20205 - You don't have to have a PayPal account to use this option. Select the Donate button below and you will be presented with the option to pay with PayPal, or by credit or debit: (a) Donate with PayPal (requires a PayPal account) (b) Donate with a Card (credit or visa debit card) SEND A PERSONAL CHEQUE TO: Safe Water Calgary c/o Ivor Green, Treasurer 428 37th Ave. NW Calgary, Alberta T2K 0C5

Processed Food & Drink Even if you don’t live in a community that adds fluoride to its water supply, you will still be exposed to fluoridated drinking water. This is because once fluoride is added en masse to water it winds in almost all processed beverages and foods. In the U.S., studies have shown that sodas, juices, sports drinks, beers, and many other processed foods, including infant foods, now have elevated fluoride levels. For more information click here . Back

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Email Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere, and/or Strathmore Council Copy the addresses and see script below if you need ideas to get started. CALGARY MAYOR AND COUNCIL themayor@calgary.ca , ward.sutherland@calgary.ca , joe.magliocca@calgary.ca , jyoti.gondek@calgary.ca , sean.chu@calgary.ca , george.chahal@calgary.ca , jeff.davison@calgary.ca , Druh.Farrell@calgary.ca , Evan.woolley@calgary.ca , Gian-carlo.carra@calgary.ca , ray.jones@calgary.ca , Shane.keating@calgary.ca , Peter.demong@calgary.ca , diane.colley-urquhart@calgary.ca , Jeromy.farkas@calgary.ca , cityclerk@calgary.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com ​ STRATHMORE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ​ pat.fule@strathmore.ca , lorraine.bauer@strathmore.ca , tari.cockx@strathmore.ca , denise.peterson@strathmore.ca , melanie.corbiell@strathmore.ca , bob.sobol@strathmore.ca , jason.montgomery@strathmore.ca , jthackray@strathmore.ca ​BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com AIRDRIE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ​ Peter.brown@airdrie.ca , darrell.belyk@airdrie.ca , tina.petrow@airdrie.ca , al.jones@airdrie.ca , candice.kolson@airdrie.ca , Kelly.hegg@airdrie.ca , ron.chapman@airdrie.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com CHESTERMERE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ​ mchalmers@chestermere.ca , lbold@chestermere.ca , cburness@chestermere.ca , mfoat@chestermere.ca , rnarayan@chestermere.ca , ywagner@chestermere.ca , myoung@chestermere.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com ​ IF YOU NEED A TEMPLATE TO GET YOU STARTED subject: Say not to Water Fluoridation in Calgary Dear Mayor and Council, I reside in the community of ____________. ​I ask you do not favor water fluoridation to be reintroduced in Calgary. Fluoride and artificial water fluoridation are neither safe, effective, nor ethical. Fluoride is not needed for a single body function. I will only vote for Council representatives that support freedom of choice, and Water Fluoridation denies a person's right to chose and their informed consent. You cannot guarantee that fluoride is safe and effective for everyone. I look forward to your response, Name ​ Done Copying

Acute toxicity involves harmful effects in an organism through a single or short-term exposure. Ref: medicinenet.com

Mechanically Deboned Meat Foods made with mechanically separated meat (e.g., chicken fingers, nuggets, etc), contain elevated levels of fluoride due to the contamination from bone particles that occurs during the mechanical deboning processed. Mechanically processed chicken meats have the highest levels, with chicken sticks containing an average of 3.6 ppm. For more information click here Back

Teflon Pans Cooking food, or boiling water, in teflon pans may increase the fluoride content of food. In one study, it was found that boiling water in a teflon pan for just 15 minutes added an additional 2 ppm of fluoride to the water, thus bringing the final concentration to 3 ppm. For more information click here Back

Pesticides Due its toxicity, fluoride is used in some pesticides to kill insects and other pests. As a result of fluoride pesticide use, some food products–particularly grape products , dried fruit , dried beans , cocoa powder , and walnuts –have high levels of fluoride . Read more on this topic by clicking here Back

Tea Drinks Tea plants absorb fluoride from the soil. As a result, tea leaves–particularly old tea leaves–contain high levels of fluoride. Brewed black tea averages about 3 to 4 parts ppm fluoride, while commercial iced tea drinks contain between 1 and 4 ppm. As a result of these elevated levels, numerous studies have linked excessive tea consumption to a bone disease (skeletal fluorosis) caused by too much fluoride intake. For more information click here Back