Board
of Health Agenda for April 16, 2012
City of Hamilton
Monday April
16, 2012
1:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton,
Ontario
Christopher Newman,
Legislative Coordinator
905-546-2424 ext. 4102
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1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
1. ADDED
DELEGATION REQUESTS
(i) Terry
Wilson respecting the social and economic problems associated with water
fluoridation (Added as Item 4.10)
(ii) Peter
Ormond representing the Green Party of Canada, Hamilton Centre Riding,
respecting fluoridation in other jurisdictions and requesting that Hamilton
remove fluoride from Hamilton’s water (Added as Item 4.11)
(iii) Sheldon
Thomas representing the Clean Water Legacy respecting the chemical
fluorosilicic acid in the practice of water fluoridation, with specific
attention to the health effects of certain contaminants that are known to
accompany the fluorosilicic acid product (Added as Item 4.12)
(iv) Bob
Green Innes respecting concurs of potential health and environmental hazards
associated with water fluoridation (Added as Item 4.13)
(v) TimButton
respecting how water fluoridation discriminates against those living inpoverty
(Added as Item 4.14)
(vi) Victoria
Wondergem respecting health concerns with respect to fluoride in the City of
Hamilton’s water supply (Added as Item 4.15)
(vii) Gerald
Cooper representing People for Safe Drinking Water respecting the safety and
legality of fluoridating Hamilton’s drinking water (Added as Item 4.16)
(ix) Simon
J Kiss representing Wilfrid Laurier University respecting research into the
politics and public options towards fluoridation in the City of Waterloo (Added
as item 4.17)
2. ADDED CORRESPONDENCE
WITH RESPECT TO WATER FLUORIDATION
(i) Correspondence
from Mary Pearson respecting concerns with water fluoridation (Added Item
7.1(b)(viii))
3. ADDED GENERAL
INFORMATION
(i)
CORRESPONDENCE
(a) Ministry
of Health and Long-Term Care Public Health Accountability Agreement with the
City of Hamilton dated January 1, 2011 (Added Item 11.1(a)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- ADOPTION
OF MINUTES
3.1 March
5, 2012
4. DELEGATION REQUESTS
4.1 LornaMoreau
respecting health concerns related to neighbourhood airquality
4.2 Dr.
Peter Cooney representing Health Canada, Office of the Chief Dental Officer,
respecting Health Canada’s position on water fluoridation
4.3 Dr.
Ron Yarascavitch representing the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
(RCDSO), respecting the RCDSO’s support of the use of fluoridation as a method
for good oral health
4.4 Peter
Van Caulart representing the Environmental Training Institute respecting new
information regarding drinking water fluoridation
4.5 Paul
Connett representing the Fluoride Action Network respecting the stopping of
water fluoridation as it unnecessary, unethical, ineffective and potentially
dangerous
4.6 Anthony
Matthews representing the Council of Canadians – Hamilton Chapter respecting
water fluoridation in Hamilton
4.7 Dr.
Raymond Ray respecting his research on water fluoridation in Europe
4.8 George
Pastoric representing Hydro-Logic Environmental respecting concerns about water
fluoridation in Hamilton
4.9 Heather
Dawn Gingerich representing the International Medical Geology Association (Canada)
respecting the presentation of recent peer-reviewed research concerning
municipal water fluoridation and maternal child health outcomes
- CONSENT
ITEMS
5.1 Communicable
Diseases and Health Hazard Investigations Quarterly Report (Q3) (July 1, 2011
to September 30, 2011) BOH11019(b) (City Wide)
5.2 Communicable
Diseases and Health Hazard Investigations Quarterly Report (Q4) (October 1,
2011 to December 31, 2011) BOH11019(c) (City Wide)
5.3 Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes:
(a) Community
Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting of October 5, 2011
(b) Community
Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting of November 2, 2011
(c) Community
Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting of December 7, 2011
(d) Community
Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting of January 4, 2012
(e) Community
Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting of February 1, 2012
(f) Community
Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting of March 7, 2012
6.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
- PRESENTATIONS
7.1 Water
Fluoridation: New Data and Recent Developments BOH08024(c) (City Wide)
7.1(a) Delegates respecting
water fluoridation:
(i) Shane
Coleman respecting issues surrounding fluoridation of water, City of Calgary
vote to remove fluoride and new information on the effects of fluoride on
children
(ii) Cindy
Mayor respecting new information on water fluoridation and water fluoridation
in Hamilton
7.1(b) Correspondence
respecting water fluoridation:
(i) Correspondence
from Sheldon Thomas representing the Clean Water Legacy’s opposition to water
fluoridation in Hamilton
(ii) Correspondence
from Gideon Forman representing the Canadian Association of Physicians for the
Environment (CAPE) requesting the City of Hamilton to cease the practice of
water fluoridation
(iii) Correspondence
from Robert Fleming representing the Canadians Opposed to Fluoridation (COF)
respecting the harms of water fluoridation
(iv) Correspondence
from The Council of Canadians respecting their opposition to the use of
fluoride in drinking water
(v) Correspondence
from James Beck respecting Canadian Water Fluoridation Deputation
(vi) Correspondence
from Diane Sprules respecting her Critique of Health Canada’s 2010 Technical
Guideline on Fluoride
(vii) Correspondence
from Peter Ormond respecting concerns with respect to the continued use of
inorganic fluorides as a public health policy
8.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
9.
MOTIONS
10.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS
11.
GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
12.
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
13.
ADJOURNMENT