East Kingston Water to Lose Fluoride

According to a local media report, residents in the east end of Kingston, Ont. will soon be drinking tap water that is free of fluoride for the first time in years.The Kingston Whig-Standard reports that the CFB Kingston army base has told the city it no longer requires the chemical additive in its water supply.

This comes about a week before city councillors were to debate a proposal that, if passed, could have led the city to remove fluoride from the water, the article said.

Details at www.thewhig.com.