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THE NEW TANNER TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008 6 The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca More Blue & Green During the Holidays Items for Blue Box Items for GreenCart Items for Garbage Clear moulded plastic packaging Plastic ? lm Bubble wrap Plastic plates and cups Wrapping paper Bows & ribbons G C PW -0808 3 Items for Blu Cardboard boxes Fine paper & envelopes Newspaper Boxed beverage containers Plastic bottles Aluminum food & pop cans PET HDPE 1 2 Turkey, ham & meat, including bones Challah bread Gingerbread Latkes, fruits and vegetables Paper napkins Paper plates and cups Christmas Trees: Christmas tree collection occurs in January (urban areas only). Check your Waste Management Calendar or www.halton.ca/waste for exact dates. Remove all tinsel, lights, decorations and plastic bags before collection. Ensure trees do not become stuck or frozen in snow banks. Seasons Greetings from: Petes Auto Paint Have a Safe & Happy New Year! (519)856-9356 4923 7th Line, Eramosa RR#4 Rockwood, ON NoB 2K0 We are celebrating 11 years at our location and wish to thank all our loyal customers for helping us get here! To the editor, The letter from Dr. L. Levin is very impressive, that is if we did not know better. Thanks to modern technology things have changed, which in my opinion seems to have passed by Dr. Levin. There is a massive amount of up to date in- formation on the damage done by fluoridating water. For Dr. Levin to ride the coat tails of Health Canada is absolute nonsense. A fine example of their work, amongst many, is pushing aspartame on people with diabetes. However, they are great at getting head- lines re. lead in toys, etc. I wonder if Dr. Levin has seen the video just one example by Dr. Sush- eela (http:tinyurl.com/ susheela) that tells it like it is this video was made in 2008, not some old in- formation that is outdated. In India they are taking fluoride out of water, not adding it. Then there is a recogni- tion by even Health Canada that fluoride should not be given to infants. So its OK for us but not them? Why do you think this is? You are the doctor. I understand that at least half of the members who sat on the Health Canada panel, and who said they wanted fluoridation have changed their minds. Now they are against fluorida- tion. One of the things I hear a lot that studies and re- ports by doctors outside of this country are not relevant. I guess I am not relevant I came from England outside Can- ada. Then there is the little matter of fluoride and fish. Did you know fluoride kills fish? Just another benefit of this toxic stuff. Brent Foster, Environmental Lawyer, State Conserva- tion Chair, Oregon Sierra Club = 5 minute video http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=AvExFr5J9BI Then there is the small problem of controlling the amount of fluoride one eats/drinks. Drink beer most brands have fluoride. Drink bottled water some have fluor- ide. Take a prescription many have fluoride. So one never knows how much fluoride one is tak- ing in. Which is not a good situation, since it is toxic a rat poison. The biggest thing, as I see it, is the teeth issue is a scam designed to stop people looking at the real issues that is damage done to humans and fish. If you look at the things fluoride does, how can anyone want it? Brain damage, bone damage, etc. Take a look at www. fluoridealert.org, it may open your eyes, but I doubt it. Old habits die hard. Then of course there is the arsenic that goes in water with fluoride and on and on. I myself will never drink water with fluoride in or beer but what do I know? One thing I know, I do not have any false teeth. The thing is why are we not discussing health not teeth? Teeth are small compared to the damage done to humans. I could go on but I hope I have made my point. John Shadbolt, Acton Fluoride is toxic chemical Time ouT: isabel Nichols, Betty Campbell, Cathy Brown and Sylvia Birks relax after enjoying a two hour bus ride to view the lights around Halton Hills. Julie Conroy photo