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A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. will arrive on Dec. 2 to e x - amine the Cornwall Community Police Service’s policy and procedures, manage- ment, operations and support services, says Chief Daniel Parkinson. Verification b y the tea m that the Cornwall Co mm unit y Police Service m eets the Co m - m ission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntar y process to gain Basic Law En- force m ent Accreditation, he said. As part of the on-site assess m ent, agenc y personnel and m e m bers of the co mm unit y are invited to offer co mm ents at a public infor m ation session held Dec. 3 at 6 p. m . in the Co mm unit y Roo m at the Seawa y Valle y Co mm unit y Health Centre, 353 Pitt Street. An y one who cannot speak at the public infor m ation session but would still like to provide co mm ents to the assess m ent tea m , m a y do so b y calling 613-933-5000 ext. 2691 on Dec. 3, between the hours of 2 p. m . and 4 p. m . Police accreditation team seeking input Santé CARREFOUR Le Salon des services de santé en français ! ! " # ! $
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Health officials argue in favour of fluoridation Medical officer of health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis throws up his hands as he argues in fa- vour of the continuing fluoridation of Cornwall’s drinking water during a meeting of Cornwall city council last Tuesday, while councillors Bernadette Clement, centre, and Andre Rivette listen intently.
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Fluoridation is not just i m portant for the oral health of children. A growing nu m ber of seniors and bab y boo m ers will benefit fro m fluoridation, Rou m eliotis said. “We are dealing with both ends of the spectru m .” Coone y stressed that there are m ore ben- efits to fluoridation than si m pl y preventing cavities. “This isn’t reall y a discussion about teeth. This is a discussion about health,” Coone y told council m e m bers. The region’s residents, who alread y suf- fer fro m higher than average incidences of chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and cancer, will be even harder hit if the cit y stops fluoridating drinking water, Coone y said. He said there has been considerable i m - prove m ent in the oral health of children and adults in Cornwall due to fluoridation of drinking water. “That’s who fluoride hits. It hits those who are vulnerable. It’s a safe and effective inter- vention,” he told cit y councillors. Council referred the issue to ad m inistra- tion for review.
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Removing fluoride from Cornwall’s drink- ing water would be a blow to the health of its most vulnerable residents, medical officials argued at last week’s meeting of Cornwall city council. The area’s m edical officer of health Dr. Paul Rou m eliotis, Canada’s chief dental offi- cer Dr. Peter Coone y argued fluoridation of cit y water should continue. The three were at council to respond to a presentation against fluoridation b y Paul Brisebois, of Fluoride Free Cornwall on Sept. 10. “There is a tre m endous value to water fluoridation,” said Rou m eliotis. “When water is fluoridated, we actuall y provide a blanket cover of protection.” The Cornwall area struggles with “chronic disease challenges”, which are higher than in the rest of Ontario. “Our local situation is cr y ing for help,” he said.
Rock Doves, not racing pigeons to blame
PIGEON BAN: From Page 4
fungus contained in pigeon droppings. But van der Jagt said pigeons onl y def- ecate while the y are roosting, and the birds kept b y pigeon fanciers alwa y s roost inside their own speciall y built loft. If a pigeon fan- cier allows his birds to roost outside their loft, he can be kicked out of the racing union and face action fro m the m unicipalit y . The issue has been referred back to cit y ad m inistration for further review. If ad m in- istration reco mm ends the ban be over- turned, it m ust be supported in a vote b y two-thirds of council.
The pigeons that are m ost often seen in the cit y are in fact Rock Doves, van der Jagt said. These are the pigeons that are of- ten the cause of public co m plaints, not the banded birds kept b y pigeon fanciers, he said. Councillor Gerr y Sa m son said he was con- cerned about health i m plications if people co m e into contact with pigeon droppings on a car. He cited an exa m ple of a friend who lost m ost of his vision fro m a certain
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