Ramara councillor forced to leave meeting after apology falls short
14This person appears unable or unwilling to represent her constiuents in the manner required by a municipal councillor.
17- Carleton
Ramara councillor forced to leave meeting after apology falls short
17Basil and the other members of Council are a disgrace!! We see this for what it is and we know the truth.
7- Flax Seed
'It's disappointing': Council paves way for demolition of greenhouse
24I think we should dig a little lower on the education chain and bring back home economics in high school and the higher primary grades. As much as I learned lots from my mom, aunts and grandmother, budgeting, shopping, portions etc all came from that class. Wouldn't hurt to have a class garden too although you would then need volunteers to oversee it during the summer--who knows some might; but just seeing how things we eat grow from tiny seeds is pretty amazing to most kids.
- S Carpenter
All Simcoe County school buses cancelled today
13This is ridiculous.
11- WFO
Ford government to restrict public access to politicians’ documents
23This can NOT pass. The government is elected by, and is beholden to us. They work for us and there is absolutely no reason why they should be allowed to hide any of their records from us. The corruption of the Ford government has come to a head and now they want to be able to sweep it all under the rug. If there was ever a time to call your local MP and give them an earful, it's now!!!!!!
1- ElizabethMK
Ramara councillor forced to leave meeting after apology falls short
15The real problem for this council is that Sherri Lee has a voice she uses for the people that she represents and that intimidates them. The only control they have is to silence her.
8- Flax Seed
Ford may fill in part of Lake Ontario to build new convention centre
15Why doesn't Master Douglas just call it a "ballroom" and get past the double talk? Will he actually do an environmental assessment? In my opinion...not a chance.
6- David Hawke
Ford may fill in part of Lake Ontario to build new convention centre
15ford behaves a lot like trump
6- msr
Ford government to restrict public access to politicians’ documents
20There is only one reason why anyone hides things .
1- Keith Baker
Ramara councillor forced to leave meeting after apology falls short
15The Council should be ashamed for not simply noting the Councillor's concerns, accepting her apology and proceeding with the democratic process. Talk about a waste of taxpayer dollars while denying constituents their representation. It's not even about right or wrong at this stage. It's about hearing the other side and working with them rather than throwing them out of the room.
5- John R.
Ramara councillor forced to leave meeting after apology falls short
9What apology should they have accepted? Maybe tell me which words quoted above indicate an apology for her behavior? I see "sorry you threw me out before you could see that i am comitted to proper proceedings".
11- no laughing matter
COLUMN: The mayor's chair? Columnist, flattered, says no thanks
12Pity, you certainly would have been a worthy candidate! And yes, unfortunately, you are correct. It is becoming more difficult to be a politican. People feel they "own" you 24/7. Wherever you go, whenever you go, you are their servant
7- Pat Hehn
Three councillors call on city to improve 'atrocious' roads, sidewalks
15Again , not sure why this is a never ending topic ? Can the City staff and council just make decisions to benefit the citizens of Orillia . Stop running snow removal on the Provincial standard please !!! Do what is best for Orillia . Trying to drive when 2 lanes are down to 1.5 lanes , people walking on the because sidewalks are not plowed , people standing on the road because bus stops are not cleared, snowbanks 6-8 ft high , etc . Just because it stops snowing and roads are plowed doesn’t mean the work stops !!! Just get it fixed , Citizens of Orillia stop voting the same councillors in term after term until these concerns earns are fixed . This city has to end the buddy/ buddy system at the staff and council level . Good for the councillors to speak up but they will be turned down by the other councillors who will tippy toe around Don the Mayor who is literally there just to say NO !!!
4- Bald guy
Three councillors call on city to improve 'atrocious' roads, sidewalks
17The budget DOESN'T determine the supervision or proper management and actually determining where when and how to properly proceed with the cleaning of what roads from worst to best in this city....I'm still saying badly managed sectors of this cities departments are what's to blame, and our road management shows very weak supervision.
2- John Me2
Three councillors call on city to improve 'atrocious' roads, sidewalks
6Sidewalk removal is not the answer any more than road removal. Both are stupid ideas.Here's another idea: make all roads one-way and use the other lane for snow storage. Plowing only one side would save 50% of the budget. And would also mean half the homeowners wouldn't have to deal with the windrows left by the plows. There's a lot of upside!
13- Onlooker
Ramara councillor forced to leave meeting after apology falls short
6It is very difficult to get things done when you refuse to work with others. There is a code of conduct for a reason. If everyone conducted themselves like this councilor there would just be chaos. Anyone commenting here that has not watched the meetings please educate yourselves. She is not the victim here.
12- Asab
'It's disappointing': Council paves way for demolition of greenhouse
12Most thriving cities have a greenhouse. Barrie's greenhouse is a fine example. Focus should be on food production, and beautification of the city. It will be a costly adventure but a necessary one for the future of our citizens and tourism. I admire Councillor Lauer for his efforts.
6- MovingUp
Ford may fill in part of Lake Ontario to build new convention centre
14Ford sure likes spending all our money in Toronto.
3- M Rod
Ramara councillor forced to leave meeting after apology falls short
8Note she wasn't thrown out. She wasn't even asked to leave. The vote was to accept her apology, which was not an apology, so it was voted against, at which point she chose to leave.
8- Asab
Three councillors call on city to improve 'atrocious' roads, sidewalks
16So when the snow is gone, what are you going to do about the terrible roads in this city. Potholes are everywhere. Forget the beautification projects and put that money into the roads.
- T69
