COUNCIL SERIES: A city councillor is entering the mayoral race
26Can you just imagine what Orillia may become if Durnford gets Special Mayoral powers…the homeless homing capital of Ontario if not Canada and our taxes to afford it will put us all in the same boat.
13- WhoWhatWhy
COUNCIL SERIES: A city councillor is entering the mayoral race
23Durnford would cost us a fortune by prioritizing her social endeavours regardless of them being commendable or not.
14- WhoWhatWhy
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
24Why ? Where have the crews been for the 72 hours ? Business has to carry on , peoples lives have to carry on . Again the City has failed !!!!
12- Bald guy
COUNCIL SERIES: A city councillor is entering the mayoral race
25JL Durnford would be a good choice for mayor. During her time on council, she may not have always been on the same side philosophically as me, but she was committed and I am also confident she would not use the strong mayor powers to ram things through when she doesn't get her way. As for Ralph, another "hey I'm going to retire" to "I haven't decided yet." Luke Leatherdale also talks a big game for being a ghost on council. Hopefully, we in Ward 2 can find some better candidates to represent us in this forced ward system.
8- Danny Galea
COUNCIL SERIES: Council has faced disappointments, challenges
27In this article the mayor said "building consensus" is in the best interest of the taxpayer. However, he chose to take on Strong Mayor Powers. Actually, he activated those powers. He made a phone call or sent a letter, or both, to the province to request those powers, in the guise of the ice storm but meant to give him the power to fire a hired CAO. These powers now negate consensus whenever he chooses.He also specifically decries the lack of investment in road and sidewalk work, but he vetoed Councillor Lauer's proposal - against a majority council 'yes' vote - to increase a fund annually in order to speed up backed-up work. Why? Because the mayor's goal was to end up with the lowest tax increase in Ontario, not to improve road and sidewalk work. For maybe an extra $5-$10/month/tax payer.A champion of consensus? A supporter of speedier road and sidewalk work? I think not.
5- Magiccat
COUNCIL SERIES: Council has faced disappointments, challenges
15Lauer states homelessness has baffled all levels of government, but Durnford wants to make that and other deemed social problems a priority in Orillia which means if other levels of government do not cough up, she will likely want to place costs on the backs of Orillia taxpayers. Not someone I would let loose with Special Mayoral Powers
12- WhoWhatWhy
COUNCIL SERIES: A city councillor is entering the mayoral race
20I really wish Tim Lauer would consider running for mayor, he has the experience and I find him totally committed to Orillia.
6- Marilyn J Clements
COUNCIL SERIES: A city councillor is entering the mayoral race
8Hopefully Mason Ainsworth runs again. He seemed like a bright kid.
18- Flax Seed
COUNCIL SERIES: A city councillor is entering the mayoral race
23We have some good people on Council. Whether I agree or not with any specific issue I respect that they give up their time and effort to serve us for a laughably small paycheck. The hate that some people direct toward them says more about those people than the members. I do wonder if a couple of guys who are even older than me might enjoy retirement and our thanks for their long and valued service.
1- Keith Baker
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
22Orillia needs to increase their snow budget. These aren't fluke occurrences anymore. This is the new norm. Seeing people walk on the roads and being close to being hit is scary.
2- Delta 6 Mike
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
10This is the result of decades of people voting in 'pet-projects' and 'legacy initiatives'. It's fun and sexy to say we have a new library and rec centre, but it comes at the cost of being able to allow people to leave their homes and get to work.
12- JDR55
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
19I have been in Orillia for over 30 years and I have not yet experienced a winter where this City has been efficient at clearing snow from its streets. It is obvious that saving costs are more important as little salt is used, snow ruts are left after initial plowing and there is obviously not enough employees to do a proper job. Proof of this is where Provincial roads join Orillia roads, you see bare pavement managed by the Province, but snow and rut covered by the City. Why are we paying such high taxes for such a second class service?
3- Kweech
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
16Not a wise move Orillia...overuse of such an authority takes away from its impact when it is really needed. Poor leadership.
4- DLBH
COUNCIL SERIES: Council has faced disappointments, challenges
16Anyone running for mayor would be advised to sign a legal document saying they would never use strong mayor powers, they would defeat our current mayor hands down.
3- Dennis Woodman
City pulls buses off roads, has not declared significant weather event
13Orillia Mayor Don McIsaac is in Florida on vacation and us suckers are inconvenienced and sacrificing trying to keep our dollars out of the hostile USA. Nice.
5- RickyRivet
'Awesome' Gill Street Community Complex reopens with cake, skating (11 photos)
15I will continue to call it the Brian Orser Arena...just because a local famous person retires is no reason to forget him !
2- gran
Snow squalls, blowing snow expected to continue through tonight
13OK so it's 7am Friday and there's 20cm of snow on the ground since yesterday afternoon. And yet according to the Snow Plow Tracker, there's only one plow and one loader on the road. My street (bus route) hasn't been "serviced" in over 24 hours.What gives?
4- Onlooker
COUNCIL SERIES: A city councillor is entering the mayoral race
14Mason Ainsworth had his time in Orillia municipal politics. He went as far as he could go. His run for mayor was filled with controversy. I'm not sure you'd find many people who would trust him after the shenanigans he pulled during his mayoral run.
2- SLewis72
COUNCIL SERIES: Ice storm, low taxes, helping vulnerable among council's accomplishments
16Since when is there "free" garbage collection? We pay for the tags thru taxes, and we only get 20 tags per year. Not enough for 26 weeks of garbage collection, so we either skip 6 weeks or have to buy the extra tags. If the City wants to have free garbage collection, allow us to put out 1 bag of garbage with no tag every 2 weeks.
- jascoldwell
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
16Just because they are not efficient, doesn’t mean there isn’t enough employees. It could be poor management.
- Dennis Woodman
