Developer 'should be charged' over Silver Creek 'disaster': naturalist
42We owe Mr Bowles a debt of gratitude for his principled and courageous stand on environmental issues including this disaster. The mayor in council on the other hand....As for LIV communities, in a perfect world they would be prevented from ever building another development.
6- DLBH
Developer 'should be charged' over Silver Creek 'disaster': naturalist
5Peole.whining is not news Its extremely lazy journalism
43- Dave111
Developer 'should be charged' over Silver Creek 'disaster': naturalist
6It appears nearly EVERY yes nearly EVERY new area subdivision invites opposition from local armchair environmentalists. Yet when you consider the following their outrage regarding this or most of their other relatively minuscule local area complaints would obviously have little, if any, effect on Canada’s overall environment:“ More than 50% of Canada's landscape remains relatively free of human development, boasting over 1.9 million square miles of intact forest, wetlands, and tundra.”“Canada hosts nearly 25% of the world's wetlands and over two million freshwater lakes, making up hundreds of thousands of square miles of aquatic habitat”Readers need to consider outside our local little box and not fall for this scaremongering.
33- WhoWhatWhy
'Major milestone': Sign announcing new OSMH unveiled in west Orillia
30Councilor Smith has a lot of nerve standing there like she brought the new hospital to Orillia.
4- Onlooker
Scout Valley murder victim was 'wonderful guy' who put family first
28Well stated, and don't forget the plethora of well meaning but misguided organizations and their supporters that believe these types of people should be free without any supervision or involuntary treatment/care. This is not the first such incident and it will not be the last.
5- DLBH
Scout Valley murder victim was 'wonderful guy' who put family first
30Sad and completely unacceptable.Soft on crime DOESN'T work.This didn't need to happen.
2- WFO
Scout Valley murder victim was 'wonderful guy' who put family first
29I feel so sad for this man’s family but I also feel a profound disgust for our legal system & the judge(s) who granted bail to the attacker in the first place. Our system needs to keep repeat offenders behind bars-even if they are suffering “mental health issues”
1- Susan B23
Developer 'should be charged' over Silver Creek 'disaster': naturalist
24If you fish out of season your are fined and banned from fishing.(for a period of time)If you over fish you are fined and banned from fishing.The same rules apply of hunting.Why does a developer get to kill an entire stream and not be fined and banned?Why are the MNR not doing something regarding this?
4- Citizen Cane
Lighthouse shelter says Orillia murder suspect was not a client, dispels rumours
23Talking without the facts and you want us to make you MayorSounds very Trump like
5- BRIAN Hare
COLUMN: Silver Creek debacle exposes weakness of environmental laws
21To all the people only too quick to label people NIMBYS, does it provide satisfaction that fish, frogs and other living creatures died a sudden and inhumane death? The sad thing is development can happen well in proper areas with proper oversight. What happened is exactly what happened thanks to all the decision makers who looked away as LIV helped create another environmental blight on a once beautiful area.
6- Carleton
'Major milestone': Sign announcing new OSMH unveiled in west Orillia
25It hilarious that Smith showed up, when we all know she didn't even want to hospital to be built on this site. At least the mayor and Cipolla had the conviction to skip this photo op.
1- ElizabethMK
Developer 'should be charged' over Silver Creek 'disaster': naturalist
23That is an incredibly narrow minded and juvenile comment Dave111
2- HolidayG
'Major milestone': Sign announcing new OSMH unveiled in west Orillia
12No one debates whether a new hospital is needed for Orillia, the concern lies with few seeing just how this “preferred” site, will impact the wellness of so many in the community. Few can walk to new site for care, and cab costs, well. Bus rides do not work for many who are ill.A hospital in the core does help downtown, just ask businesses. So much for those green initiatives, few will walk to work by Lakehead….dont forget winter and how poorly University ave is kept. Just because you can get in a care and drive where you wish, doesn’t mean others can.How many patients won’t have visits, staff will tell you visits can be just as essential as medicine. Yes the land there looks great, and yes they wish to collaborate…can they not do that if the new hospital was in a more accessible location? Why are those making decisions so willing to ignore the needs of the vulnerable in exchange for a location beside the university? How is it that common sense never gets a vote anymore?
13- LocalNana
COLUMN: Silver Creek debacle exposes weakness of environmental laws
20The Ford government is dismantling all the environmental laws to please his weather developer friends. It doesn't care that soon we will have no safe clean water for drinking or swimming, no fish or marine animals, no wetlands to filter toxins, no farmland to grow our food, no forests to provide oxygen, dirty smoggy air and more than I can think of at the moment. All we will be left with after he leaves is a province that probably will never recover from Ford's actions and his ambitions to become prime minister.
5- Holly Levinter
Former local cab company owner finds himself homeless
21It is truly unfortunate that this situation has affected so many individuals within our nation. What's more unfortunate is when municipal bylaws exacerbate the struggles of many. This is a quintessential example of bureaucratic mismanagement and a lack of compassion, rather than embodying the values Canada is known for. There appears to be an unwillingness to empathize with those facing significant challenges. While we generously provide aid to those globally, it is concerning that we seem less inclined to support our own citizens who are grappling with substantial difficulties. Our federal and provincial governments seem disconnected from the realities and hardships faced by the majority, particularly the strains and struggles of everyday life. Those fortunate enough to be unencumbered by the burdens of daily existence in these challenging times tend to shift the blame onto the less fortunate for the issues we face.
4- Jay Bird
'Major milestone': Sign announcing new OSMH unveiled in west Orillia
6Orillia has to stop repeating Barrie's mistakes. A new hospital could easily be accommodated within Orillia's historic borders, providing far greater access to those most in need of services and avoiding the health and social issues that have plagued Barrie since RVH was relocated.
18- Colin Morton
Developer 'should be charged' over Silver Creek 'disaster': naturalist
20That’s pretty broad and misleading. Canada has lost over 90% of the Carolinian forest. Resulting in loss of habitat for nearly 1/3 of all species at risk in the country. We’ve lost 40% of temperate rainforest, 95% of temperate rainforest old growth but yes, the boreal where no one wants to live, can’t profit from and the arctic balance things out. Sure. But that doesn’t change the losses in our own city.
3- R Rufus
'Major milestone': Sign announcing new OSMH unveiled in west Orillia
19She'll say anything to get votes. Any voter who does their research realizes she routinely makes baffling comments at council meetings, usually against any kind of progress, and then show up whenever there is a photo op.She is the chosen candidate for the current mayor, who can't take a little heat, so doesn't attend events like this or answer questions from the local paper. He prefers to send long Facebook private messages to try and convince people of his point of view. October cannot come soon enough.
4- Danny Galea
'Major milestone': Sign announcing new OSMH unveiled in west Orillia
20Congratulations to the OSMH board of directors and Lakehead University. Your years of planning will pay huge dividends to Orillia and the surrounding area. It was interesting to read Councillor Smith's positive comments in this article. I can only assume those comments came out of the opposite side of her mouth versus the side of her mouth she used last week in council chambers when addressing the Lakehead chancellor.
2- Magiccat
'Major milestone': Sign announcing new OSMH unveiled in west Orillia
19It's funny but years ago when RVH was moving from it's downtown location to it's present location there was this same discussion.Personally yes I would prefer downtown however even I realize that downtown doesn't work. Downtown is Land locked and unfortunately in this day and age concessions must be made.University Ave even with its issues is by far the prudent choice.
3- Douglas Winterburn
