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Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

We have a lot of snow. We always have a considerable amount of snow. And now we have another "snow clearing is hard" declaration from our lame duck mayor.If we have enough equipment and we're not going over budget, why does it take so long and why is done so shoddily? Perhaps, we need to budget for more than enough equipment or a bank to pay snow removal services on the road for more hours when they are needed.

- Danny Galea

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

Our snow totals are lower than most other areas around Georgian Bay & Lake Huron. Areas south west of Barrie & areas near Wingham near Lake Huron have much more. Orillia's winter clearing efforts are not very good at all.

- retired optimist

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

So the declaration of significant weather is basically the town's "Get Out of Jail Free Card" when it comes to snow removal. Why does this town's council refuse to do anything to address the continual subpar snow removal we have to put up with every year? Sick of these "snow removal is hard" posts every year. This is part of the council's responsibility, as our elected officials, and instead of excuses we need solutions.

- ElizabethMK

Lakehead student raises alarm over 25-hour emergency care ordeal

How about a 0% Sales Tax increase, and put the money into health services, more doctors, and fairer compensation for family doctors. Ontarians already pay some of the highest sales tax rates. The problem is with the people who appropriate that money. More on health services and doctors, and less on vanity projects like spas, tunnels, beer at gas stations, and unaffordable condos.

- Billy Conacher

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

Nice to live in a townhouse and retired. Some people have babies that need to be fed, washed, dressed and delivered to baby sitter and do all that while clearing snow and really don't have time to chew the fat with the other retired neighbour who doesn't have to go anywhere. So no not all have time to do the neighbour helping neighbour thing.

- whoknows

Orillia woman disappointed after city rejects four-way stop request

So, people are ignoring the stop sign and the thought is two MORE stop signs will fix the issue? What if two ignore the signs and crash? And 4 collisions over 3 years is not a dangerous concern. Putting up 4 way stops because a child lives nearby means another 475 stop signs in Orillia. C'mon.

- Brad Mathews

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

Do you have a clue on how hard it is to operate a snow plough in good condition, now put cars in the street and wonder why your street isn't cleared. I have a few people who even after they road is clear bow or push the City"s snow out onto the streetIt is winter in Ontario drive to the conditions or stay home

- BRIAN Hare

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

When they start cutting back snowbanks they should do all intersections first, instead of entire streets that they normally do.

- Dennis Woodman

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

Stop waiting for the snow to stop before sending plows out!! It's ridiculous. Staff really do seem to be running the city.

- OrilliaResident

Ford vows to remove Crown Royal from LCBO to protest plant closure

Dougie is quite the showman... just like his idol to the south of our border. I wonder if he is going to stop 'working' at home and get back into his office five days a week and start doing good work?

- David Hawke

Orillia woman disappointed after city rejects four-way stop request

If it is for the safety of the community, why would anyone disparage? After all, there's four way stops all the way up Peter Street and most of Matchedash North for safety reasons. Why should this Elgin/Matchedash intersection be ignored?

- LJDT

Teacher says Ford's education bill is creating 'culture of fear'

That this article quotes union representatives and uses stats directly from the union itself says all I need to know about this article.

- JDR55

Local animal advocate calls for end to 'needless, cruel suffering'

Apparently these are animals are destined for euthanasia so as long as they do not suffer unduly their ending is the same. Humans expected to die are experimented on all the time testing new procedures and/or drugs so what is the difference?

- Wondering Why

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

Mary Street residents petitioned to have the one sidewalk removed that was over 60 years old and in a disgraceful condition. This would have allowed residents more space to pile the snow, extend driveways on a very constantly populated area to help with parking, safe so much $$ on replacing the sidewalk, sanding it, plotting it, etc, but council and mayor ignored our petition. If sidewalks are creating the backlog, maybe it’s time to reconsider your bad decision making. Often streets only have one side with a sidewalk. I understand there is no bylaw to remove sidewalks….so MAKE ONE. Isn’t that what your job is???

- Susan St. Onge

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

Speaking as a resident in this city - Senior - Living in a townhouse - Small driveways - Small Sides of houses in the townhouse rows and the same amounts of snow falls that everybody else in this city. Well for us as residents we are doing our best - neighbours helping out neighbours ... doing exactly what we can - the city is doing the same. Environmental effects are the hardest to pre-plan for. Whether you are a resident or you are a city operational department. Anybody have a crystal ball? The back up plan is in play and we all - all of us just need to be patient. Something that in the past 20 years or so seems to get lost very quickly. What a shame. Karen F. - Orillia Resident

- Karen Frank

Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)

Excuse me. We're not idiots. The stretch of sidewalks thst have been cleared is not continual. So you end up zig zagging street to sidewalk. The ice under the snow on tbe sidewalks is treacherous. I accept your apology. Im sure you didn't mean to come off so rudely

- we'll see

Orillia woman disappointed after city rejects four-way stop request

What if someone on every block requested a four way stop? That’s why we have a criteria for this.

- Dennis Woodman

Ford vows to remove Crown Royal from LCBO to protest plant closure

It’s supposed to be a free country . Let we the people decide what to drink.

- Brenda Bate

Orillia woman disappointed after city rejects four-way stop request

I voted no, but if locals want more enforcement let them stand at the corner waving red flags!!?

- Wondering Why

Rocky start: Dozens of Orillia streets missed by new recycling company

They came down Dunlop St Cherry Picked the recyleThey took my paper but left plastics and cansThey drove down the other side and stopped at some places but not othersMid Ontario had no trouble so the snow is just nonsonseI do know their workers are not prepared for the weather as the guy on the truck had 3 scarves rapped around hie head (yes they were Scarves)They came back about noon today but most people had removed their recyle and were trying to find out what to doThis was total mismanagement on the Company side

- BRIAN Hare