Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
17They need to send out plows before we have 8cm on the ground!
3- MargaretS
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
14i think this is a good solution for the situation. i pray the bylaw officers leave the tiny home as it is. and instead of making life harder for Mr Godin, maybe a trusted support team can do house calls to offer the wrap around support P.S. Housing is a human right
6- Jenny Mac
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
10A clear sign of the Ford government's abject failure on the mental healthcare and housing issues.This is not a "home". It has no electricity, no running water, no cooking facility, no bathing facility and no toilet. It's a glorified tent. Hidden in the woods on land owned by who? Inaccessible by community and social support services. Unserviced by the municipality.This is not a "home" where Robert Godin can live in comfort and security. Its a shack where he can subsist, in squalor, until he dies alone. Out of sight and out of mind. The way Doug Ford wants it.
10- Onlooker
Teacher certification overhaul expected in Ontario next year
4Actual education in subjects can likely be taught better by computer programmes that automatically personalize to a students’ abilities and future careers. What we need more are people, not necessarily teachers per se, who can keep discipline and interest in computerized classrooms and prepare students more for a real and ethical life.
15- WhoWhatWhy
Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
16Why do we always seem surprised it snows in Orillia each winter? 🤦♂️
2- Derick.Lehmann
Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
6I have no problem using the streets or walking the sidewalks daily in Orillia in my vicinity and I am older than most - 85. It snows in Orillia. Seems like a lot of whiners to me. The municipal workers are only human and do their best with the resources, equipment and manpower that is allowed. Be kind. They could be on strike!
11- MovingUp
Long-awaited elementary school in west Orillia 'moving ahead'
13Moving to an area that has no school and complaining about it, is like moving beside a pig farm and complaining about the smell.
4- Dennis Woodman
Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
16Now if only the city would coordinate so the sidewalk plows follow the road plows… that would prevent the massive snow boulders from the road being pushed onto the freshly cleared sidewalk to freeze into immovable objects.
- B Bee
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
15It has something like 20 beds. And you have to register for it at noon, I believe. It's not enough beds to begin to cover the needs in Orillia
1- MG920
Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
13I would like to know why the Tudhope/lakefront Millennium trail are netter prepared than sidewalks. Of I was a regular user of the sidewalks I would not be able to use them.They re a disgrace. Ifeel sorry for those who habe mobility issues. You should be ashamed pf yourseleves
2- PBH
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
11It's a mental health issue not a housing issue, that's what has to be addressed.
4- EM I
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
14People down voting this comment should trade places with the man living in a shed for a week and then decide if its a viable option.
1- we'll see
Orillia's wings clipped in bid to become bird-friendly city
15We call ourselves bee friendly. A few years ago, a vigorous call went out to hang the city employee that made the mistake of thinking the order to "weed" the gardens at Hillcrest Park,meant pulling up milkweed. We held a vigil for the Monarchs affected. Ans just a few years later we backhoe the very same gardens, and plant grass. Take that bees and Monarchs! Other than the usual virtue signaling, why are we doing this now? When its, in effect, meaningless. Let's call us scorpion friendly while we're at it. Now that I can feel good about.
- Patrick Reid
Time running out to voice concerns about conservation authority changes
10A number of years ago the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources combined Districts into mega area divisions... and the local knowledge of resource management went out the window. Staff reductions, budget reductions, knowledge reductions have all led to the MNR being just a shadow of its past efficiency. That was also a Conservative Government poorly thought out action. Here we again with our vital Conservation Authorities.
4- David Hawke
Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
12I'm 91 ...perhaps you live in or close to the downtown area ? I live in the south end & use a walker ...or tried to use a walker ...it was impossible to push it through the snow !
2- gran
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
12Ford has pushed through approval for granny flats on your own property. Your neighbors can't say anything about it. It's on your property
2- MG920
Ontario college students 'reeling' in face of program cuts, layoffs
8Oh no! Not the Event Planning and Hotel Management programs!!! How ever will our country get by without these ever so important occupations? The OPSEU president gets paid 160k to get highly emotional over programs that don't really provide any value to society at large. Ontario sorely lacks health care professionals, but we'll shed tears for event planners. Isn't everyone tired of this dog and pony show by now?
6- FormerCircleKGuy
Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
10This is where the snow falls for decades. The department is not ready? Planning would indicate that certain number of units required and should there be a need that some extra units could be called upon to assist? Better that the leadership shows effective planning and budgeting to cover basic needs vs asking the local paper to place such news to the public? oh budget yes wanting more money from taxpayers. This is eg of stay in your lane and forget the social programs and concentrate on delivering the necessary services.
3- ESM
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
10H.R.C. and the more mental health focused centers were complex places with thousands of clients and thousands of staff. By cherry picking the bad events and ignoring the good the public was fooled into thinking that closing them would be progress. In reality that policy set up our current crisis .
3- Keith Baker
Orillia plows struggling to keep up with 'staggering' amount of snow
46 FEET of snow in Orillia???? sorry, I cannot believe that.
8- Brad Mathews
