BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
28Why ? 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 !!!!
13- Bald guy
Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
22We 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.
9- Danny Galea
Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
20Our 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.
10- retired optimist
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
27Orillia 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
25I 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
22Not a wise move Orillia...overuse of such an authority takes away from its impact when it is really needed. Poor leadership.
4- DLBH
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
13This 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.
13- JDR55
Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
22So 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.
4- ElizabethMK
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
21Just because they are not efficient, doesn’t mean there isn’t enough employees. It could be poor management.
- Dennis Woodman
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
4Expect a little convenience in the winter…stock up on staples so one can wait out the snow clearing. I’m guessing most of the complainers are elderly, retired, and impatient whether they need to leave their home or not.
17- Wondering Why
Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
5Nice 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.
16- whoknows
Orillia woman disappointed after city rejects four-way stop request
13So, 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.
8- Brad Mathews
BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
7London, Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa are just a few of the municipalities in Ontario that have ordinances requiring homeowners to clear the sidewalk in front of their property. In London, Ontario, homeowners have until 10 am each day to clear ice and snow from their sidewalks or face fines. That might be an alternative solution for the council to consider, allowing them to better focus on roadways. I believe Orillia had this ordinance at one time.
13- CasualObserver
Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
14Do 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
6- BRIAN Hare
Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
20When 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)
17Stop waiting for the snow to stop before sending plows out!! It's ridiculous. Staff really do seem to be running the city.
2- OrilliaResident
Ford vows to remove Crown Royal from LCBO to protest plant closure
9Dougie 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?
10- David Hawke
Orillia woman disappointed after city rejects four-way stop request
12If 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?
7- LJDT
Teacher says Ford's education bill is creating 'culture of fear'
10That this article quotes union representatives and uses stats directly from the union itself says all I need to know about this article.
9- JDR55
Lakehead student raises alarm over 25-hour emergency care ordeal
19How 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
