Sparks fly as council opts to shelve plans on Champlain Monument
20Councilor Smith is pathetic. What a disgrace. McIsaac should have shut her down.
4- Onlooker
Sparks fly as council opts to shelve plans on Champlain Monument
20The amount of time and money wasted over this monument is infuriating. Can we please just axe it and put the money towards something beneficial to the townspeople of Orillia? We could even roll it into next year's snow removal budget......
4- ElizabethMK
Council green-lights oversized stop signs at downtown intersection
15"This behaviour represents an issue that is more effectively addressed through enforcement, rather than an engineering solution," wrote McIsaac to Tomkins.Typical dismissive rubbish from McIsaac. We DON'T HAVE traffic enforcement in Orillia - it's far too expensive to put cops at the side of the road - and McIsaac knows it.An engineered solution makes a lot more sense in many ways. If you solve the problem you don't need the enforcement and everybody is happy. I'll bet that the new stop signs cost less than a couple of hours of OPP time. So why is McIsaac fighting it?
8- Onlooker
'Everything is a fight': Family warns others to scrutinize insurance after explosion
23"But, in reality, it’s their job to save money. They will only do the bare minimum and will fight you every step of the way where they need to in order to do that." This is indeed the ugly truth about insurance companies.
- David Hawke
Sparks fly as council opts to shelve plans on Champlain Monument
16I am incredulous at the amount of time and effort and so called passion taken up by this statue. We have people living in the street, people without enough to eat. Infrastructure falling apart. People without doctors. We do not have the resources to spend this ridiculous amount of money. And beyond all that it is offensive to some of the native owners of this land. And I do not care that when you were 6 you used to sit there and look at it.
7- we'll see
Orillia tenant wins ruling in dispute over Barrie Road 'home'
22So happy to see the slumLord Preston finally get what he do rightfully deserved. Sad part is he ll just keep being a slum lord
- HolidayG
Orillia tenant wins ruling in dispute over Barrie Road 'home'
22Two names known in Orillia as slum lords. I am glad that these two got what was coming to them.
- jascoldwell
COLUMN: Non-elected warden would 'upend democracy' in region
10Just like Carney and Trudeau!
11- NoMore
City council meeting: Monday is D-Day for Champlain Monument
21I'll repost my comment from March 30th: "Want to save money and make the whole situation better? Don't build literal walls to keep up the metaphorical ones in this whole situation. You literally need a concrete pad, put the statues in a semi circle with plenty of information that lets everyone tell their story. This isn't two sides of an issue. There is an easier (and cheaper) way to fix this situation." The only people who care about this statue are those who remember it as a part of their childhood, hence a burning desire to put it back just like it was to fit that memory. This is not a huge tourist draw, more of something tourists might come across while at the waterfront for something else. Why not spend as little as money as possible, take a meaningful step towards reconciliation (even if it isn't perfect) and teach people about the history of the area.
- Danny Galea
COLUMN: Non-elected warden would 'upend democracy' in region
15Ford is an autocrat. For him democracy is just an annoyance.
5- Onlooker
City council meeting: Monday is D-Day for Champlain Monument
13I have been at Rama this past and talked with few of the people briefly. I mentioned the Champlain monument and their thoughts about it. I might as well asked them if they wanted to go to the moon. Their response was nothing. Absolutely didn't care or interest them in any way. I am beginning to think this opposition to the monument is manufactured by a few?
7- whoknows
Today’s byelections could give Carney a majority government
13A majority ONLY due to undemocratic floor crossers. This should be illegal.
7- Dennis Woodman
Sparks fly as council opts to shelve plans on Champlain Monument
13Get rid of it altogether, lay sod.
7- Dennis Woodman
Orillia tenant wins ruling in dispute over Barrie Road 'home'
19Ohhh Moe… he used to own the apartment buildings formerly called Serenity Residential on 85 and 95 Barrie Rd. He’s well known for his “ethics”. I’m glad I got out of his shady stuff many years ago.
- Manderzz
COLUMN: Non-elected warden would 'upend democracy' in region
14Vote him and all his cabinet and back benchers out in the next election!
5- I. Launchbury
Orillia tenant wins ruling in dispute over Barrie Road 'home'
10Murray you should seek out the best legal representatives you can find.You should also consider laying charges and more.The previous attempts are evident to that.The police did not protect your rights as they should have and by doing so actually assisted a crime being perpetrated.WELL DONE SIR.
8- Citizen Cane
Council green-lights oversized stop signs at downtown intersection
15Another case of “better not listen to the people who live there”.
2- B Bee
Orillia tenant wins ruling in dispute over Barrie Road 'home'
17Did he get us interim housing and legal costs back?
- WhoWhatWhy
Today’s byelections could give Carney a majority government
9Yes, It proves how sneaky Carney is, and it also proves how gullible voters are, and that the media is wholly owned by him, and it also shows that the average person doesn’t care about what he will leave behind when he fails, and fail he will because he is simply not an experienced politician who is only interested in his own interests,,Hold on, I think I just described Justin Trudeau 🤣😂
8- Grouchy
OPINION: When you're premier, FOI requests are part of the job
15THANK YOU for writing this letter!!! Really reveals the disgusting depths of depravity the Doug Ford Conservatives have sunk to! It has become very clear to all Ontarians that This political bully MUST be removed from office as soon as possible. Lock him up!
1- David Hawke
