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Orillia man left without access to $25,000 after ATM issue

That's just pure lack of accountability. I can't believe how lax all of our service providers and service institutions, be it banks, retail, utility, telecommunications, insurance etc have become, No one takes responsibility for anyrhing. Is there no pride in the services preformed!! Always someone else's fault. Its pathetic that the consumers who are the reason these service providers make a living are treated so poorly and dismissed so easily. Everyone is just a $ figure to them!. Truly pathetic how we've regressed.

- Kerrin HarleysAngelsMom

Retailers call for more foot traffic as Fairweather exits Orillia Square mall

They really made mistakes closing off the mall access from the anchor stores. If I go to Canadian Tire, I don't go outside to reenter the mall. Similarly with No Frills. I used to go through the mall before entering the larger stores. IMHO this closure killed the mall.

- usr_682693

Council OKs massive 1,065-home development in west Orillia

Ontario's More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 was to build more affordable housing. An $880, 000 home is now only $840,000, yay!

- EW

High snow banks spark debate over winter road safety in Orillia

GREAT WORK JAY FALLIS ON THIS MATTER.

- usr_666737

High snow banks spark debate over winter road safety in Orillia

Orillia is one of the worst cities for snow plowing/removal. And council is all talk and no action. This question comes up every winter and nothing changes.

- T69

City all shook up: Late-night earthquake rocks Orillia

Wow! Everyone is soooo dramatic!“ a plane crash?” , “thought my roof was coming down”? Come on people lol

- HolidayG

Orillia man left without access to $25,000 after ATM issue

TD says all the right things in their advertisements. This is an example of passing the buck.Shame you TD. I had a similar experience with another Canadian bank.Corporate greed is always first, Custoemrs second.

- usr_669864

Council OKs massive 1,065-home development in west Orillia

GREED! Greed by the city, the developer, the builders and anyone else who will make money off of this project. They've not a single care in the world for affordability or quality of life for the souls who will live in these homes. The builders' glossy brochures are not a reflection of the reality. "CAR-O-RAMA" with no places to park. Unregulated rentals. Drug dens. Transient population who do not care about the neighbourhood. They operate with the confidence in knowing the police are short-handed, and I'm just talking about the university students. Have we learned nothing?

- DeeEmm

High snow banks spark debate over winter road safety in Orillia

The people living on roads that are considered Class 3 and below pay the same tax rate as everyone else but get far less service. Either give me a break on my tax rate or give me the same level of service everyone else gets.

- Susan B23

Orillia man left without access to $25,000 after ATM issue

I’d change banks too.

- Dennis Woodman

High snow banks spark debate over winter road safety in Orillia

Orillia has to start clearing the entire snowbank instead of just half. Doing half the job still makes it dangerous.

- jascoldwell

On top of all that snow, plow drivers facing 'abusive behaviour'

I don't know why anybody would be blaming the plow drivers. They don't set the policy on how roads are plowed. They don't decide on how often to go out or where they're assigned to go. And almost always doing an excellent job.

- Wylder

COLUMN: Orillia proves strong mayor powers built on false foundation

As a relative new comer to Orillia, there is a lot to love here ( waterfront, parks, rec centre etc) but there are also many problems (crime, addiction, homelessness, poor roads, poor snow plowing. etc). The price of rentals here and the cost of food is far too high.Not really sure if anyone really has a plan to fix this issues but I will do my research before casting my vote .

- usr_669864

Council OKs massive 1,065-home development in west Orillia

Great! Another sprawling sub division of code-minium housing on open space! Just what Orillia needs. What happened to gentle increased density within the city east of Hwy 11? More sprawl, more infrastucture and maintenance costs for taxpayers! Sheeesh!

- Clint Torres

City all shook up: Late-night earthquake rocks Orillia

The Earth will either gobble us up OR a super power will drop a nuke.We are doomed no matter what we do.Repent or forever hold your peace.

- Krysa

City all shook up: Late-night earthquake rocks Orillia

Epicentre near Brechin? Hey, would all that limestone blasting and removal have an effect on the geological stability of the area??? Nah, surely not.

- David Hawke

Orillia man left without access to $25,000 after ATM issue

I walked away from TD years ago due to their not taking responsibility for an obvious bank branch error.

- retired optimist

Council OKs massive 1,065-home development in west Orillia

Parking remains an issue as does the increased traffic on University, Hwy 12 and Bass Lake Side Road. The housing is not "affordable" except to the developer and their minions. It is affordable housing we need not more mcMansions. What's in the works to address THAT problem?

- HOBO1

Council OKs massive 1,065-home development in west Orillia

I am a renter. I am not a homeowner being like 'no more homes now I have mine'. But who is this type of housing for? These rushed subdivisions have no longevity, they are car-dependent communities yet a lack of parking and places to put cars. They are socially isolating, not great environmentally, not really affordable.... They are hard to age in (as they are often built narrow with lots of stairs), they are hard to be a starter home at the price point.. so who are they for? Is this what the city residents want? Is this what the mayor wants to help meet the housing numbers Ford is aiming at? does it get us in the "good books"? Its confusing for me. Im curious more so how this is decided on, and is it like the TEMU version of a home. Build it cheap and quick and not your future problem when the seams come undone? What happens to these sprawls when demand drops. They are not desirable.... This really feels like building it to do someone else a favor, not the citizens here.

- MIB D

COLUMN: Orillia proves strong mayor powers built on false foundation

Not sure how highly charged SMP will be in the coming election. We didn't get to vote on it last time, it was shoved down our throats by The Ford goverment (fully supported by our local MPP Jill Dunlop) We won't be voting on it this time either.The reality is that, regardless of any campaign promises, whoever is elected Mayor of Orillia in October will have Strong Mayor Powers.As Ford intends to scrap fixed election dates in a bid to remain in power longer without going to the electorate (also fully supported by MPP Dunlop) it could be another 4 long years before Ontario voters get to express their opinion of SMP.

- Onlooker