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Orange ‘Every Child Matters’ shirts banned from Queen’s Park legislature

I see nothing wrong with that T-shirt. It is not a political statement in any way.

- Retreaded

Shoemaker hearing from residents about yesterday’s smell

How can you say there's no danger to public safety if you haven't identified the source of the smell?

- HoundsFanatic

City paid small per cent of pothole claims over the last five years

"Damage claims can be filed when it’s believed negligent maintenance of municipal roads, sewers, or facilities has caused injury or damage to property." Does this not describe fhe condition of almost every road in the Soo, regardless of the season? The roads here have been neglected for so long it would be impossible for the city to catch up on it. Property taxes are among some of the highest in Ontario and yet nothing to show for it.

- James MacIntyre

Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year

What does it take to be a Ward Councilor because the ones in my ward sure don't do anything!!!

- tgr_lvr

How much snow has the city hauled away this winter?

Hats off to all the public works employees. Definitely on of the most thankless jobs in town

- bardock obama

Contracts awarded for rebuilding Peoples Road, East Street

"Councillors authorized the road closure of Peoples Road from Penno Road to Third Line, including intersections, from May 1 to Nov. 27." - in what world does this make sense? That is a SEVEN MONTH closure short of a few days. Why do construction jobs take this long? They never used to - and they still don't take this long in other cities. Only in SSM!

- Sandman705

City paid small per cent of pothole claims over the last five years

A independent adjuster, ha, what do they cost?How about an independent pot hole filler? Ellwood-Robison makes the best asphalt around , contract their crew to have it done properly and timely.Look at the shape of our main arteries. Misdirected funds would cover the cost. This city is an embarrassment for the taxes paid.

- Gotmilk

Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year

A lot of money do do almost nothing. I wish.

- usr_665767

Orange ‘Every Child Matters’ shirts banned from Queen’s Park legislature

If Queen's Park has a policy that bans all political statements inside the legislature, that policy should be respected and enforced.Rules are rules and they need to be followed; otherwise chaos will ensue.

- W Alex King

City paid small per cent of pothole claims over the last five years

Sunshine list is bogus anyway. $100,000 isn’t much these days. Adjusted for inflation it should be above $180,000.

- CyntaxError

Sault Ste. Marie says no to privatizing landfill, composting

The real reason this was defeated at council is because of the union lobby. The story tells you who lobbied against the proposal - the Councillors who voted against it just agreed with those lobbyists. The unions involved got to enough councillors to scuttle this proposal, despite the fact that it is probably good for the City and taxpayers.You think this City is ever going to progress? Hardly.

- R.U. Kiddingme

City paid small per cent of pothole claims over the last five years

Take a look at the sunshine list. Wonder why the roads aren't fixed ( they also use models based on cities like Toronto to justify how they plan and fix the roads). Your taxes pay for someone's lavish lifestyle. Public servants used to be about the people. Now it's about the pay. 50-75% of city hall needs to have a pay cut, or have their job completely removed. These are the people who have constant meetings to feel "important".

- Tyler Schisler

Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year

Nominations are open from May 1 to August 21. To get onto the ballot, you need to be an eligible voter, get 25 signatures, and pay the $100 filing fee ($200 for mayor).

- canadian705

Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year

The car and phone allowances need to go, pay your own vehicle expenses like every other person has to. And a lot of the travel expenses can be cut with online training.

- ehbcd2

Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year

Ward 3 wants a refund

- OhItsJustMe

City paid small per cent of pothole claims over the last five years

I watched a young crew of city workers this past week filling some of the nasty potholes in the Gibb Street area. I don't know why they even bothered. They only filled a handful of the potholes, maybe a third of the holes from the school to Chambers St, didn't bother to pack it down properly, and there was more asphalt surrounding the potholes than actually in them. You still can't drive over some of the holes they filled. How about training these guys to do the job properly. They're getting paid good money to do the job, how about taking some pride in what you're doing. The city should be paying for all the claims coming in to their office, and 200.00 per claim is not an acceptable amount.

- Chris T

‘People over party’: Community members gather for ‘No Kings’ event in Sault, MI

And yet, people in Sault Ontario find no fault in shopping and spending money in Sault Michigan. Those people just need to leave their passport at the border and stay there.

- Number One Son

Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year

Is it really necessary to send more than one councillor to a convention? The councillor attending the convention could share when he or she returns and save a lot of money.

- Retreaded

Sault Ste. Marie says no to privatizing landfill, composting

GFL has bought up several small companies monopolizing certain markets and immediately raising service prices while decertifying their unions to line their pockets on the backs of their workers. This council regularly makes shortsighted decisions but this wasn’t one of them. This would have been a disastrous decision on every front, we should not get into business with this company any more than we already have.

- Sooboy1687

Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year

Just fix the pot holes,it is unbelievably bad,it seems something so basic,can’t be fixed,

- bif1985