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EZRide co-owner says company will take a 'hit' if Uber comes to town

I can understand supporting local and small businesses, but consumers work hard for their money. It's not charity for business owners. Nobody owes you their fare because you got here first.Being a business owner is hard, I get it. But this is a free market. When bigger competition shows up, the answer is to adapt and overcome, to sharpen your pricing, your service, your local advantage. Not lobby the city to keep competitors out and hope you fly under the radar.If you're going to gatekeep, do it with a service worth choosing. Not by lobbying to keep the competition out.

- brm

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

They do that enough. Let the people speak. Enough with the silencing.

- Sault Boy18

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

SooToday, please do yourself a favor and disable comments on this.

- Archer0680

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

The Mayor does not care what the taxpayers think.

- thumbs4208

94-year-old waits days in hospital hallway for inpatient bed

You display a shocking lack of ignorance about what's going on with our hospitals. It has nothing to do with the administration. It has to do with Doug Ford underfunding healthcare for years. Every hospital in Ontario is on the edge of a financial cliff. Our population is aging so patients present with more complex health needs, people are backed up in the ER because there's no inpatient beds because inpatient beds are being occupied by people who really should be in a nursing home. But Doug Ford's not funding enough nursing home beds. This is a funding problem and responsibility sits with Ford.

- Lovethenorth

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

Big or small scale build. The amount of fresh water and hydro used is not worth the risks. Also there is the high pitched noise these facilities produce 24/7

- jikin1

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

Typical not in my backyard attitude.

- Canadianalways

EZRide co-owner says company will take a 'hit' if Uber comes to town

Zero sympathy

- Risenshine33

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

Somebody get in and run against this mayor. This guy has to go. Period!

- Christian Guy

Ford’s Billy Bishop Airport expansion cancelled by Carney government

Finally, a spot of good news on the Doug Ford front. It would be nice if he would spend more time and money on northern highways and healthcare as opposed to giving sweet deals to rich developers.

- Lovethenorth

94-year-old waits days in hospital hallway for inpatient bed

But the Mayor wants kudos for bringing a double-decker bus to the Sault. We need a Mayor and Council that will tend to more important things like the Hospital.

- Number One Son

EZRide co-owner says company will take a 'hit' if Uber comes to town

Competition is good for everyone. It keeps current companies on their toes and forces them to find ways to stay in the race. The result is the customer gets some choices and perhaps more competitive rates.

- Retreaded

94-year-old waits days in hospital hallway for inpatient bed

This article made me so mad, that I asked SooToday to re-activate my account just so I could leave a comment.In my opinion (say what you want) this is elder abuse. Two things I think should happen here (and probably won't). 1. The police should be asking questions. I'm not saying someone needs to be charged or arrested, but this warrants asking more questions about what happened here. 2) Someone at SAH needs to be fired. And I'm not talking nurses, doctors or anyone low level. Someone who supposedly runs this place, needs to take responsibility and leave.

- Jeffery Spin

Ford’s Billy Bishop Airport expansion cancelled by Carney government

Let me get this straight you have a problem with a deal where the Ford family might make money, with zero proof. Wait till you hear about this guy named Mark Carney and how much he's making himself as PM of Canada with 107 conflicts of interest.

- Grouch McGrump

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

We need jobs here. But not from an industry that is known for destroying the environment and stealing and poisoning the water of the communities it exists in. Besides the AI bubble will pop and half these companies won't exist.

- Kamcho

94-year-old waits days in hospital hallway for inpatient bed

Hahahahaha, hilarious. You think conservatives will fix healthcare? Breaking news: healthcare is a provincial mandate and we have cons in our provincial government. PC's cut services. There is no 'fixing' hallway healthcare with conservatives...P.S. it's hard for me to assume all elderly paid a lot in taxes. I know many of them with no CPP because they were on welfare or disability their entire lives.

- cdn.chick

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

Not saying Protexxa specifically, but as an industry these data centre owners have famously been lying about environmental, community impacts and job creation until they are built then saying “oops too late.”We don’t have much in the Sault but we do have our natural environment that we pride ourselves on and any risk to that is one that needs to have A LOT of PUBLIC consultation and sign off. “Exploring” the use of snow is not enough. Examples of proven, operational, successful models where they have implemented this idea needs to be provided or that loose idea should not be allowed to hold weight in the proposal..

- Unreal

Mayor says the Sault's proposed data centre 'not a large-scale facility'

Another dumb decision by our mayor. Concerns About Data Facilities: Most cities are increasingly hesitant to install data facilities due to several significant issues. The primary concerns include: Rising Electricity Rates Data centres require substantial amounts of electricity, leading to increased demand on local power grids. This surge in demand can result in higher electricity rates for residents. Massive Water Consumption: Data centres use large quantities of water for cooling their servers. This demand can strain local water resources, especially in areas already facing water scarcity. Lack of Meaningful Job Creation: Despite promises of job creation, data centres often do not deliver significant employment opportunities for local communities. Many jobs created are temporary or low-paying, failing to provide substantial economic benefits. There is also environmental impact, but not enough space to put it all.

- Christian Guy

94-year-old waits days in hospital hallway for inpatient bed

Another Sootoday armchair hospital administrator who is woefully ignorant about what the problem is. Our population is aging so patients presenting to the emergency room have increasingly complex health needs and more of them need to be admitted into beds. However, there are dozens of beds occupied by people who should be in nursing homes. The province led by Doug Ford is not funding enough nursing home beds. This is the problem. Stop blaming anyone at the hospital. They are all doing the best they can. If you want the problem fixed, tell Doug Ford to stop giving money to rich developers and start funding nursing home beds.

- Lovethenorth

Algoma Steel announces $96-million second-quarter loss

Stop giving bonuses out....

- charger69