'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
58Over 500 incidents? That is absolutely wild for a library! No wonder people stray away from attending these facilities. Why would people want to bring their children here when they could be exposed to this. No fault of the library, not like they have signs up asking for this. This is just another sad story of what has become our city.
- tna0066
'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
17Seems to me there has been too many times the library has closed for violent incidents or threats , so just close it permanently
41- Sylvi red
'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
53What did Togman think would happen by implementing "community facilitators" to work with homeless people, but doing nothing to improve safety for regular citizens? I stopped using the library years ago due to feeling unsafe and harassment from people while entering. I filled out their survey, but nothing changed. Welcoming people who don't want to follow societal rules which threaten the safety of others is a ridiculous idea. I truly hope the staff member will be okay. Being assaulted by anyone is never okay.
1- tbayresident807
Police investigating violent incident at mall
45Yes, a real great place for a library .
8- Ring of Fire Dude
Indoor turf contract to be awarded
38This city council is determined to drive this community into the ground with its grandiose projects. It was council’s idea to build the disaster on the waterfront that is the over-sized art gallery that won’t be finished for years. Now, council ignored demands that it seek a private sector partner in this project to minimize costs to taxpayers. Instead, this is going to be all on local taxpayers. Over $55 million dollars by the time you include interest payments. Plus a dozen new employees. All while our economy is in the toilet and social dysfunction runs rampant and the police department claims we need a new, $100 million police station. Woe is us.
14- Taxesupagain
Local contractor lands major south-core revitalization contract
34Taking down the mall is good. Opening up Victoria Ave. Is good. Wasting millions more with patios and other nonsense is complete nonsense.
16- TaxedtodeathinTB
Indoor turf contract to be awarded
33What a waste of "MY" money.
17- Alarmforce
‘Missed opportunity’: Indigenous org. leaving library on bad terms
49I am a bit confused how a lease arrangement has anything to do with overall reconciliation. I am not being rude. I just don't see the connection.
- SammySmith
'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
46The police "will" be contacted? How about calling 911 immediately when such people show up.
2- Lappeman
'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
48I have heard from Library staff that it's disgusting at times the behaviour of some "patrons" of the Library, particularly at the Brodie St. branch. There is no place in a library for anyone who is not actually there to use and/or borrow library materials. They are not "drop-in" centres and anyone abusing their library privileges needs to be told to leave and if necessary physically removed and told not to come back to that or any branch of the library.
- Grammar_Please
Indoor turf contract to be awarded
39Edmonton - largest indoor soccer facility in Canada cost $7 million dollars. Thunder Bay's proposed soccer facility cost over 50 million dollars. Thunder Bay's debt one of the highest per capita in Canada.
9- TaxedtodeathinTB
Police investigating violent incident at mall
42Crime is outrageous now not afraid to do in a public place becoming more like Toronto now
6- Clay74
Police investigating violent incident at mall
42Glad administration and council did not allow this mall location for a public library.
5- TaxedtodeathinTB
‘Missed opportunity’: Indigenous org. leaving library on bad terms
45"The spirit of reconciliation" and "making the library more welcoming to indigenous people" really says all you need to know. They had contracts. What is this "spirit of reconciliation" besides an expectation that non-indigenous business/groups will just bend the knee to whatever the given indigenous group is asking for? This makes zero sense. They should have written a better proposal for extending the contract if they wanted to stay. The library is publicly funded and has every right to change direction. And how exactly is the library supposed to be "more welcoming to indigenous people?" Is it not welcoming, now? Are indigenous people not free to use library services whenever they want, at the same loss cost that everyone else is welcomed with? Or are we now expected to make indigenous people feel special when they walk into a library? Nobody gives ME a cookie when I borrow a book. Should we be giving indigenous people one? It's a library....not a support group.
1- PABob Ratkins
Two people rescued from the Neebing River
39Details please. What were they doing in the river? Swimming? Why was rescue required? Were they children?
7- JTBay
Hajdu out as Minister of Indigenous Services, will take on new role
21The tone of the comments by tradesmen and owl are one of the main reasons why voters turned away from the Conservative Party. Demeaning, angry and aggressive. Canada doesn’t need those qualities in a prime minister.
24- EveryBuddy
'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
45Known to the police is a common denominator to many assaults
- Dee Rick
Hajdu out as Minister of Indigenous Services, will take on new role
33Make her the Minister of Do Nothing. She is well suited for the position.
11- Wise Owl
'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
44Thats terrible for that worker go through that situation .
- Clay74
House arrest for local man who fled the scene of a fatal collision
26This is an absolute joke of a sentence... Not only was a youth killed, but the driver fled the scene and denied he was involved. Time for judicial reform
16- TiredReader
