Mining more salt...
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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Isn’t the answer obvious? People aren’t using shelters because they are mentally incapable of accessing services because of mental illness or addications? Or both? Why are providers so afraid of opening up the conversation to a debate about involuntary commitment when lives are at stake?
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- Taxesupagain
Caught on camera — motorist drives past stopped school bus
Most pickup truck drivers get their licenses from a cracker jack box.
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- LuckyRRR
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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If this is the case , what is the need for the 5 million dollar homeless village?
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- AWHN
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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Well isn’t that interesting. We are constantly told by city admin that they can’t legally do anything about these encampments because there is nowhere for them to go, but now we are told there is more than enough shelter space for them! There you have it! Shut down these encampments!
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- JohnLore
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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They are 100% correct, the "unhoused" do not like/refuse to follow the rules set in place by the shelters.
- joy joy
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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There is no lack of funding for the homeless. We have 20+ agencies in town who make a living off of the homeless problem not getting better. Most of the homeless have mental issues, addiction issues or both. One way to clean up the streets and end the homelessness industrial complex is to put the mentally ill into asylums and put addicts into mandatory treatment. We are spending ridiculous amounts on this issue anyway. I would rather spend this money in a way that ensures treatment and keeps the streets clean and safe for the rest of us.
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- Axel Schweiss
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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You can't help those that don't want help.
- Bubba Gump
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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Yeah it’s not pets keeping them away. Let’s be honest… it’s drugs, alcohol and curfews that keeps them outside in the cold. It’s sad that everyone has to tiptoe around the truth and the reason this problem will never be solved. Maybe we can fix things once liberal wokeness has subsided.
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- RIVA WILD
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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Taxesupagain...A very interesting take on individuals who are 'burdens to society' and individuals who are 'less than human' (by your standards).Committing individuals involuntarily to facilities and camps. And when the government authorities start rounding up these individuals, who will stop them from taking you, your family and friends when you are all deemed to be undesirable in society due to beliefs or actions which oppose that regime's expectations?
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- ICECREATURE
Thunder Bay Transit eliminated 20 bus stops
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Even if stops are close, removing them may render the transit inconvenient and inaccessible for disabled people. HIGHLY DISAPOINTED.
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- Tanvir Sajib
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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As has been said previously, there's plenty of beds for the homeless, they just don't want to follow the rules in place.So, if there's already plenty of beds, why do we have to pay AND give up more space to build more? Maybe all those who advocate for it should open some rooms in their own home, or have shelters built on their property, at their expense.
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- Derek Powell
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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So there is no reason for people to sleep out in the cold right? And difficult behaviours should go to jail then. So no reason for tent sites at all is what I’m thinking.
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- Daughter2
City house prices up nearly 14 per cent from a year ago
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Elbows up!Everything is getting more expensive in Canada while all other G7 countries have their inflation under control. So what's the difference? We voted to re-elect the most destructive administration is history, multiple times.More pain is coming, mostly for the younger generations who so gleefully marched to the polls to elect their own doom.
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- Derek Powell
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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I said this last year and got 29 downvotes. Maybe the citizens are ready to listen this year.
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- bull run fun
Local emergency shelters say a lack of available beds is not the cause of unhoused this winter
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If they are not going to the shelters, where are they and what do they want?Just an observation…..Driving past the various tent communities the deserted mess left behind will cost taxpayers to clean up.
- Dee Rick
City house prices up nearly 14 per cent from a year ago
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"I talk to a lot of our aging population that look at the options and don't like those. We're seeing people stay in their houses at 80 and 90 years of age because they don't want to go into long-term care and the condos aren't appealing to them."If only there were "luxury" apartments for them to downsize into. Gotta protect those property values though so young people can pay even more.
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- Sergeant Bender
Caught on camera — motorist drives past stopped school bus
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I'd like to see dash cams on all school buses so everyone who commits this violation is caught on camera, heavier fines, and demerit points for first offence, suspension for repeat offence.
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- RRPD
'It's a lot': Executive director quits police board
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Well, that was quick. Wrong guy for the job? Over his head? If so, then that’s on the board for poor recruitment.
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- Taxesupagain
Driver gets 7.5 years for role in fatal crash
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If you are going to commit a crime, Thunder Bay is a good location. Slaps on the wrist are handed out one after the other. Sad really
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- Johnny Best
Teen charged after hitting several cars in high-speed sidewalk run
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Should be barred from driving for life
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- DWX
Mining more salt...