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Sparks fly: Council votes to remove Champlain monument from park
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15This is ridiculous. It's a piece of art. What next book burning because words hurt feelings... Leave the statue alone.
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'Worst time': As Trudeau steps down, Simcoe North braces for election
OrilliaMatters 22Really. And the liberals have been such a fine upstanding party with such excellent fiscal policy right. The liberal party isn't the party of old where the core values aligned very closely with the conservatives. This horrific tenure of Trudeau has decimated the middle class. I'm not sure what you are seeing that's so very different from the majority of us. Rose colored glasses voting party line instead of policy I guess.
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Hospital governance shake-up alarms Orillia community leaders
OrilliaMatters 26My grandfather, father and husband are veterans. My support will go elsewhere. Perhaps to the legion itself
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Frustrated seniors say club is 'squeezing' pickleball court time
OrilliaMatters 19Isn't that kind of normal though, teams buying blocks of time for different sports at sport facilities? I know you can't swim when you want at the pools, skate when you want at arenas.. is there something I'm missing ?
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VIDEO: Orillia honours veterans with new crosswalk near Legion
OrilliaMatters 15I love it. Veterans and service members don't get the recognition and thanks they deserve. It's a lovely tribute.
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COLUMN: Poilievre shouldn't bag on Trudeau for rising grocery costs
OrilliaMatters 4Considering carbon tax is from farm to table and we have the majority of product shipped in, carbon tax absolutely affects cost. I'm guessing people aren't understanding that our dollar is at an all time low its obvious the government is responsible. Pierre is on point. Numerous reasons. All the feds fault.
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Survivors cheer as former HRC buildings come down (6 photos)
OrilliaMatters 9Guaranteed lakefront will be for the wealthy. This is how it works now. It will never be for all to utilize.
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Sparks fly: Council votes to remove Champlain monument from park
OrilliaMatters 4Tbh, he was left with a mess from the previous mayor. Imo.
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BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
OrilliaMatters 2Worse? I remember 10 ish years ago I was lucky if my road was plowed once a week and I'd have to run a snowbank to get onto a main thoroughfare, hoping there were no cars coming. I remember waking my kids and them helping me shovel the road to get to my driveway when I returned home from work in wee early morning hours..I remember Council at that time telling people to wait at the closest cleared driveway to catch the bus, and a child badly injured due to poor sidewalk maintenance, and removal. Not sure where you all were but it's better now than it was then. Older and crankier aren't we.. no doubt it could be better. Bigger budget, more workers, more equipment. Where's the money going to come from. There's a lot of mess the previous mayor left undone that now needs attention. Boohoo I said it.. Things take time and money.
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Rocky start: Dozens of Orillia streets missed by new recycling company
OrilliaMatters 8It's a provincial program. The city has no authority over the program. We don't even have bins or information as to what's now allowed in the program. I've heard they are picking through bins and only taking accepted items. The province rolled this out poorly.
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‘Easy transition’: Local businesses weigh in on temporary tax break
OrilliaMatters 5I noticed that as well.
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City to weigh living wage employer status; mayor warns of 'slippery slope'
OrilliaMatters 8Maybe Orillia should find ways to bring industry back that pays a living wage. With majority of our businesses tiny mom and pop or restaurants, how would they afford to increase wages accordingly and maintain the same prices and levels in staff to keep themselves afloat. What employers pay a decent wage because gov jobs here anymore? Or the trades.
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City pulls buses off roads, has not declared significant weather event
OrilliaMatters 2What a bunch of petty , juvenile comments. Grow up. Since when is anyone's holiday destination or plans your business. You would think he traveled just to annoy you . Wow, just wow. I'm embarrassed just reading the vitriol.
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Camp, residents upset by new seaplane base on Lake Couchiching
OrilliaMatters 3When I worked on Sparrow Lake the resort owner had a plane.. no one complained about the noise. I recall another business flew in fishing groups to the fish /hunt camps. It never interrupted the comings and goings of boaters, swimmers and water skiers on the lake.
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Rocky start: Dozens of Orillia streets missed by new recycling company
OrilliaMatters 4Elmer Ave missed. I thought we were to receive new bins, and maybe information regarding what is accepted in this program... Crickets. My blue bags have been out since Sunday night. This is a provincial program. It's not being implemented very well. Half the items in people's blue boxes are now wet and considered garbage. What a joke. I kept rescuing mine frome being plowed.
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Public outcry leads Huntsville to reject donated Gandhi monument
OrilliaMatters 4Maybe statues pertinent to Canada , its founding, sovereignty, indigenous peoples of importance, veterans and those who served this country on many levels. Ghandi, um no.. I'm first gen Canadian, my father was a soldier fighting along side of Canada . Immigrated as a skilled master mould maker and referred to as an fn' dp , regardless of the lack of tolerance came to Canada for the dream...my husband first Nations vet is Canadian first. We have a core identity and it should be honored and respected.
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Habitat for Humanity's tiny home proposal meets big opposition
OrilliaMatters 2NIMBY. Basically..
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City staff defend winter maintenance as complaints pile up
OrilliaMatters 3Elmer off Westmount is a deep, sloppy mess..parents park on the street for school pick up. You can barely drive past, I've had to wait up at Zehrs until after pick up to be able to get to my driveway. This isn't a new thing , but I'm really sick of it.
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Damaged Orillia Transit shelter removed, leaving riders out in the cold
OrilliaMatters 3Under the last council and mayor sidewalks weren't maintained, , their solution if you were at an inaccessible stop was to wait in the next cleared driveway. There hasn't been decent snow removal in decades. I think the mayor and council have to reassess our winter budget and hire and adjust accordingly. We are in the snow belt. Parking lots at the mall and grocery are better maintained. Maybe hire private contractors for some jobs? There has to be a solution.
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Orillia man sees red after Canada Post removes local mailboxes
OrilliaMatters 3I wonder why other countries postal service's don't crash and burn like ours has 🤔as many people and businesses utilize the service , yet only in Canada we haven't figured it out. Just keep throwing money at a flawed entity. Cut the fat, just like everything else that bleeds money it's top heavy.
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