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Future uncertain for North Bay mayor after integrity findings
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18I'm thinking if the rules become "pay it back if I get caught" I could take a run at a bank in a ski mask. Nothing to lose right?
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North Bay hospital workers hold town hall over staffing cuts
BayToday 6News flash CUPE members abusing sick time has bankrupted local hospital. It's quite a racket but of course it isn't all CUPE members. Maybe the media can report on this issue.
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Chair Jay Aspin reacts to sudden dismissal of school board trustees
BayToday 16Next in the news ... province takes control of City of North Bay, dismisses mayor and council.
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North Bay OPP lay 29 seatbelt violations over long weekend
BayToday 10Not really a shocker given the "careless with the guidelines" approach it appears most drivers take to the Highway Traffic Act in the North Bay area. Getting our North Bay police engaged with traffic enforcement and reporting on it regularly in the media as a deterrence for those that can read.
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Police lay 90 charges and inspect 450 ice fishing shacks over long weekend
BayToday 9Imagine if they did this the third weekend in January in Callander bay. Most of the catchable walleye have left Callander Bay for freezers long before now. Some of them were probably legal.
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North Bay residents could see higher water and wastewater rates in 2026
BayToday 11I was thinking it's about time for the unregulated reserve that can pull $100k at the drop of the hat to the ski hill it could be used in part to give taxpayers relief from the water bill increase. If there is a published and detailed plan and strategy for collection and spending of this fund that says otherwise then I guess not. I'd bet there is no such document on the shelf at city hall.
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Highway expansion and tourism projects could shrink protected parklands
BayToday 8Seems to me there should be an expansion of the parks in other boundaries to compensate and particularly when there may be high value habitats adjacent and just outside the park.
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Woman says government took 'every cent' of parents' savings
BayToday 10One has to manage RRSPs throughout life to determine when to use TFSAs and when to start reducing them to manage taxes. If one doesn't the two RRSPs become one when one spouse dies and 50% goes to CRA on last spouse dying. RRSPs are great for high wage earners, TFSAs for those making less than $60K who can save. As for capital gains I assume it was claimed on a home owned and sold while owning the cottage so they did get the freebee on the appreciation of the house. Pretty normal stuff just no understanding of taxes by parents or offsprng.
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Grandma and grandpa love toking, and docs don't know risks
BayToday 3I'm not sure why a joint isn't the equivalent of a roll your own unfiltered cigarette when it comes to lung cancer. Nobody seems to consider cancer as a risk to smoking joints.
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Ministry investigating allegations of sewage dumping in Montreal River
BayToday 1Often normal for the mining industry too so place your bets.
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Hospital layoffs to impact 40 positions
BayToday 3It's not just the high priced help that's burning down the budget. Sick time abuse, long a problem on some hospital floors (4 west) and an off site facility are bursting the floor staff budgets. Nobody has to get a medical slip anymore and firings for excessive sick time can't happen any more.
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Donald Trump's tariff threats a concern for Powassan beef farmer
BayToday 4I'm not sure I see how costs for local farmers raising beef cattle would go up if the products they use to grow them are Canadian. I for one would gladly buy more local beef just like I'm already buying Canadian products first and then Mexican/Moroccan/Costa Rican while boycotting US products. I'm not sure I can guarentee I won't be buying this way in perpetuity.
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CUPE insists hospital cuts will impact hospital service
BayToday 6Actually that work each and every day they are scheduled knowing the working conditions. There should be a positive award for those of this calibre and it should be visible to the patients and staff.
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'Super school' opening delay in Parry Sound sparks protests, provincial review
BayToday 5There needs to be financial penalty clauses for contractors who miss completion dates for each component of the build.
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FONOM leading Northern Ontario Highway upgrade proposal
BayToday 4Been hearing Federal Trudeau like promises out of Vic for 3+ years while the 400 gets 10 lanes. Get with the program Vic the proposed site close to North Bay is crumbling.
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Bitcoin producer’s Northern power plants come to the rescue of the provincial grid
BayToday 4So my all electric Ford Lightning is actually going to be spewing carbon via the production of electricity using natural gas? I don't feel so virtuous about my carbon footprint.
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River Valley resident concerned about spotty cell and phone service
BayToday 3maybe she hadn't heard of Starlink. Could split the cost with two close neighbours.
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Longtime City Hall critic calls reserve use 'an addictiion’ as landfill fees and water rates advance
BayToday 4What is the expressed purpose of the reserve fund? Is it not an emergency fund? High water bills and high tipping fees are not emergencies nor are $100K annually for the ski hill. Pay these bills out of the budget if you have to or just raise taxes. We perpetually pay more taxes than necessary for council to have a slush fund with no rules that makes out of the blue spending decisions. Premier Ford just raised the hydro rebate to 23% on your bill because Ont Hydro raised your rate by 29%, it's being paid by your provincial taxes you pay .
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Council questions North Bay’s investment strategy as CFO departs
BayToday 3Are there no written policies or financial plans in this city? We have a reserve fund but nobody knows how much is enough so that we can throttle back taxes. We have investing going on without a concrete risk statement and an adhoc two person investing team that council doesn't direct or isn't aware of. We have a mayor apparently thinking it is ok to buy a golf membership on the city's dime.W e have a CAO who gives the mayor a pass once it is brought to his attention. Ugh.
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'Failed the North': Highway safety bill defeated
BayToday 2Ah yeah Vic I believe it's been atleast 3, if not 4 years since the Hwy 11 north 2+1 lane initiative was announced and the only thing I see so far is survey pickets between Sand Dam and Tilden Lake. In the same timeframe the province added multiple lanes through Barrie and new Hwy 400 lanes south of Hwy 9 for a total of 5 lanes each way and now 4 lanes from Innisfil to King City.Vic's promises of the 2+1 are just that, empty Justin "socks boy" Trudeau promises on the most often closed part of the TransCanada Hwy between North Bay and Cochrane. Tuck in your yellow tie and get the shovel out Vic, another election is coming.
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