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Poll: Most wouldn't pay for a national-scale H5N1 vaccination

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Where is there ANY mention of paying for this outside of the health care you already(ungratefully)receive, 'Nuff??? "Living your life" as an excuse for avoiding vaxbetrays a painful ignorance you plainly never suffered from during the pandemic. Lucky you!

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Calls for accountability after dog bites nine-year-old in the face

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They're dogs--not honorary humans. Leashed in public at all times--no exceptions or excuses.

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Poll: Liberals would likely gain support with a new leader

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Curious how many Liberal haters here took and repaid their CERB loans? Just askin'.

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Poll: Home ownership becoming only for the rich, 4 of 5 readers fear

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Polls are opinion only, not analysis based on what social scientists call "research."

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Poll: Home ownership becoming only for the rich, 4 of 5 readers fear

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If potential buyers can't bear the reality check of upmarket unaffordability, then they're delusional, simply put. Home ownership isn't written into the Charter, is it? Bad advice from family and friends too often prompts costly mistakes. Only a few younger associates bought affordable fixer-uppers--whose parents didn't?--that weren't exactly Architectural Digest material. Others assumed way too much debt whose service depended on steady raises in two incomes from "secure"(sic) employment. Money isn't cheap now. CERB loan issues? Bought too much car? Pricey consumer habits? Too many splurge vacations? Little sympathy for self-inflicted wounds. But that's bank-talk, right?

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Sadly, Puslinch family's banned chickens have got to go

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"Puslinch's zoning bylaw currently only permits chickens in agriculturally zoned areas; Peake's property is zoned resort residential."There it is in black and white. Next?

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Starting Aug. 1, here's where 12 speed cameras in Guelph will be located

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Stop pretending there's inadequate warning(see above) Warning signs go up before the cameras appear, then more signage alerting you to the camera. Nothing is hidden behind shrubbery or camouflaged to look like a trash bin. Get stung and there's only you and yourinattention to blame. Besides, these things are near schools with their flashing lights andsigns. Get it now?

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OPINION: Downtown Guelph is ready for Instagram, but not for people

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Strangely--but predictably--littlebill, you skipped any plausible suggestions for how to do it better, opting instead for the usual Hellscape take on a Downtown I'd bet you rarely visit.

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Guelph drivers should be getting their automated speed camera tickets quicker

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Signs everywhere. Had a recent eye exam?

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Unfortunately, new hospitals don't just happen

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Suspect the Baker St. library will become a low-traffic, echoing hangar. That site needed something like a killer supermarket/food hall to draw bodies into downtown whose businesses are starving for customers.City Hall is numb to Guelph's development trends--present and future.

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Family in tears after family pet killed by loose dog while out for walk

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Symptomatic of people with "entitlement issues" who ignore rules, laws, civility. Dogs aren't "honorary humans." A few in my 'hood walk large aggressive dogs off-leash along sidewalks with impunity. Don't like it? Tough! is their response. Tiresome.

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Preservation Park sees uptick in off-leash dog reports

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A widespread problem in most city parks despite obvious signage. Really just an attitude issue among some owners who see their dogs as "honorary humans." Tiresome. And no, they're not all "friendly." Same goes for the owners...

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Council clears the way for Downtown Guelph to get taller

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Wonder how many critics here live in or near downtown. It's anything but vibrant now--small struggling businesses, vacancies, and a run-down streetscape generally. More people living downtown would revive it and just possibly restore it as the destination it could be. But if "The Last Picture Show" look is for you, then enjoy it now since it will change--and for the better.

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ICYMI: One in 20 local automated tickets challenged in court

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Sore loser/sour grapes rants do nothing to overturn speed camera raps. Got caught? Pay the fine and move on. I did recently. Endless belly-aching about where the fines go distracts no one from the fact you ignored abundant signage and disclosure of camera locations and got caught. Tough.

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Number of electric vehicles in Guelph surpasses 2,

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Bring back the rebate program!Keep hoping for a minimal, cheap(er) EV, something as functional as a VW Beetle.

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47-unit townhouse complex to be built in north end

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Just another NIMBY outbreak...

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Historic downtown building up for sale

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Former fleabag/flophouse with a touch of hot sheets action. Hello, "historic" luxury condos!Heritage Committee gushing aside, the block has the architectural charm of a seawall.Where's that pile of cash hidden at City Hall to buy and make this pile habitable?

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Guelph library giving out naloxone spray kits at main branch

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Suppose there will be the usual uninformed and unsympathetic outrage over this.Too bad people can't grasp that the real world simply doesn't work for everyone the way they want it to.Seems a compassionate and realistic program.

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Public services take a hit as draft 2025 budget targets increase below 4%

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City's new motto: "Pay More, Get Less"

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Downtown charity installing washrooms & laundry for those in need

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One wonders whether RCM hasn't plotted a collision course with downtown businesses, REITs and City Hall. Seems they've rooted the unhoused on Quebec St.to a greater extent than before.

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