Greg Tarque

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LETTER: Mayor and council aren't volunteers and are underpaid.

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Norm, while your point is valid I think this is tone deaf.Taxpayers are trying to tell you they can't afford anything more. At some point this needs to stop. The majority of tax payers feel like they are taken advantage of by employers and are worth more than their salary. This is where the frustration often lies....People who are having a hard time right now don't think it's fair and I tend to agree at this point.

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LETTER: Ward system has failed Thunder Bay

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Everyone's opinion matters but you ran unsuccessfully for Mayor so maybe your opinion isn't the same as the majority?

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Public budget session sees low turnout

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Hint hint: listen to the public and they will share their comments.

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Poilievre vows ‘emergency action’ to protect mills by building homes

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How does anything he said help a pulp mill?Fun fact: without increased capacity to pulp mills, saw mills struggle to make money as they have no home for residual product such as chips.There needs to be more support than just "build more houses". Funding for chip solutions is much more important.

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Non-profit sports teams seek exemption from user fees

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I'm a conservative, but this isn't totally true. You get a child tax rebate.

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City walks back $2 minimum parking fee

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Don't increase revenue but also please make the parkade safer.

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GFL to work with people concerned about new recycling carts

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It's fine to have coverage. The issue is people instantly got mad and went public instead of calling GFL and expressing their concerns.

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Non-profit sports teams seek exemption from user fees

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This article is very confusing. Define a non-profit because I'd assume most summer sports operate as non-profits. So does this mean almost all summer organizations?

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Time-limited free parking will be recommended by city staff

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This is administration, not council's, proposal.

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‘Not every committee need to be an advisory committee’ says staff

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We're sitting here crying about a random committee when the Audit Committee is on the chopping block?

GFL to work with people concerned about new recycling carts

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Because the bin stays with the home. When you sell your home the new owner inherits the bin. What if this new owner wants a larger bin/smaller bin?

Seniors housing project proposed for former Municipal Golf Course

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Supply and Demand. If supply rises and demand stays the same there will some affordable options opening.

GFL to work with people concerned about new recycling carts

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Lesson learned I hope. If you have an issue with it have a dialogue with the company instead of just going public immediately.

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Community fundraising to start once contract is awarded for indoor turf facility

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True but fundraising comes from those willing to allocate their money there.

Construction underway for tennis bubble

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This was funded/fundraised by the Tennis association.

New pizza chain coming to Thunder Bay

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Someone smarter than you or I has that info I'd like to think.

City Manager is very clear about Thunder Bay's growth

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He is not wrong. It's shocking to me that this hasn't been communicated more openly until now.

City council to vote on new housing incentives

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That's not the purpose of the money the City is receiving from the Government.In case you haven't been reading the news, there have been announcements of funding that the DSSAB can earn which will go to affordable housing. However, Ontario recently did not qualify.

Consultant to study Thunder Bay's arena network

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The user groups have already agreed to pay higher rates to keep Neebing open. I think you are uninformed.