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Downtown merchants call for free holiday parking to be reinstated

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And why should parking tickets go to toys for kids? Another income revenue that has been diverted. Like in the states should not politics and religion be separated. We are again being forced to give our tax dollars to charities that our elected officials decide upon. I know I know, ba humbug.

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'Loss of accountability': Lauer wants city to scrap ward system

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We're in a whole new generation; let's give it a try. I'm tired of having a selection of candidates that I don't feel are qualified but seeing candidates in other wards that are. I want to vote for whom I feel will do the best. The current system does not preclude all councillors being from the North ward either since they can run in any ward they want. There's no connection to a ward; cripes they don't even have to live in Orillia.

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Cost of taking trash to Orillia landfill set to rise

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The costs are not applied to residential garbage collection, for which we pay taxes but moreso for unique aspects of garbage coming to the waste disposal site. It seems more fair for those who need this type of disposal to pay rather than all residents having to chip in on their taxes, doesn't it?

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Councillor floats fake alligator heads to scare away geese

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Is it not feasible to just shoot these geese? Seems this is what we used to do and it worked and we ate the goose. The seagulls are over populated because someone decided a number of years ago that they were endangered. I thing that is old news. I wonder if they are edible.....

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Amid heat wave, thousands without power in area due to downed tree

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I don't know about that. My power used to go out more before and for unknown reasons. At least recently there are reasons, like trees :)

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Nearly a year later, first-time homebuyer pays squatters to leave

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This is criminal. I feel for this guy. The LTB is a totally dysfunctional organization who leans towards tenants rights vs landlords. The system needs to change. I realize there are bad landlords just as there are bad tenants but having the government tell you who can live in your unit, that you can't get rid of them without LTB permission and a years worth of fight, that they don't have to leave if they disagree with anything you serve them with, how much you can increase rent, on and on. It has gone way too far. And this situation where it was so obviously squatters and what he has gone through. Wow.

City doubling down on debt for Brian Orser renos, Laclie Street work

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How is going into debt for road maintenance prioritizing people? Just curious.

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City working group seeks $100k for new community connection centre

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I would suggest you pose this question to your ward councillor; input from citizens should affect their vote

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Polyethics should be shut down until smell is quelled: councillor

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I don't know why everything has to have a scent. Scented bags? Really? Why? Obviously the smell is noxious to some or they wouldn't be complaining. Any fragrance can be toxic depending on who is breathing it in with the number of chemicals it takes to make the scent. Less chemicals for us to breath in is the way we need to be going. Try buying anything unscented anymore. Almost impossible. I am wondering if this is what I smell sometimes when out for a walk. I thought it was peoples dryers spouting out fragrance. This makes more sense. And it is nauseating.

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'Loss of accountability': Lauer wants city to scrap ward system

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Except they don't necessarily represent our area. I agree with Tim, Orillia is not large enough that we need to split up the votes. With not having the candidates live in the ward they run in anymore it has really gone downhill. The name familiarity does not stop with a ward system; they still get elected so give us more choice.

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'Too big': Residents concerned about planned Hawk Ridge development

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do you think the average person knows that when they vote for Jill Dunlop it is a vote for Ford? I have had a few discussions on our voting system and I don't think the bigger picture is being seen. Dave maybe a good topic for an article, explaining how our voting system actually works

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'Loss of accountability': Lauer wants city to scrap ward system

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So why can't we vote for all the councillors but still have them look after a certain ward. They could pick out of a hat after elected. Thus we get the choice we need and the work is divided and they are still responsible for certain aspects/areas of town.

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Polyethics should be shut down until smell is quelled: councillor

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They could just stop making those bags with the fragrance.

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Almost half of the trees in the downtown could soon be uprooted

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100% agree Jan. They had to anticipate that when you plant trees they will grow

City doubling down on debt for Brian Orser renos, Laclie Street work

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Why do we have a shortfall of $250 million in the first place?? I don't recall borrowing this kind of money being mentioned when the work was set up for doing Laclie St, maybe I missed that detail. But we have a fund for road maintenance and our roads are in ridiculous shape. Where has that money gone? Driving on Mary St is taking a big risk. If we are spending 4 million a year in interest that could go a long way in paying for something! We need to stop paying for the things the provincial and federal government are supposed to be paying but aren't. Keep paying it and for sure they are not going to kick in. Those monies are being taken away from what they are meant to be spent on. And let's fight a little harder against that new Bill that has the taxpayers paying for the infrastructure for new builds. I cannot see how this should be our responsibility. Another Ford initiative.

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'They're wasting it all': Poilievre rejects municipal calls for more infrastructure money

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maybe it's time to throw out both the red and the blue and vote for a different colour :) wouldn't it be nice if there were no colours and we just voted for the best candidate....what a thought

Polyethics should be shut down until smell is quelled: councillor

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well the city is working to control odors at the dump by asking us to compost our organics vs throwing in the garbage :)

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Province set to begin automatic licence plate renewals on July

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omg, he takes away land, takes away our healthcare and god knows what else all in the name of profit and he things $120 bucks and 10 min on the internet is doing us a favour.....please

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Good news: City finishes 2023 with $7.5-million budget surplus

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How about using some of this to fix our roads, They are in poor shape all over the city. The budget for maintaining needs to be increased by a long shot.

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City hits brakes on Colborne St. parking spots amid safety concerns

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"maybe we need more thoughtful and intelligent people on council" Perhaps we could go back to being able to vote for any 8 of the councillors like we used to. I don't like this 'ward' system. It limits being able to vote for the most qualified individuals. Since they changed it again so that the person does not even have to live in the ward they are running in it has been even more frustrating. If you want to vote, you have to choose someone in your ward. Orillia is not so big that we have to split the area up. Let's get back to having a choice in who we vote for.