A good place to start would be if our city and the people that live here would stop enabling and pampering the people doing it . They need to be charged for these issues and the courts need to be tougher on them.
Almost every week some pedestrian gets hit by a car. How can adult people be so irresponsible for their own well being ? I see people every day just walking out into the streets without even looking. Do they feel that entitled and are pushing the " Pedestrians have the right away", beyond the original meaning ?
Here we go again with the pick on truckers campaign. Why would you specifically set up stings for specific items targeting trucks only ? So the drone spots a trucker following too close and they write him up. That's good the driver deserves it. Meanwhile, the drones also see passenger vehicles doing exactly the same thing but just ignore it. How bias is that ? This is giving a signal to drivers of cars that the rules don't really apply to you. I personally don't really want to be tail ended by a truck or a car, do you ?
As the old saying goes, " Looks like she ruffled the wrong feathers". She may lack a little in professionalism but I think she is honest and her heart is in the right place. Remember a mayor called Walter Assef ? People would say he's rude and crude but most of the people of Thunder Bay loved him.
Glad to hear it was turned down. I would like to see the whole plan totally dropped. It hasn't worked in the other cities so why waste the money on it here ?
Good story by this driver. I understand the fear he has with these close calls. Only thing I don't agree with is his statement, need improved driver training. What took place in this situation isn't a lack of training thing. It is just plain disrespect for safety of others. You will not convince me that anyone that drives any kind of vehicle doesn't know it's not safe to pass where you can't see what's coming. No different than people texting while driving and impaired. All the training in the world won't help when people just disregard laws and safety for others.
Yours is an example of likely thousands of cases. They want the landlord held responsible for something they can' do anything about ? The LTA is a totally useless act and needs to be fixed or ditched. It protects bad tenants, an 18 month eviction is fast acting for them. Not to mention that they almost always rule in favor of the tenant no matter what. Meanwhile the other tenants in the buildings are living in fear, often for their lives and nothing the landlord can do about.
We have the highest death rate because we have the highest number of addicts per capita than any other place in Ontario. Quit enabling drug addicts and making Thunder Bay a great place for them to be which encourages them to move here from all over Canada. Enabling kills.
By the comments so far from everyone they all feel the same as me. With all the issue that need to be dealt with this days, why put so much effort into this non-harmful issue ? Mean while I picture the schoolboard members in the courtroom wearing Chinese knock off clothing , perfume and purses.
I would like to have the whole plan scraped. Enough with the enabling people to stay homeless and live off others money. However, this is the best location they have chosen so far, if they go ahead with it. I don't know why a bi-law isn't put into place prohibiting tenting anywhere in the city except designated areas.
Hard to believe that it takes 2 years to figure out what to charge a person with that was involved in a serious accident. I'm betting that it will take another 2 years for the courts to make a decision.
There hasn't been any increase in 10 years. Now there is an increase and people are complaining ? If a person went to an event every day (highly unlikely) that would only be an additional $30.00 per month. These types of organizations such as legions have shut down or struggle to exists because of lack of support. I look at $1.00 increase as a half a cup of coffee at T. H. that most people don't even blink an eye to spend every day. If your money is that tight I would think a person would have a relative that could help you with that small of amount of cash for such a good cause.
Bad Idea. After others read this there will be a lot more not paying their rent taking advantage of the kindness . Actually a better word is enabling with taxpayers money.
There is plenty enough choices of alcohol made in Canada and imported from countries other than the U.S. to keep every one happy. I personally don't and never have like the American liquor.