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Are we getting enough bang from our $11.6M Downtown Plaza?

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Lot's of folk never believed in having this plaza in the first place.Some feel the Pavilion or GFL could have housed these events.Either way, you have a new, barely used structure, surrounded by 30-40 boarded up houses.People remain living on the street. And the homeless shelter does not have enough beds....but hey...City planning spends cents-doesn't make sense.

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Soo Jr. Greyhounds forced to forfeit championship game over state of locker room

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RIDICULOUS that this could not be worked out.

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PHOTOS: Barbed-wire fence starting to go up around old hospital site

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How long before someone uses wire cutters?TEAR THE DARN THING DOWN.....GEEZ!

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City wants to pay developers to boost local housing supply

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The City...should repossess all the boarded up houses downtown, that are delinquent in their tax payment. Then have a company tear them all down....auction off the properties to persons wishing to build, or build themselves some affordable housing.This is our city too, and we do not wish to continue seeing the delipidated buildings enroute to the downtown.No wonder we have squatters, fires, drug use, and sex workers...in the downtown area. No one cares enough to fix up the area...however, the City spends thousands more dollars on proposals to increase revenue from Visitors attending the waterfront [for example], downtown parks, etc.How about fixing and paying attention to the revenue lost by having the downtown so rundown?

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Downtown Association pushes for crackdown on IV drug use

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We really need a safe injection site for downtown, complete with counselling should they be interested.I know alot of folks disagree, however should they step on one of those needles, they may see the need for safety.

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How much snow has the city hauled away this winter?

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Minus how much was pushed into driveways.

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Poll shows serious leakage of support from NDP, Liberals to Tories

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I will never vote for any party that DOUG FORD supports.

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18 residential row houses planned in Sault's east end

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FIX UP THE BOARDED HOUSES DOWNTOWN!

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Hockey president condemns parents' behaviour after Sault tournament

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You can't blame or punish every parent or spectator for others bad behavour.There are signs posted that you can be removed-so REMOVE them.

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Ontario taxpayers out $4.3M to settle legal costs in Bill 124 cases

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Just saying....Doug Fords wage should be capped at 1%...instead, he gave himself and his constituents a 19% raise and many weeks holidays.How did this Conservative person even get a job? I know I never voted for him.

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New signs remind Sault drivers to slow down in school zones

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The snowplows will take them out.How about some pothole markers?

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These Ontario firefighters saved a deer trapped in frigid waters

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Thank you for your commitment to wildlife....especially since this is not something noted that you would usually do.Sincerely, Fern YoungMember Canadian Wildlife OrganizationMember/Volunteer Ducks Unlimited Canada

City encourages you to use snow removal services to clear windrows

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I don't mind shoveling and taking care of the snow that accumulates in my driveway.What I DO NOT agree with, is having the city put the snow from the streets into my driveway. They have trucks they can put the snow into when they cut down the banks, [snow removal] so maybe they should invest in some plows that have snow throwers and pick up and put the snow into trucks. If they did that all the time, they would not have to spend our dollars on snowbank cutters and snow removal.

Armed with 1926 copy of Highway Traffic Act, 94-year-old Saultite gets driver's licence renewed

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I'm sure she knows what she's doing as she said she also studied.She is being labeled because of her age.The drug and drunk crazed individuals holding a valid license or not having one at all, are more of a threat.

Over 80,000 were homeless in Ontario in 2024, up at least 25% since 2022: AMO

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The cost of rent, and property taxes has escalated beyond one's means.This is partially the reason for homelessness. Curb that and you would have "more affordable" housing versus building more apartments, dwellings.Why can't you see what is really before you?

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What $423,777 will buy you at a Sault property tax sale

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These days...the Property tax is just like another mortgage...Geez.

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

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It doesn't help when the Government caps our wages, and prices and taxes keep rising.I now struggle to pay the taxes and insurance...even with working some overtime.The overtime is to pay the taxes and insurance leaving me with hardly anytime to enjoy the home.Apartment life is not for me...and I would not be able to afford some of those pricy places anyways.

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Downtown Association pushes for crackdown on IV drug use

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I have done my research. Having familial issues regarding this topic, I know firsthand what works and what doesn't.Although drug use is a "thing", keeping people safe during using and keeping others safe during the aftermath, is most important and not just concerning.How about you do more research?

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Should the city hire a contractor to remove windrows from the end of driveways?

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No one should have to clean any snow the city leaves in driveways.There is an expense to have the snowbank removers/cutters, and trucks to haul that snow.If they blew all the snow collected from the streets right into awaiting trucks to haul away-we would not need the snowbank cutters.So maybe time to look at a better way from the beginning.

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New report says homelessness in the Sault is getting worse

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Homelessness, Drug addiction, negligent landlords, Crime, boarded up houses that do not bring in adequate revenue [taxes], are all a problem.So is spending money on mid city centers, riverfront proposals, and the huge large raise Ford just gave to his own MPs before taking 19 weeks off for the Summer. [yes, you read that right].Renting one or 2 bedroom places for 800-900 dollars is very hard to find, especially if you have a family.Get real about real issues. Where are the incentives to assist someone with housing and make returning to school a prerequisite? We need Help with Education costs, child care, and counselling instead of waiting for persons to become homeless, broke, uneducated, and turning to crime or drugs to COPE.And we certainly do not need negative comments, ridiculing, labelling, and more name calling or other types of abuse.

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