JaquesCousteau
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Poll: Most wouldn't allow private households to let off fireworks
84When the city does it, it's at a predefined time, away from residential areas. Parents and pet owners can plan around that. I shouldn't have to deal with random explosions outside while my 2 year old is sleeping and my dog is freaking out
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Does the Sault have too many old people?
SooToday 26The fact is, seniors aren't starting business. They're not making kids. Often, they're not contributing to the economy in a way they were when they were rubber through working and spending. This isn't an attack on seniors, this is a financial outlook by a crediting agency. A city that's nothing but seniors doesn't produce anything, it doesn't draw anything or anyone in; it slowly shrinks until it can't sustain itself. There is no product of growth, which is important if your city has debt.
29- JaquesCousteau
Is this house in the Sault really selling for a buck?
SooToday 23That seems perfectly reasonable to me. To purchase property in this city, you should either need to be making it your primary residence or already have a primary residence in the city. That way, if someone does plan to rent it, at least the owner can be held socially responsible for bad actions, and it keeps the rent revenue in the city.
7- JaquesCousteau
These are the five streets picked for traffic-calming bollards
SooToday 27I don't really understand why the speed limit is so slow on Black Rd. It's a low-density, open throughfare.
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Basketball hoops causing problems for school bus drivers: police
SooToday 11Some kids don't have their own property. Should home-based outdoor play be limited to the well-to-do?If you can park your car on the side of the road, I don't see why a hockey/asketball net is a problem.
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Scott will push for more OLG jobs in the Sault
SooToday 5What's the benefit to the province, though? There is more talent down south to pick from; if they start limiting their hiring to just the Soo they will have less talent to pick from. Even the CEO is located at the Toronto office. The purpose of OLG is to bring in revenue for the province, not act as a meal ticket for people living in the Soo. With RTO there's barely enough room to house the people currently working here. OLG recently got rid of an entire floor in the Soo, so I don't think they're looking to expand their presence here.Sadly, it is what it is. I think it won't be long before the Soo is the satellite office and the Toronto office is named new headquarters "to be centered around where the majority of their customers are"
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Power threats, garbage and heat: Doctor exits troubled Queen Street building
SooToday 15Who's going to rent from him given the building history? The current tenants don't even want to be there at the lower rent. There is a ton of empty office space to be had in this city
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Basketball hoops causing problems for school bus drivers: police
SooToday 6@arizonagryphon3 it doesn't, and certainly less than a car parked on the side of the road. Some bus drivers are just bitter; it's a hard job driving around dozens of rambunctious kids and some of them are looking for things to complain about.
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$83-million development proposed for Gateway site
SooToday 16@Turd Furguson because 83 million would get a lot more housing built if it was strictly focused on just getting more housing built. We don't need more retail space when half the buildings downtown are empty.
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Service dog removed from Ontario home because it got too fat
SooToday 13Why did it take so long? Because they don't want to be hasty when making these decisions. They need to prove that they gave the family ample warning and opportunity to fix the issue before acting to avoid situations just like this. I imagine he will be adopted out, and the new owner will have to pay for the vet visits. It also says the dog lost 7.5lbs within a month of leaving their home, so my assumption is that the dog is still alive.
2- JaquesCousteau
VIDEO: Mystery buyer has come forward to rescue the YMCA — what's your reaction?
SooToday 10What don't you understand about it? Do you also expect them to disseminate every donor they have? Private donations are just that - private; it's between the CRA and the exchanging parties.
5- JaquesCousteau
Should party bikes be allowed in Sault Ste. Marie?
SooToday 14Yeah, it's funny that they're fine Art events like Canada Day celebrations and the Italian festival, but every other day they're not okay?
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Does the Sault have too many old people?
SooToday 9Those fast food workers are students, who dump a ton of money into our city through international student tuition. The skilled workers are the doctors who don't have the Italian names you're used to.
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Should the city pay for real-time tracking of snow plows?
SooToday 2What about the people who don't have cars or live in apartments? How does spending more money on snow removal help them? Just say what you mean - you don't like when the city spends money on stuff you're not personally benefiting from.
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Scott will push for more OLG jobs in the Sault
SooToday 6How about the fact that Southern Ontario has way more talent?
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'Poor governance' prompted OPP proposal: Shoemaker
SooToday 3I'm not sure what you're talking about when you said the skating rink was rarely used - I frequented it and it was always in use
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BREAKING: Province funds new Group Health Centre clinic for 11,200 de-rostered patients
SooToday 7How unfortunate - my family lost their doctor just before that because she left early, so I guess my kids don't get a practitioner
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Scott will push for more OLG jobs in the Sault
SooToday 4Why? OLG wants the best candidates for their positions, and frankly the best candidates don't want to live in the Soo if they don't have ties here.
5- JaquesCousteau
Downtown building to get $4-million facelift
SooToday 2The OLG facelift/renovations is just part of a plan to force people back to office so they can justify maintaining their real estate holdings. If people don't come back to office, they can't justify owning the real estate. If people are coming back to office, they need to have an updated place to work. In reality, OLG has been mostly remote since the pandemic and from what I understand it's been working fine for them. Tax dollars being spent to enforce an antiquated in-office work system.
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‘Absolute garbage’ — councillor lashes out at SooToday coverage
SooToday 9I think that if being under the microscope is too much for her, she's probably not fit for life as a public servant. On the other hand, I do think it's a little sad that SooToday has such a heavy hand when it comes to moderating. It's like you're guilty of saying something inappropriate until you're proven innocent.
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