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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VIDEO: Do we really need public servants to be at the office five days a week?
30Why? Other than you being jealous they work a job that's capable of being completed at home? Do you like your tax dollars going towards office rentals and real estate for the government or something?
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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.
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VIDEO: Do we really need public servants to be at the office five days a week?
48What are you talking about? The equipment needs to be provided whether or not they are working from home
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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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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.
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VIDEO: Do we really need public servants to be at the office five days a week?
4Everything in conferment is measured, and grind in a room with someone doesn't mean anything when their team is already distributed.
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VIDEO: Deadline looms for grocery stores to start accepting your empties
13As I'm sure you would. What business doesn't want to maximize profit?
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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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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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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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Most city staff are already in the office
SooToday 8@Manny11 you're the reason we have such failure at the government level. RTO is only going to increase cost to taxpayers. Any people who leave are going to be the best workers who will go bring their talent elsewhere, and will still need to be replaced. What we're left with is less efficient tax dollars didn't on lower quality employees.I work for the government and I am also under the mandate to return to work. I work on a distributed team so every meeting is on Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and all work we do is individual. I am looking for a better job now that respects its employees, as are several of my co-workers. Only those with no prospects will remain.
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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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MTO defends daytime-only construction for Highway
SooToday 13Southern Ontario too
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Graffiti sprayed on 22 downtown addresses
SooToday 15Or vandals have no problem stealing the cans
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Graffiti sprayed on 22 downtown addresses
SooToday 15You just raised the police budget $200k
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: Deadline looms for grocery stores to start accepting your empties
11Which is what they're doing. Nice solution - one that has been thought about and already actioned
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