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Circle K reports more than $200,000 in losses from crime in Thunder Bay
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51What does the ratio of loss to overall sales got to do with it? This is implying that some level of theft is acceptable. It's not, especially if the company has spent over $600K to increase security and are still experiencing the losses they state.Letting it go on like that is only encouraging more theft, where it becomes acceptable to steal. It's not.
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City identifies a new site for shelter village
TBNewsWatch 49Hmm, handy to the LCBO and not too far from the Beer Store, with lots of traffic for panhandling.
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City staff recommend scrapping James Whalen tug
TBNewsWatch 43Scrap the position of the person responsible for this fiasco while you're at it.
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'Really severe' incident leaves Brodie Street library staff member shaken up
TBNewsWatch 48I have heard from Library staff that it's disgusting at times the behaviour of some "patrons" of the Library, particularly at the Brodie St. branch. There is no place in a library for anyone who is not actually there to use and/or borrow library materials. They are not "drop-in" centres and anyone abusing their library privileges needs to be told to leave and if necessary physically removed and told not to come back to that or any branch of the library.
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Councillors say yes in final decision on shelter village site
TBNewsWatch 46So, $7M in the first year. Well, isn't that special. I wonder how many takers there will be with all the rules that appear to be attached to "residency" in this so-called village, and what the actual effect there will be on the trashing of our parks and greenspaces. I don't see this ending well, at least from the perspective of the taxpaying residents of our once fair city.Before anyone comments that we are getting $2.8M from the Province, that's still taxpayer money.
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Shelter village residents will pay rent, says city staff
TBNewsWatch 44Oh, stop. Just stop. This "project" is getting more ridiculous by the day.
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Man grabs for officer's gun, injures two officers during arrest
TBNewsWatch 46Attempt to disarm a police officer could receive the same penalty as assault on a police officer, maximum 5-years. Both should have higher maximums.
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Cumberland St. roundabout project expanded to include streetscaping and other work
TBNewsWatch 38Please, no bumpouts. If the intention of a roundabout is to streamline traffic flow, why mess it up with bumpouts? They just uneccesarily complicate everything, including the efficient removal of snow.
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City has some 'latitude' as to when shelter village construction starts: city manager
TBNewsWatch 39Give it up already. We're still going to be plagued with "campers" setting up, apparently without consequences, wherever they please. Forget the "free money" of $2.8M as it is still taxpayer funds and Thunder Bay will still be on the hook for the additional millions of dollars.
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Motorists charged for failing to move over for emergency vehicles
TBNewsWatch 36Good! Repeat as necessary to reach the "entitled" and the ignorant.
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'Incredibly alarming' case of impaired driving reported by police
TBNewsWatch 34Thank you, TBPS. Stay safe and let's hope next year is better than 2024. I may be preaching to the choir, buy here goes, "If you are going to drink or do drugs, please don't drive. The life you save may be your own!"
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City looks to automation to track potholes more efficiently
TBNewsWatch 30Software will not fix the problem. This city is pathetic at pothole repair. It seems as though the instructions are, "Throw a shovelful of asphalt in the hole, step on it and move on." "Temporary" repairs turn out to be permanent; hence witness the string of repair attempts that look like bubble-gum patches on a long and widening crack. Every year we get the same litany about the freeze-thaw process and how it breaks up pavement yet cracks in relatively new roads are not sealed. Lately there has been more crack sealing, but it is a once and done and forget about it process, so cracks where the sealant has failed never get re-visited, and so it goes. I get it that some asphalt is beyond saving, and only deserves "the pathetic repair," but too many newer surfaces should be repaired properly. If city staff don't know how and can't be bothered to learn, why are we paying them?
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Pair of novice drivers nabbed for racing, driving intoxicated
TBNewsWatch 36Nothing like making a bad situation worse and attracting the attention of the police while doing so. I would hate to see what their vehicle insurance will cost. Stupid is as stupid does. Thank you to the TBPS.
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Twinning of Highway 11/17 between Kakabeka and city moves to next phase
TBNewsWatch 32How does twinning the highway from Thunder Bay to Kakabeka Falls help if Highway 11/17 is closed between Sistonens Corner and Shabaqua?
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City to appoint a weed inspector
TBNewsWatch 32Let's see how this plays out, likely to be as poorly enforced as just about every other property related by-law, e.g. snow clearing, vacant property maintenance...
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Opening of bike lanes delayed
TBNewsWatch 13OH NO! The humanity! Maybe we could spend our hard earned tax dollars on things that would actually matter to 99 percent of taxpayers. When you see cyclists biking on the sidewalk beside a bike lane.......
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Shelter village site finally confirmed — and it's not Miles Street
TBNewsWatch 31Blinded by the cash; to the tune of "blinded by the light."From the beginning this has been an endeavour to secure that government funding, blinded by the prospect of securing some "free" money" and oblivious to the fact that it will cost so many millions more with no assurance that it will solve the problem.This site will appeal to many but less likely to the proposed inhabitants. Out of sight, not necessarily out of mind. Will it stop the "camping" in our green spaces or wherever one felt the need to pitch their tent? Doubtful and thus a failure. Time will tell and how many millions will have been spent by then?
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Tenant evicted over 'dangerous and life-threatening' conduct
TBNewsWatch 33The take-away from this story is the length of time involved to evict someone, over a year. That's just riciculous.
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Four new police officers receive their badges
TBNewsWatch 29May they have a successful, safe and rewarding career!
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'We should have been notified,' says FWFN chief of spill in the Kam River
TBNewsWatch 28This is a major misstep by the MOE and totally unacceptable. I hope the appropriate action is taken to correct this and ensure proper notification of any future such occurrences. A follow-up by the news media would be appreciated.
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