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GUEST COLUMN: West Orillia is not right place for the new hospital
OrilliaMatters
27Good idea about keeping it in downtowns area.!
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Orillia reacquires 'landmark' train station property for $1.2M
OrilliaMatters 7Can they make it into a shelter for the unhomed?I drove by there and they are already using it for that purpose.
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VIDEO: New study reveals what really happens when people lose their doctor
30I am lucky to have a doctor. Sometimes I do telephone calls instead of in person visits. I find these more efficient for everyone . By doing more of these we free some time up for other patients, hopefully. Video calls can also help. As a recent letter to the editor suggested, the system needs structural changes not just more money.
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Orillia identifies three sites for possible social housing
OrilliaMatters 20What about more low rental units for seniors ?Many seniors despite having worked all their lives struggle with high rents and high food prices. Not all seniors own their own home for a variety of reasons.I advocate for seniors because many of them are unseen and unheard. Canada despite being a rich country has a cost of living crisis mainly caused by mismanagement at the federal and provincial level. The province can only do so much because they can only borrow not print money. Towns like Orillia can only beg or raise property taxes.
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Cops in controversial middle-finger video 'did nothing wrong': Ford
OrilliaMatters 11I respectfully disagree . Police need to be held to a higher standard.
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Orillia gets massive mobile transformer as Ontario power demand climbs
OrilliaMatters 11Awesome, no if they could only manage to fix the roads and snow plowing situation.
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BREAKING: Bonnie Crombie says she'll stay on with disappointing 57 per cent in leadership review
BayToday 19IMHO. its going to be 10 years or so before the Liberals will get back in power.You can blame that on Ms. Wynne. Arguably the worst PM we have ever had in this province.
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Orillia's 2026 OPP bill pushes city tax hike to 1.48 per cent
OrilliaMatters 18Wow.11 per cent increase.I think the major and. council should vote them a 11 per cent wage increase.Maybe everyone else in Orillia should ask for 11 per cent next year.Obviously I am being sarcastic, so please excuse me.IMHO, all forms of government and quasi government need to do more with less tax payers money.We don't have any more money to give you.
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Poverty reduction plan gets the cold shoulder from city council
OrilliaMatters 14McIsaac re-iterated that staff have costed the entire program, pegging total costs at about $4.4 million. "Poverty is an important issue and it's real. I was looking for an indication of value and I didn't see anything," he said. "There wasn't anything related to economic development — a living wage, more jobs," he said.I agree with our Major. The best way out of poverty is through providing access to good paying jobs. However people who work within the "poverty industrial complex" will have other viewpoints.
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City to impose 50% hike in recreation fees for non-residents
OrilliaMatters 18Orillia is one of the few places that doesn't charge for non resident waterfront parking. I think it's time to start charging non residents.
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'Chilling effect': Organizations say paramedic firing impacting freedom of expression
OrilliaMatters 12There is something fundamentally wrong about her firing, in my humble opinion.
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Poverty reduction plan gets the cold shoulder from city council
OrilliaMatters 14This doesn't have anything to do with poverty reduction but rather to express my opinion on the constant censorship by the folks at the helm of Orillia matters.Censorship is the first tool in the box of fascist and communist dictatorships.Free speech is at the centre of a democracy, While I love reading local news I am tired of the constant "moderation".I just saw in real time some ones comments (not mine) being wiped .Whether or not this gets through will determine my future readership of this small town news agency.
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Trevor Lee, who was fired before becoming Orillia's CAO, has new gig
OrilliaMatters 16Glad he is ok. The million bucks surely helped. I would re4ally like to know the reason for him being canned from the position in Orillia.
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'Disheartening': Retailers in Orillia facing bold, frequent thefts
OrilliaMatters 11Yup...If the Lighthouse gives them food and or shelter, they still need money to buy drugs. Stealing is one way.The justice system is a revolving door.
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COLUMN: Death of Orillia college campus should rest heavy on Ford
OrilliaMatters 14Closing an educational institution is always sad.Perhaps an alternative to closing the campus was to try to "balance the books"another way. There is a shortage of engineers and tradesman in Canada. Perhaps Orillia could have offered more of these courses where good paying jobs are in demand .I think before any courses are offered at any educational institution there should be an economic assessment of the participants chances of getting a job so they can repay the loans.
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COLUMN: Feeling the slow burn of a speeding ticket due to cameras
OrilliaMatters 8Well said Mark!
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COLUMN: Lessons from Finland, a nation that chose to end homelessness
OrilliaMatters 12I have been to Scandinavia.This is comparing apples and oranges.Different culture.The root cause of homeless in Canada and USA is the epidemic of synthetic drugs causing massive addiction and mental health issues. That is the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed first.Of course there are secondary issues as well such as housing being too expensive. I have spent the past several years helping the homeless with small donations such as a cup, of coffee etc. If you talk to them they will tell you that they use these drugs.
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'Disheartening': Retailers in Orillia facing bold, frequent thefts
OrilliaMatters 12Sad to see this. Home Hardware is a wonderful store with an attentive and caring staff. Petty theft costs us all. Increasing costs to society ultimately increases housing costs. A downward spiral.
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Linda Goodall reflects as she exits Lighthouse after decade
OrilliaMatters 14Thanks for your service Linda !
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Family shaken after theft linked to encampment near Orillia Square
OrilliaMatters 11Benchs are made to sit on John. Not for addicts to pass out on after consuming their drugs, while depriving other citizens from using them.Don't get me going on the shopping carts they still and abandon .
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