MikeyL
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Sault cyclists seek safer roads in Hiawatha Highlands
SooToday
51Will the people on bicycles ever be held accountable for the way they operate their bicycles on our roads? They are held to the same laws of the road as automobiles on paper only. You regularly see people on bicycles running red lights and passing vehicles on the right at stop lights that had previously overtaken them. If bike advocates want to continue asking for more and more, then the motoring public should have the right and expectation that the bike riders will observe those rules of the road or be held accountable. The only way for that to occur is to license riders and have them carry liability insurance for the means of conveyance. I personally am getting fed up with the seemingly demanding nature of the cycling enthusiasts. When will the line in the sand be drawn to put an end to the demands/requests of these lobbyists?
6- MikeyL
Angela Caputo: the Sault’s new champion of civility
SooToday 52It isn't being a "keyboard warrior" when a constituent voices their opinion of an elected official's inability to produce sensible solutions. Equally, if the same person voicing those opinions would, when given the opportunity in an open physical forum, would state the same. Frankly, it is laughable. And let's stop and take a hard look in the mirror Miss Angela - you absolutely reap what you sow.
1- MikeyL
Impending inclement weather, visibility concerns cancel area school buses
SooToday 9Wait!!??!! The Hippy Dippy Weatherman says it "might snow" or it "might rain" and they cancel?!? I completely understand being cautious due to the litigious nature of the vast majority of people, but this is getting to be more than a little insane.
7- MikeyL
Basketball hoops causing problems for school bus drivers: police
SooToday 4What ever happened to allowing kids to be kids? I vividly recall playing basketball on the street and road hockey. It was never an issue in the P-Patch. Motorists, bus drivers included, need to buy a life and let the kids play. Who gives a darn if they get left out? It isn't like they are let in the middle of the road. I'd personally rather steer around them a bit, apply my brakes and wait for the oncoming traffic to clear rather than have to deal with the random drug addled people wandering into traffic (which seems to be much more of a real problem than this petty stuff).
9- MikeyL
Back to the polls: Prime Minister Carney expected to call federal election Sunday
7I am honestly at a loss as to who to vote for. Highly disillusioned. I find ALL politicians to be crooks who are in play for their own personal gain and that of the groups they are associated with. I do not want to be a blind sheep and follow the flock, but I also don't want to waste a vote, potentially voting in the wrong person. Much more reading and research need to be done by myself, and most likely lots of other folks, to make an informed vote. I do know I won't be voting based on party but by gut feeling of the candidates. God help us all - if that deity even exists.
4- MikeyL
City criticized for prioritizing vanity projects after west-end bridge closure
SooToday 6If only a handful of citizens would benefit from the repair/replacement of the bridge then add the cost of this repair to their tax bills and not to the rest of the tax base. There is a viable alternative already in play. In the 55 years I have lived in the Soo I have travelled across this bridge twice total. Both times, same trip (one way in and one way out) was for work. I could have, and would have, went the other way if that was all that was available. much like the 407 in Toronto - pay for use but to the specific citizens requesting/demanding this.
5- MikeyL
City's waterfront plan will change downtown traffic patterns
SooToday 9Was the basic concept of the woonerfs not already explored in our fair city when the then powers that be shut down James Street to only foot traffic? It killed that entire area. Viable businesses shutter their doors because the foot traffic did not equal that of what the roads brought to them. Our now powers to be seem to think they have the crystal ball to gaze into and see the future that this latest and "greatest" idea will somehow, magically, clear all the negatives currently on our collective plates, thus driving tourism into the downtown core., rather than repeating what history has shown us with empirical evidence. At this rate the city will need to file for bankruptcy soon. Keep up the great work city hall (note the sarcasm please!)
- MikeyL
Numbered companies linked to CPM Properties enter receivership
SooToday 7Per chance, a judge with a sense of humor and a memory for older movies would consider sentencing Moxness and his son to house arrest in one of the less desirable of their properties in our fair town. Individuals, such as these two, that prey on those that are not financially secure enough to own their own home, and/or defraud banks causing it to be even more difficult to secure mortgages, deserve to be publicly flogged.
- MikeyL
Snow squall warning issued, 15 to 20 cm of snow possible
SooToday 3Heavens no, not snow in Northern Ontario. So unheard of. (please note sarcasm)
2- MikeyL
Poor road conditions cancel area school buses
SooToday 3Our society has become increasingly litigious. With that, the companies (bussing companies) will no doubt weigh the odds when making the decision to cancel or not. If there is the possibility of even one bus leaving the roadway due to icy roads, one roadway closed, or one child hurt they will always choose a cancellation. The school itself is open as they don't rely on strictly bus students. How does this seemingly simple point get missed by so many when lamenting the woes of school/bus cancelations? Yes, when we were younger (1945 - 1990 ish) we'd all be sent to school, and the buses would be out but that was a far different landscape when it came to parents pushing for financial retribution for something as basic as a fender bender with kids onboard a bus. You can't really blame the transportation companies or even the companies charged with keeping highways passable as they need to be concerned with being sued and/or held criminally negligent should anything occur.
- MikeyL
Sault begins annual street line painting
SooTodayYou are aware of how long it takes for the frost to leave the ground to facilitate the repairs you speak of, correct? You are equally versed in the semantics and timing of road construction? We live in Northern Ontario - roads don't survive. Specifically asphalt roads. If you want roads to be built that last, be prepared to dig deep into your pockets for the tax levies. The only thing that truly works is concrete as can be seen on the I-75 . Those Interstates were built to last and carry troops, they were also paid for by the U.S.A. defense budget. Our City Board of Works is doing the same thing they have at nausea because that's frankly the best we have available.
1- MikeyL
Sault, Prince Township haggle hard over police protection
SooTodayI am genuinely trying to understand how the police force is or even can budget for the city limits, let alone the outskirts. They have very obvious fixed costs for brick and mortar buildings, vehicles, maintenance, basic staffing and training, etc. - which should remain relatively static. But how do they deal with the dynamic of overtime from sudden and violent crime? As a community we are collectively demanding that they toe the line in a budgetary sense, but in just the last few weeks we have seen a homicide, multiple missing persons, a submerged vehicle coupled with a sudden death, as well as a second submerged vehicle. That is all unexpected overtime - and a lot of it. Can anyone please shed some light on how the force is expected to maintain a budget while providing the level of policing our community expects? I am by no means an economist and I can't fathom how they can even remotely produce numbers in respect to a budget.
- MikeyL
