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'Calculated decision': City plugging in 8 new EV charging stations

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As of January 20th you will see a very significant decreased of EVs hitting the road in the United States,, because the drill baby drill guy will completely change most things electrical,, For that reason alone the city of anywhere in North America should sit back and relax for a while,, including Orillia, unless they were not seeing what was going on politically.Just about every rule will change very soon and possibly change for the next right years even though the Tzar will only be able to stay on for four years,, What I'm saying is that the entire agenda of everything green is not going to happen for a while,, I know that it's going to happen eventually for sure but not at the galloping pace that we were expecting,, That includes Canada because the conservatives will surely replace the liberals in the coming election, throwing the binders here as well.

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'Bit of a weird thing': New city traffic circle gets mixed reviews

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Roundabouts are used successfully around the world, they keep traffic moving and eliminate congestion and higher speed collisions which is the main reason for them.I personally that they are fantastic by making drivers aware that they aren't the only ones on the road.

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Speed cameras on city's radar ... along with goose, seagull strategies

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Money grab,, Let the police do their job, radars don't see the human side of situations.

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Local restaurateur's hunger strike enters Day 10 in fight against city hall

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As Pierre Poilievre would say, the gate keepers are once again flexing their muscles,, sad but true.

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'They're wasting it all': Poilievre rejects municipal calls for more infrastructure money

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Perhaps you could google ( financhill ) Pierre Poilievre, and find out what he's all about, how he was raised and how he started his career,, he has at least double the political experience than the present leader has, in pretty much every aspect of government for starters, his entire career devoted to finance matters, so he fully understands that budgets don't simplify balance themselves unlike the present leader.Also I'm not ashamed to admit that I, like many other people voted for the present Leader which I have regretted ever since,, reasons are way to many to list here, but the poles speak for themselves,, when he has the guts to call an election he will find out that his fan base has diminished considerably.

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Ford says province plans to raise speed limit on 400-series highways

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Why not, our roads aren't nearly dangerous enough,, let's make them even more dangerous,,

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European hornet buzzes into area, stoking fears of 'murder hornet'

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You can always rely on Bob for accuracy when it comes to rare species,, too bad we don't see him regularly, he is a walking encyclopedia,, Thanks Bob

'Exciting news': Province antes up funds to offset OPP budget hike, could lower Orillia tax hit

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Great for this year, but please understand that the government's money is our money, collected from us, and as well, also understand that Ford is overly generous because of the early spring election, OPP isn't going to ease off next year because Ford was eager to get re-elected,, at the end of the day we aren't going to save one penny.

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COLUMN: Americans electing Trump like turkeys voting for Thanksgiving

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Judging by the appointment of several of his most loyal supporters who are totally inexperienced , but will obey the supreme ruler in every way is a recipe for disaster,, many have predicted another civil war looming for a long time, I believe that their wish is about to come true,, Hang on to your top hat, great winds are coming your way.

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Conservation authority makes pitch to bring Orillia into the fold

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If I'm not mistaken Ramara has been trying to get out for years now,, Why would anyone be interested in more expenses ?

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Local cidery confused about how $6M in provincial funds will be used

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Not sure I understand Doug Ford's obsession with alcohol, he claims that he doesn't drink alcohol but he has been a proponent of it since he was elected,, one dollar beer being an example as an election promise,,In the meantime social issues continue to plague the entire province, homelessness, heath care, food banks being the only industry that is thriving, unaffordable housing, drug addiction, food insecurity in middle class families, and on top of that he is threatening an early election while his approval rating are high,, another huge expense for the already struggling middle class taxpayers,, I simply don't get it 🥲

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'Broken system' leaves Ramara landlords to foot bill for tenants trashing their home

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Lots of talk from both sides, but at the end of the day landlords are:;:;:; and tattooed in the overwhelming majority of cases and the government who are to blame for making it easy for tenants, and not standing up for justice. Big changes are needed in our system 🥲🥲

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Could a roundabout wheel into busy west Orillia intersection?

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I agree with you totally,, Not to mention the cost,, average price of a roundabout in Ontario is well above $500.000.00 thousand dollars ,, But what's money when it's taxpayers money, nothing I suppose.

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'They're wasting it all': Poilievre rejects municipal calls for more infrastructure money

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This is the funniest post I've seen in quite a while, you sound like Justin Trudeau isn't exactly what you described in PP and more far more.In fact, JT has been rich beyond rich since even before the was born, grew up with nannies, never ever had a job, never ever been disciplined for anything whatsoever, never had to workout a budget of any kind, etc etc ,, but now he's going to save us from the huge mess that he created, give me a break 🤣😂

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'Need to move forward': City council paves way for controversial Terry Fox Circle plan

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The majority of the voters aren't even from Orillia residents ??? Proof please,, I live in Ramara , and feel like it's our park having used it for years and years,, and no I didn't sign the petition.Mel has been a great Orillia supporter and booster for many many years now,,Keep it up Mel,,

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Cellphone crackdown: Local students facing new classroom rules

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When we were young,, rules were made without input from parents and students,, we for the most part obeyed them,, end of story.

New OPP contract comes with a 'significant' price tag for Orillia

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Should have said NO at the beginning,, that was never going to be pretty for the taxpayers,,

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'Tough decisions': Council shoots down mayor's idea to lower tax hit

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Smaller municipalities have for the most part tried to be like big cities, but they forget that they don't have the tax base for it.In the private sectors if expenses exceed income they understand that bankruptcy is just around the corner and usually do something about it instead of trying to squeeze another drop of blood from their already stretched costumers, ( remember that Elon Musk got rid of about half of the staff when he bought twitter )Elected individuals simply need to think about it as though it was their own money, things would rapidly change if they did just that.

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'Great change': Booze now available at local convenience stores

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Convenient or not I have a serious question that I would like to ask,, here it goes,, as an already over taxed person do you think that the 200 million dollars that our provincial government give to the unionize workers at the beer store to make it happen was worth it ?

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Here's the scoop: Chapman’s Ice Cream planning massive expansion

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Fabulous family owned business that actually cares about their community, employees and costumers , a rare breed in a time where pretty much everything is owned by foreign conglomerates who only care about their bottom line,, BRAVO and keep it up