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LETTER: Latest police investigation a witch hunt: former chief
TBNewsWatch
46I don't know wether it is because of confidentiality or just poor reporting but we never seem to find out what these accusations actualy are. What I do see with my own eyes, living in downtown PA, gives me a large amount of respect for our police force in having to deal with our drug and mental health problems. The investigative attention should be turned towards the agencies who should be dealing with these problems.
3- John H
Trucking industry speaks out against Dawson Road truck ban
TBNewsWatch 30Just another poor decision by our city council in addition to past poor planning of the residential developments. The problem is now shifted to other communities because of a few Nimby's who live adjacent to Dawson Road.
11- John H
Tribunal quashes eviction of tenant over smoking and noise complaints
TBNewsWatch 36I guess that the Landlord and Tenant Board didn't give any consideration to the other tenants that have to endure noise and bad behavour.
5- John H
Council reluctant to follow integrity commissioner's recommendation
TBNewsWatch 26Wow! Just go with the Integrity Commissioners recommendation and appoint a member that is interested enough to at least show up on time for meetings.
9- John H
Landlord ordered to pay $2,300 for termination of tenancy
TBNewsWatch 25I have a real problem with this ruling. The intent to move into the unit by the landlord, landlords family member or caregiver was met. Since the application was filed in 2022 the situation could have changed slightly and the adjudicator should have considered that the slight variation could be due to the tardiness of the LTB. I also think that the Landlord acted in good faith and also gave the tenant 1 months rent compesation as required by the act.I am not surprised that no one wants to be a landlord any more.
7- John H
City convenience stores lining up to sell booze
TBNewsWatch 21Good
8- John H
Brian Hamilton to run for Liberals in provincial election
TBNewsWatch 4I think that he would be a good choice.
24- John H
Man charged with 44 counts of driving while prohibited
TBNewsWatch 26Total lack of respect for anything.
- John H
LETTER: Perhaps there is a better location for a central library
TBNewsWatch 18I don't think that you can blame the library for the declining fete of the shopping malls. The lack of private investment due to the high cost of retail space in malls has lead to their decline all over North America.Contrary to your opinion I believe that finding alternative uses for dying malls will prolong their life Some of the unused space could even be used for much needed human habitat.
8- John H
GST exemption too complicated for consumers and businesses
TBNewsWatch 16Does very little to help me as a consumer but it just shows how out of touch this government is with the day to day reality of Canadian life.
4- John H
LETTER: Detox is the better solution
TBNewsWatch 18Detox would be the better solution but at the moment you can not force addicts into Detox. They have to want to and agree to treatment. That is why I think that the recipients of welfare should be periodically tested and offered Detox treatment in order to be entitled to further benefits, if they fail the test. I know some are going to say that they are not all addicts but those who aren't would have nothing to fear. I don't think that our hard earned tax dollars should be feeding the drug dealers.One thing for sure is that the current system is not working and is having a huge impact on all of our daily lives and public services.
2- John H
City recommends temporary village site, business owners aren’t happy
TBNewsWatch 17Probably not the prettiest location but it is in an area that seems to be preffered by the homeless. and is close to the food bank.Overall temporary shelters are a poor solution to the problem and I hope that it does not delay the city fin inding a more perminant solution. No timeline seems to exist as to the implmentation or expected duration of the encampment which make me doubtful that the city administration have a plan at all.
1- John H
Singh pushes Trudeau on Alstom contract
TBNewsWatch 16Having the Alshom plant do well is good for Thunder Bay but they need to be more competative and find other customers. They need to stop relying on Toronto and the feds corporate welfare to survive.
1- John H
LETTER: Ontario Northland expansion would be overreach
TBNewsWatch 12As a contrast to Ontario's fragmented and poorly served public transit. BC Transit, a pulicly funded organization, is extreemly succesfull and operates an integrated transit system across the lower mainland of BC. So far the private sector has failed to provide service in Ontario and little has happened since the departure of Greyhound.
5- John H
LETTER: Politicians must do something about our local highways
TBNewsWatch 10Building and maintaining proper highways is expensive. Even in town it seems to be impossible to keep up with the wear and rear. We (Canada) don't have the tax base necessary to provide world class highways so we have to endure the third world version.Heavy freight should be transported by rail but unfortunately that infrastructure is crumbling as well. Meantime those drivers in a hurry should wait for the appropriate passing places to avoid the head on encounters with CMV's.
3- John H
Are new parking regulations impacting you?
TBNewsWatch 9I doubt that the parking fees do little more than provide employment for a few city employees.
4- John H
VIDEO: Young girl seriously hurt in fall at Boulder Bear
TBNewsWatch 11Seems to be a lack of due diligence on the part of the staff. I think that any responsible adult would have phoned for Paramedic to check her condition,
2- John H
Investigation concluded after a plane received wrong fuel
TBNewsWatch 9Not much detail here. It helps to read the TSB report which states that it was a refueling agent worker who noticed the unusual emissions and reported it. Seems that the flight crew could have been a little more diligent. This incident could have ended in disaster.
3- John H
TBDSSAB wants changes to shelter rates, inmate releases, evictions
TBNewsWatch 10When dealing with the LTB 7 months to get a resolution could be considered good. As a private landlord I beleive that the problem isn't with the Residatial Tenancies Act but with the LTB not being willing to act on the law in place. They seem to just keep kicking the can down the road and thus adding to the already unacceptable backlog. The problems may well iie with Attorney General Doug Downey himself.
2- John H
'It's not near enough:' DEK Foundation founder says more resources needed for addiction recovery
TBNewsWatch 9I don't see a lot of coordination between the different services. Often addicts go into Detox and are discharged a few days later without any councelling or rehab. This becomes a waste of time and resources. Probably because the staff are overwhelmed and in a fire fighting situation all the time.More needs to be done to educate our school students to avoid becoming trapped in the cycle of addiction. Just locking up dealers for a few months is not the answer. We need to remove the demand for their wares.For those who are going to whine about the cost. The cost of not doing anything affects all of us. Violence, theft and pressure on our health services are just some of them.
1- John H
