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New cannabis store set to plant itself at busy Coldwater Road plaza
OrilliaMatters
20So is the LCBO, what's your point?
7- Ben R
'Calculated decision': City plugging in 8 new EV charging stations
OrilliaMatters 17"I never see anybody using the ones that are here on the city property" - I guess I wasn't aware that Councillor Smith was omnipresent. She gave the same argument against bike lanes too...perhaps she just needs to get out more.
9- Ben R
Paid waterfront parking, businesses in public facilities on horizon?
OrilliaMatters 20A cafe in the library would be excellent, it's clear the building was designed with that in mind. They'd no doubt be paying rent like any business downtown; Ralph needs to calm down.
2- Ben R
Tories blast Trudeau for ‘lavish’ retreat at Sudbury Holiday Inn
OrilliaMatters 14There are lots of words I would use to describe a stay at a Holiday Inn before I reached "lavish", much less in Sudbury...really reaching on this one.
7- Ben R
'Unreasonable' parking restrictions hamper Orillia food bank patrons
OrilliaMatters 16This city is designed such that not having a car is functionally impossible. A car is not a luxury item in Orillia (and much of North America, for that matter). It's absurd, but it's also reality.
3- Ben R
Province moving to restrict bike lanes, increase speed limits
OrilliaMatters 12Couldn't possibly be because they don't connect to anything and are poorly implemented/unsafe. Your Coldwater Road example is perfect, they're so narrow the painted bicycle symbol doesn't even fit in the lane...you don't see anyone using it because it was an afterthought that you'd be risking your life to use.
3- Ben R
'Path forward': City seeks ownership of Champlain Monument land
OrilliaMatters 5Considering the plaque said it's "commemorating the advent into Ontario of the white race, under Champlain’sleadership", it's not a great look.
10- Ben R
Child under 5 dies after being hospitalized for measles: agency
OrilliaMatters 13What an absolutely horrendous and tragic way to have to relearn what our parents and grandparents already knew. It probably won't, but I hope this serves as a wake up call for anyone else considering not vaccinating their children against diseases we had almost won the battle against.
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'Bit of a weird thing': New city traffic circle gets mixed reviews
OrilliaMatters 10Yeah the "roundabout" by food basics is really just a scenic four way stop
1- Ben R
'Bit of a weird thing': New city traffic circle gets mixed reviews
OrilliaMatters 7I will say that as a pedestrian crossing the street, it really feels high stakes knowing that drivers are still learning how to use them...that said, I'm generally in support of the idea, I just hope to be able to cross the street with more confidence in the near future.
3- Ben R
Ontario reaches $108.5-M deal with feds for school food program
OrilliaMatters 6The no stigma thing really went over your head, eh WW?
3- Ben R
'Lot of fun': Rib fest cooks up BBQ, music, beer at Tudhope Park
OrilliaMatters 8I don't really understand paying admission for an event where I will just be spending more money inside...
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Internal docs show crushing gridlock ahead — even with Bradford Bypass
OrilliaMatters 4Given that they've shown that doing nothing has the same outcome as building new highways, I don't really feel it's incumbent upon them to provide an alternative solution. By doing nothing we save billions of taxpayer dollars and are no worse off than we would've been. This is a measurably better alternative, particularly as this money could then be earmarked for other things like healthcare and education...maybe even toss a few hundred grand at repairing the Science Centre.
3- Ben R
New traffic signals to 'greatly improve safety' on University Ave.
OrilliaMatters 6People don't drive safe speeds on a super wide 4 lane road with basically infinite sightlines? Absolutely shocking
1- Ben R
COLUMN: Discover Ontario — if you can afford to
OrilliaMatters 4Could you provide some examples of how, ESM?
2- Ben R
Ontario’s ‘unofficial estimate’ of homeless population is 234,
OrilliaMatters 3#2 is a hot take, for which I suspect you have zero evidence
2- Ben R
'Dream tool' being taken away by province, says public health doc
OrilliaMatters 2How could you come to that conclusion after reading the article? I can only assume that you didn't...
2- Ben R
Ford government to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban new ones
OrilliaMatters 2Another Doug Ford decision based on good vibes and gut feelings rather than hard evidence. Gotta love it.
2- Ben R
Local cidery confused about how $6M in provincial funds will be used
OrilliaMattersNoMore, you need a civics refresher.
3- Ben R
Walmart offering sensory-friendly shopping hours
OrilliaMatters 3Maybe Canadian Tire should consider doing this...I don't have sensory issues but it's like listening to 5 radio stations at once while you walk through that place
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