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LCBO confirms strike over, stores will reopen Tuesday
60I wonder:1) Has the union priced themselves out of the market place? or 2) Given people a chance to try different shopping options (e.g. new outlets, on-line shopping) for their liquor who will not switch back to the LCBO?
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Trump calls PM ‘Governor Carney,’ threatens huge tariffs over China trade deal
OrilliaMatters 65More unfounded accusations from the "Un-Truth Social" monger.The Buick Envision and Lincoln Nautilus are made in China and sold in the USA.Why is Trump not stomping on the US retailers of Chinese made vehicles?Another way to cause trade problems for Canada so we may plead with Trump to take over the country?
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Not so golden: Older adults are a lot more lonely (and broke) these days
64Your grandparents suffered through 24% mortgage interest rates (which wiped out most savings - and to think 4% rocked the millenials), a number of recessions (which reduced interest on savings), repeated changes to diet rights and wrongs (making purchasing healthy an unknown target), constant pressure to spend to keep their children and grand children in extra curricular activities, and "get fit and get healthy".When you get to retirement age, I hope you have had a better economic ride and have lots of savings.
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Tiny home housing homeless man in the woods torn down
GuelphToday 43There is no political will in Guelph.Most of the time the city defers to the county who have done nothing since the Symposium.The Guelph Tiny Homes Coalition have been trying and getting nowhere with city or county.
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POLL: Most opposed to extending drug legalization
19The poll shouldn't HAVE included ecstasy, it would HAVE been an entire different outcome."of" and "have" may sound the same in some dialects but are not the same.
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Tiny home housing homeless man in the woods torn down
GuelphToday 38Shirley - which article are you reading?Did you miss this bit..."It just came out of nowhere,” Damery said.“They showed up in the morning basically ordering him out of the structure"
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Brant Avenue tenants terrified over looming 'renovictions'
GuelphToday 39All tenants should join Charles McKay in his "withholding rent" initiative - but make sure the rent is in a separate bank account so you can prove the money is available when needed.With zero monthly income Michael Klein (or whomever the landlord is) will have to come out into the open.Go Tenants Go.
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Will cost city an additional $700K to take over billing from Alectra
GuelphToday 40Lots of garbage talk here. The city agreed to "sell" Guelph Hydro to Alectra before calculating the total impact on the residents. A typical government ploy. Tell everyone there are no increase costs in this plan, then slapping extra taxes (sorry - user fees) on that is outside their control.Even a high school student knows that separating shared convenience to individual payers will cost each more money.
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Council votes down raises, looks to freeze pay next term
GuelphToday 36I worked all my life in private companies and never got a raise I did not deserve, and had an annual review before I got the raise.Until council can get the budget down to a reasonable increase (around the CPI increase) they should not be rewarded.
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Poll: Most wouldn't pay for a national-scale H5N1 vaccination
23Many of the media polls are poorly worded, seemingly giving only those options the media want to report on!I agree with you that we should gear up to produce for those most susceptible and let the trucker supporters do what they want.Maybe, only produce enough for those whose accepted the COVID vaccine program (three doses).
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Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of Ontario anti-tariff ads
28To GOA...The Trump Peace Agreement in Gaza will not hold because he has not disarmed Hamas.He seems to be siding with Putin with regard to Ukraine, starting by suggesting it is Zelenskyy's fault and ending with saying that Ukraine should give up the land Russia has stolen, through military aggression.If someone can avoid WW3 it will be anyone other than a whimpering childish egomaniac.
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Poll: Most readers would make the notwithstanding clause harder to use
20Whether it is judges or elected representatives - making of new controversial laws or controversial changes to laws is dependent on party politics.Who appoints the judges? Federal Government = Current Political Party.Who allows laws to be past? Federal, Provincial or Municipal governments = Current Political Party.The only way to get The People to have a say is to bring in an Impeachment Law allowing elected representatives to be removed from office if they are not listening to The People.
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'Bullshit'? Artists in residence pull exhibit after city removes word from their work
GuelphToday 21I have to agree with the artists. They were paid to put together an exhibit after discussing it with the city, they did that and installed it. The city made a mistake by not stating what was or was not allowed in the exhibit.Censorship definition - the suppression or removal of writing, artistic work, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security (from Google & Oxford Languages - part of Oxford University Press, the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary).Danna Evans says "the City’s intention was not to censor the artists". Removing part of the exhibit before consulting with the artists was clearly censorship.
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Public meeting set for proposed 14-storey downtown building
GuelphToday 17Location suggests no vehicle required.Buses to UOG hub and soon to be Conestoga college almost across the street.Groceries available from 3 to 12 min walk, or 30 minutes to Zehrs Eramosa (or a direct bus from Guelph Central Station within a 2 min walk). Other buses from GCS go to many other grocery stores, malls and hardware stores.Many people, living on or next to a transit hub do not own vehicles. They can be rented for summer vacations out of the city - a 7 minute walk..
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As city eyes daytime shelter, mayor doesn't want it downtown
GuelphToday 20From what I read...You wish the homeless to be "apart of society"; do you mean "apart from society" - a Freudian slip?You want them to be "somewhere else"; would that be in another city or just well away from you?
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New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled amid ‘severe’ inclement weather
GuelphToday 27Ask to join the club, then you may be able to access the Financial Statements.
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Tiny home housing homeless man in the woods torn down
GuelphToday 23Nowhere in this article nor in the CTV Kitchener news article did the city state that they have communicated with the man and/or his son-in-law about removing the tiny home before they went in and demolished it. They were contacted and their reply is documented in both articles,If you read the previous article on this tiny home, the son-in-law had tried to house this man with his family, but with small children in his home was concerned for their well being.
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Mayor wants property owners to be responsible for removing graffiti
GuelphToday 25An aside in this new bylaw is the mayor's plan to increase the 2026 budget (so the city can "give out assistance for removing graffiti") rather than reduce it as he said he would.Also, the Mayor's list includes "empty downtown buildings, Canada Post boxes and utility poles, as well as bridges and other infrastructure".From this list I see a few problems.1) How will the mayor make a federal government organisation (whether direct or indirectly controlled) clean up their property (boxes, bridges and/or poles) or pay his fines?2) How will the mayor make a provincial government organisation (whether direct or indirectly controlled) clean-up their property (bridges and/or poles) or pay the fines?3) How will the mayor make a large private corporation clean-up their property (bridges and/or poles) or pay the fines?Looks like he will be putting pressure on local small businesses to cover costs.MORE CITY TAXES.
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Nearly a year later, first-time Guelph homebuyer pays alleged squatters to leave
GuelphToday 22SLEDD SEZ: 1) Look up the word. Absolutely correctly used.2) Read the story. The authorities - in this case the police - forced him to apply to the LTB (who only act for Landlords and Tenants), labelling him a small landlord.
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Former councillor, 10 others so far seeking vacant council seat
GuelphToday 14Why reject an experienced councillor for a short-term role when the alternative is someone who "owns property in Guelph". Under this provision, a property owner may live close enough to Guelph to attend council meetings, but have little or no experience of the city, its problems or its possibilities.
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