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POLL: Federal NDP, Green readers shifting to Liberals
84Really? Trump says U.S. has better healthcare. Any clue what they pay without private insurance? No OHIP style coverage there.
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Sparks fly: Council votes to remove Champlain monument from park
OrilliaMatters 46Remember councillors Whitney Smith and Ralph Cipolla's names come election time.
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POLL: Most say Trudeau should go, and want early election
12PP says what people want to hear, but has no plan. Like Ford, I don't trust him.
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Hospital governance shake-up alarms Orillia community leaders
OrilliaMatters 31My grandfather was a D-Day survivor who fought for this country. To not be recognized by the OSMH board makes me wonder what other worthy causes I'd prefer to donate my money to.
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BREAKING: Canada Post reaches deal in principle with union, strike suspended
29The gov't, as I understand it, will do another 1 billion dollar bailout in January, but must find alternate sources of revenue by 2027. A friend of mine in union management seems to feel that if the union can't work inside gov't guidelines they will privatize Canada Post.
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'It's stigmatizing': Outreach vans ticketed, benches removed in Orillia
OrilliaMatters 31Has anyone considered the fact that removing benches at a bus stop can be problamatic for a disabled person waiting for a bus?
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COLUMN: Mayor's move has rendered statue 'unbearably toxic'
OrilliaMatters 21Mayor McIsaac should have the statue removed to preserve what little remains of his legacy. Currently he appears to be an arrogant narcissist who does not respect the roles of elected councillors in my opinion.
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Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
OrilliaMatters 20Our snow totals are lower than most other areas around Georgian Bay & Lake Huron. Areas south west of Barrie & areas near Wingham near Lake Huron have much more. Orillia's winter clearing efforts are not very good at all.
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COLUMN: Death of Orillia college campus should rest heavy on Ford
OrilliaMatters 13It appears Ford operates like Trump, unqualified advisers & ministers, with decisions benefitting Ford's business buddies.
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Ontario MPPs to get $40K annual salary bump and new pension plan
OrilliaMatters 21Must be nice to be over paid & get to continually not be available for comments.
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OSMH interim CEO pleads for council to back plan for new build
OrilliaMatters 18It is time for dinosaur Cipolla to retire & take councillor Smith with him. A downtown location will add years to a new build with all the brownfield remediation required. One would think theMURF would have taught them something.
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'Too big': Residents concerned about planned Hawk Ridge development
OrilliaMatters 20And still the Conservatives will win this riding in the next election as always, signaling to Ford that we love this approach. That is what's pitiful.
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POLL: Most say Trudeau should go, and want early election
19He won't step down. Like his father, a spending narcissist.
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BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford to call snap election next week, sources say
13Conservatives have always done well in Simcoe County, regardless of the issues. If these same votes give Ford his mandate considering the state of the health file for one, is all the voter outrage just a lot of baloney?
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Resident trapped by 'wall of ice' after city plow blocks driveway
OrilliaMatters 24Check the sheer pins on your auger shaft. Easily replaced & are meant to snap to protect the machine when the auger gets jammed. If auger spins freely with machine turned off, the sheer pins have snapped.
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Orillia moving to recycling carts, every-other-week collection
OrilliaMatters 23This should be interesting during the winter with the city's poor record of snow clearing.
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Proposed Hawk Ridge development spawns flood of concerns at forum
OrilliaMatters 20Developers are going to say what people want to hear, but once they get approvals they don't really listen anymore.
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'Money grab': Petition challenges fairness of Orillia speed cameras
OrilliaMatters 16Just don't speed. Period. If in a hurry, leave earlier.
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Orillia council delays decision on new Champlain statuary plan
OrilliaMatters 5For once, I agree with Mayor McIsaac. It is a delay tactic.
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Downtown merchants call for free holiday parking to be reinstated
OrilliaMatters 15Enough with the greedy excuses. Make parking free or lose customers. Once you've burned them you've lost them.
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