Free 'Hate Has No Home Here' signs now available in Orillia
10My block parent sign is more inclusive. I will keep that.
22- Flax Seed
'Harmful policies': Ford to hear from protesters in Orillia this weekend
15If they want to protest , they should pick an issue, not protest EVERYTHING.
15- Dennis Woodman
Council defers decision on Lakehead land sale for new OSMH site
10Yes, thank goodness it's an election year. Durnford and Lauer were intent on letting Lakehead get the money. Glad some of the councillors are watching out for taxpayers.
18- Are you kidding me?
Council defers decision on Lakehead land sale for new OSMH site
21What is wrong with this council? It's for a larger brand new hospital that will serve Orillia for decades to come and will probably become a teaching hospital as well. The current council needs to be replaced with people who have some common sense. Thank goodness it's an election year.
6- T69
Council defers decision on Lakehead land sale for new OSMH site
19If the intention at the time of the land gift was for Orillia to receive funds from any sale, why wasn't that written clearly into the covenant? Why didn't the city just retain ownership of the land and lease it to the University? To me it's clear the covenant was there to make sure the City has a say in future use of the land, not that it receives the proceeds from any sale.Sidhu and Council should be careful with the "not imminent" status. Many things may not move forward until the land ownership and funding issues are settled. Delay at this point may well mean delay down the road.
6- Onlooker
'Harmful policies': Ford to hear from protesters in Orillia this weekend
15Well, when King Doug and his bobble-head MPPs mess up EVERYTHING, then that's the point!
10- David Hawke
'Harmful policies': Ford to hear from protesters in Orillia this weekend
10Maybe they should be protesting Carneys failure on tariffs, Gordie Howe bridge, CUSMA, unnecessary EV rebates, horrible deal with China, and the largest deficit in Canadian history ( non Covid )
14- Dennis Woodman
'Harmful policies': Ford to hear from protesters in Orillia this weekend
17Show up and find out which issues will be protested.
4- JohnWinchester
'Harmful policies': Ford to hear from protesters in Orillia this weekend
15'Could not be reached for comment'. It's just as well, considering their party's penchant for skipping all-candidates meetings and abruptly ending press conferences and radio interviews when asked questions they don't want to answer.
5- JohnWinchester
Council defers decision on Lakehead land sale for new OSMH site
12Are there any other greenfield spots in Orillia that could hold the hospital and is not the HRC grounds? I don't think so.
8- Delta 6 Mike
Council defers decision on Lakehead land sale for new OSMH site
15The land is owned outright by Lakehead University. I don't know why some councillors are intent on stealing it away from them. Money that will be used to further expand one of our city's best assets.
5- Wylder
Council defers decision on Lakehead land sale for new OSMH site
16Orillia is once again indecisive on a project that will do nothing but improve the city! Rec centre all over again! When will the elected officials learn?
4- Slim Jr.
Council faces major decisions before 'lame duck' period begins
9What can one expect from a “lame duck” council who puts their pet projects before important ones and are easily swayed by vocal MINORITY groups. Please let us have other mayoral candidates with business and common sense to choose from or we will be in for more of the same old for another loooooooong 4 years.
9- WhoWhatWhy
Ford, Stiles push back on U.S. hot air over Canadian wildfire smoke
11Trump continues to threaten Canada. Showering his supporters with lies. Escalating every time. Soon he will be calling us scum, just like he calls the Iranians. This demonization of our nation is part of getting the American people used to the idea of doing bad things to Canadians. Manufacturing consent. Trump's long game is to weaken Canada to the point we will capitulate to his will. Or worse, if tariffs don't work and more extreme measures are "needed".For those who say this is "TDS", I am no more deranged than any radical right pro-Trump booster or apologist.
7- Onlooker
Council defers decision on Lakehead land sale for new OSMH site
9The CAO is spot on with his assessments, many questions still need to be answered. The CAO's report highlights areas of concern.
9- usr_665417
'Harmful policies': Ford to hear from protesters in Orillia this weekend
13Peopler are facing an epidemic of inflation, cost of living, housing costs, crime, drugs addiction and mental illness. These things cause a lot of anger but there are not all caused by Ford.
5- Curious 1
'Harmful policies': Ford to hear from protesters in Orillia this weekend
11Not helped either, notably.
6- Ben R
Watchdog reports unregistered lobbying connected to Moonstone-area MZO push
16The issue isn't whether a rest stop is a good idea. It's why there was an effort to pursue a Minister's Zoning Order, along with unregistered lobbying, rather than allowing the proposal to proceed through the normal municipal planning process. Local planning includes public consultation, environmental review where required, and council decision-making. If a development is appropriate, why bypass those safeguards?
- Alisgood
Watchdog reports unregistered lobbying connected to Moonstone-area MZO push
14And here I was, thinking this development proposal had died a natural death... oh well. Hopefully the environmental protection would extend to include the adjacent Coldwater River, if anyone in the MPP's office really does care. Oh, that would be Jill Dunlop who originally enthusiastically supported the idea of a King Doug MZO without having any background knowledge of the site. Sigh.
2- David Hawke
Orillia Public Library reports $22.5M in economic benefit in 2025
11Wow, there is some creative and imaginative accounting if I've ever seen it l! How about the real numbers. What was the annual budget? What was the true operating cost? How was it funded.
5- What?
