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Ramara Township To Charge For Audio Recordings Of Council Proceedings

May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Mike Douglas, Ramara Township

ShareEditorial by Mike Douglas At Ramara Township’s May 6 committee of the whole council meeting the agenda contained a report,

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Editorial: What To Do With The Monument

April 28, 2019April 29, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Champlain Monument, City of Orillia

If a significant number of people take issue with anything we owe it to everyone to hear the complaint and try to understand what we are being told.

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Editorial: Ramara Council Says No To Doctors

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Mike Douglas, Orillia Doctor Recruitment, Ramara Township

Health care is a must for all communities and Ramara Township needs to pull our own weight where the burden of Physician Recruitment and Retention is concerned

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Analysis: Both Sides Blindsided?

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Building Hope, City of Orillia, Editorial/Opinion, Glenn Wagner, John Swartz, Steve Clarke, Ted Emond, Tim Lauer

This is where language written and spoken matters. Bureaucrats speak to each other in a form of English that often sounds like jibberish to the rest of us (and to councillors based on the kinds of questions council often asks administration at public meetings).

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Money In, Money Out

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Ontario Government, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

The SMDHU does have some important functions, but apparently too many employees with little to do.

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Editorial: When Is Sam Coming Back?

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Champlain Monument, City of Orillia, John Swartz, Parks Canada

What is holding things up is Parks Canada not being convinced there is a community agreement (all communities involved) how to proceed.

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Analysis: Anatomy of a Councillor’s Mind

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Gayle Jackson, Jay Fallis, Ralph Cipolla, Tim Lauer

“Finally, I think it’s ironic that we are investing millions at the north end of Front Street to undo a development that was wrong in so many ways (70 Front Street North), while perhaps repeating the same mistake a couple blocks south.”

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Part 2 – Analysis: Post-secondary Cuts Fallout

February 23, 2019March 10, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Doug Ford, Georgian College, Jacob Kearey-Moreland, John Bleasby, Lakehead, Ontario Government

If she is unable to jump through more financial hurdles, Paula may not be able to complete her fourth year, earn her degree, and become a teacher

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Analysis: Post-secondary Cuts Fallout

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Dan Landry, Doug Ford, Georgian College, John Bleasby, Lakehead, Ontario Government

It’s important to understand both Orillia campuses contribute significantly to the well-being of the Orillia.

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Enough

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Editorial/Opinion, John Swartz, Orillia City Hall

It turns out legalization isn’t even the gateway to pot.

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Butt Out

January 19, 2019February 18, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Editorial/Opinion, John Swartz, Orillia, Orillia City Hall

We saw the same kind of action on the taxi driver licensing issue – doing because you can, not because you should; using emotional response instead of evidence.

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