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S Carpenter

Member since: Apr, 2023

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Councillors pitch projects for Orillia’s first strong mayor budget

Councillors pitch projects for Orillia’s first strong mayor budget

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S Carpenter replied

And who cleans up these parks?

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Dog bite leads to rabies uncertainty for local woman

Dog bite leads to rabies uncertainty for local woman

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S Carpenter replied

Don't think the dog could have charged if it was on a leash

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S Carpenter replied

omg rabies transmission from person to person is so rare as to be non existentant- They quarantine the dog and see if symptoms appear--if the health unit feels the risk is high then she would get treatment. The treatment used to be very painful and for sure she would not want to take it if the dog is not rabid.

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What party would you vote for if a federal election was held today?

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S Carpenter commented

I would like to see a category in these polls of 'I don't know'. I don't vote for a party and many are of the same mind. I look at the candidate and vote for the one I feel will do the best. So until an election is actually called and the candidates are known..... I don't know

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COLUMN: Are cellphones stealing childhood from our kids?

COLUMN: Are cellphones stealing childhood from our kids?

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S Carpenter commented

It is not just the kids that should have phones banned. They should be banned from public places. Three times yesterday while in a store shopping I was blocked in the aisle while an adult chatted/texted on their phone. I have almost hit a kid on a bike because he was looking at his phone and swerved in front of me. Adults and kids alike walk right in front of the car in any place at any time because they are looking at their phone instead of what is going on around them. They are convenient and great for emergencies but it has gone too far.

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Council divided over internet voting, elects to delay decision

Council divided over internet voting, elects to delay decision

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S Carpenter replied

Do we not have special ballot voting so that someone can bring gran a ballot and bring it back to the election site to be counted? Kudos to you for being on the internet. I think the idea of internet voting is fantastic, but looking at the studies it does not seem we are there yet.

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City to impose 50% hike in recreation fees for non-residents

City to impose 50% hike in recreation fees for non-residents

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S Carpenter replied

Isn't that a similar argument as those without children having to pay the school tax?

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Bench policy, downtown parking fees on city council's agenda Monday

Bench policy, downtown parking fees on city council's agenda Monday

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S Carpenter commented

Agreed, non residents should pay more to use our recreation facilities, but we as users could also pay more vs all taxpayers paying more. When the Rec Centre opened it was a lot cheaper than the Y was; I could never figure that out as there obviously were huge debts incurred building it. Those of us who used the Y would not have noticed any difference paying the same amount to the Rec Centre, a far superior facility. Currently I pay $30/mo where as I paid $50 to use the Y 5 years ago. You also have to look at the fact that the Y offered to run the new facility which would of saved us big bucks because the Y worked a lot on volunteers. Instead we have a unionized environment, paying top dollar to everyone from reception to program instuctors ( making $30+/hr) which at the Y were donated. I just shake my head at this political decision.

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City hopes DNA testing will uncover reason behind wave of beach closures

City hopes DNA testing will uncover reason behind wave of beach closures

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S Carpenter replied

I suspect that is something the study will look at.

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S Carpenter commented

Well the beach was used inappropriately when the washrooms were closed during covid and that could contaminate for a few years.

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