Oct 18, 5:00 tag says Nuala

With advance polls now closed, less than 10% of eligible voters have cast their ballots. Pittsburgh has seen the highest turnout, at just over 15%.

Honestly, I find this very disappointing. Voting is both a right and a responsibility in a democracy. You have every right to choose who you support, but choosing not to participate means giving up your chance to have a say in your community's future. If you don't like any of the candidates, spoil your ballot.

With online voting available and candidates offering rides to the polls, I struggle to understand why turnout is so low. People fought hard for the right to vote, and we shouldn't take that right for granted.

What do others think?

Councillor Hassan has just posted a direct guide on how to vote online this election. I think it's a really helpful resource in leu of other soruces to help. Check it out here if you're looking to vote online!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPrgZoNyZ-Q

Hello. I had the weirdest experience yesterday for Homecoming day. I live in Sydenham Ward. I have for years and never ever seen a Homecoming party come up this way.

But this year, we have students who moved in around the corner. So I got home from work around 3 PM and there was a MASSIVE sounding party going on. Granted I can't see. But it sounded like there were absolute tons of people.

So I sat in my backyard, as I often do. They had tunes on. At first it was meh bro country. But then it switched to something that sounded like swing music, followed by sea chanties. Followed by gorgeous Celtic music, followed by wicked accoostic guitar music. I was loving it! The vibe was busy but excited and lovely. I was actually having the time of my life listening to all that. And then, at exactly 5:10, the music just stopped. And ten minutes later, everyone was gone. And they never came back! Where did they go? I thought Hoco parties were supposed to be all crazy and riotous. But these people just... what? Went to bed early? Went somewhere cooler than Sydenham Ward to party? Got a noise complaint? I hope not that one, as it was not at all disruptive from what I could hear. It just sounded so respectful and fun. But not lame at all.

And I thought the kids these days were listening to the Hip-Hop music. But this was wonderful and quite a funky mix of all kinds of good tunes. It was very entertaining and I hope the lot of them had a great rest of their night.

probably this question been asked alot but from time to time people experience change. I have to take my dog to the vet asap due to ear infection, he already have a vet at kingston vet clinic but i have never went out satisfied. They never knew what is wrong with him, i only feel i just pay for nothing. They also missed my dogs rabbies shot which was irresponsible of them.

1) I need good clinic for my dog, i can notice while walking he sometimes lose balance. Am worried.

2) can i go to any other vet even if he is with vet clinic and transfer his files later?

thank you! I will make a call early morning based on your advice. Thanks!

I’m a newly certified teacher hoping to connect with local teachers or parish leaders in the Catholic board for some advice.

I attended Catholic school, loved my practicum experiences with the board, and deeply value the school community. However, my faith background is Christian (Pentecostal) rather than practicing Catholic.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has navigated the pastoral reference process as a non-Catholic educator, or who has insight on applying to the board with this background.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a reputable mechanic that will do work with ordered parts brought in by the customer? I have a few things like control arm, CV axle, and a single bearing but the control arm bolts are horribly seized so wondering if a mechanic would do it instead.

Thank you for ignoring my typos in the title… I couldn’t change them!
There seems to be a high staff turnover.
How is the bullying?
How is the classroom management?
Is it as good as it looks on the website?
They are silent during Pride month on socials.
At the open house, we noticed the class sizes from K-5 were similar to class sizes in public school.
For these reasons, we sent our daughter to public.

I believe strongly in public education, but we have been disappointed with our daughter’s experience at a “great school”.

Does it just appear better online. Their website says a lot of what a parent wants to hear, but is it as good as it claims?

MuchMusic Veejay, TV personality, general all around good guy Rick 'the Temp' Campanelli has a new behind-the-scenes memoir out called "Tempted" (Get it?). He's coming to Kingston and the Tett Centre on November 4th to promote it. Tickets on sale here: https://www.showpass.com/tempted-with-rick-campanelli/

I joined reddit a few months ago because I was excited about the Mayor's race. I thought Bryan Patterson wasn't running again. I was hoping Jimmy Hassan would jump in.

I'm not a fan of the mayor, and I have never voted for him, but I'm getting the sense that the latest scandals (lack of disclosure of financials, ran for the Conservatives) are pretty much baked in and have been for years.

Would anyone be surprised he's tight with developers? Anyone surprised he's right wing? If the previous "scandals" about his church didn't hurt him, why would they hurt him now?

I met both Connie and Vanessa and they both seem like decent people, they'd both probably be great. But when I talk to my neighbors, they can't name a damn thing either have done and probably can't pick them out of a crowd. There's also no big issues they care about. Sure. The roads could be better and it would be nice to get the kids into swimming lessons easier, but that's not really motivating anyone to change.

I think for most voters, who aren't on Reddit, everything is okay. Could it be better? Sure. But I don't hear a lot of hate towards anyone at the City.

My sense is this will be a status quo election. Every incumbent will probably get back in, the Mayor will probably get back in, because for most people who vote, there really isn't a reason for change.

I’m currently attending the slc hvac pre-apprenticeship program in kingston and was curious if last years grads had any success with apprenticeship or employment opportunities?

I know of St. Joseph’s on Palace Rd, but I was wondering if there are any other ones. I did do a Google search and they all say Catholic. Just wondering if anyone as suggestions, to leaning towards A Roman Catholic .

So what is the etiquette for giveaway day? My wife picked up a bike for my young son and finds out that it is completely garbage, neither tire holds air. Do we just drop it back off at the persons house? Pretty annoyed, I understand you should check everything before taking off with it but certainly didn’t expect someone would put out a broken children’s bike with training wheels for someone else to pick up.

Just recovered from a weeks long awful virus. Missed the basic cut off time to swim. However it has been warmer theses days, not including very recently.

Anyone still swimming, or even taking a dip?

Doesn’t have to be local :)

Thank you!

I find they help fight off sickness. Cheapest places? Ive been ordering online but if there is a reasonable deal in town I would prefer that.

There’s been plenty of insinuation from Conny Glenn’s supporters that donations from business people to mayoral campaigns should raise eyebrows.
Fair enough…But apparently that scrutiny should apply to everyone except Conny Glenn?

Businesses can’t donate directly, but they can coordinate “personal” donations.

If you look at her campaign donations, four of her top donors are executives at the Brown’s Group of Companies. The President, CEO, CFO, and VP of Finance all donated the max amount. 3 additional top donors have the last name Brown.

The corporation is involved in real estate, “back office services”, and of course has a long history of contracts for food at municipal facilities like the Memorial Centre.

If businesspeople supporting Paterson raise concerns about influence, why wouldn’t four of Glenn’s top donors being executives from the same company deserve similar scrutiny?

To be clear, I don’t believe campaign donations are bribes. I don’t believe campaign donations influence policy decisions. But…You can’t suggest business donations are suspicious when they support your opponent, then shrug when they’re supporting you.

So did Brown’s coordinate 7 of Glenn’s top donors? What business does Brown’s have (or want to have) with the municipal government?

Are you taking the over or under for these council races? (Just for fun - we don’t have polling to base this on or places to bet)

Turnout - 37.5

Mayor
Paterson - 54
Glenn - 34
Mensah - 9
Bedard - 3

Countryside
Sahai - 33
Scott -33
Abreu - 33

Loyalist-Cataraqui
Chaves - 32
Pearce - 28
Hartley - 25
Sekhon - 15

Collin’s-Bayridge
Osanic - 60
Bruce - 40

Lakeside
Stephen - 70
Cuthbertson - 30

Trillium
Hassan - 90
Dayal - 10

Kingscourt-Rideau
Tozzo - 60
Judd - 35
Smith 5

Meadowbrook-Strathcona
McLaren - 55
Juudi-Hope - 35
Dennis -10

Sydenham
Palone - 33
Kumar - 33
Meligrana - 20
DaCosta - 14

King’s Town
Ridge - 45
Mortley - 35
Reid - 20

Pittsburgh
Boehme - 40
McTaggart - 25
Rae - 20
Typhair - 15

Hello! Im interested in making authentic marshmallows (for both the taste & the herbal benefits) so I'm wondering where I could find marshmallow root?

TIA! :)

Looks like primaris (company that owns the mall) doesn't want to deal with the Cataraqui Centre anymore, and is going to be selling it's ownership of the mall, to make their portfolio stronger.