Open Forum

It is difficult to present Elliot Lake News as I see it
and remain focused on The Elliot Lake Mall
It is almost incredible that retirement living were working on another cement block building on Hirshorn Avenue without a building permit on July 16th after all the catastrophic events.
I am not going to take the time of day to find out if it true , let the building inspector deal with it !
Notices were sent by Retirement Living that the rents are going up and this will likely affect retirees on fixed income. For those on welfare it is rumoured that some housing has been provided at The Hampton Inn and  Hopefully Tim Horton's and MacDonalds will be capable of handeling the additional traffic caused by the Mall's closure.
I can forsee an occupy Elliot Lake Group or an exodus from Elliot Lake group if changes are not implemented very soon.
I don't understand the New Elliot Lake ? The organized township was saved from becoming a ghost town for the third time ;
  the population went down and now "WE HAVE A CITY ! "
The price of homes have skyrocketed and taxes have gone up and money flowed in from everywhere. The streets are bumpy and rough , falling apart , and the tennis court on Lakeview road is getting paved. The Bank of Nova Scotia was recently built and the whole parking lot is a mess...but now they are doing something.  
It is not a good time to pick on Elliot Lake and point the fingers  according to McGuinty  ... I say there has never been a better time , let's get transparency and speak up before we are put in arms way again as we feed the beasts !
If you plan to visit bring your own tent, the only hotel is booked for the remainder of the year.
If you wish to be involved join the appeal for new building codes for the province of Ontario - flood their e-mails so when they return from their summer break http://ontariolegislature.com they will have something of value on their agenda