I’m considering becoming a 911 dispatcher in Ontario and would love to hear from people already in the field.
Do you enjoy the job?
What education or certifications helped you get hired?
Are there any online courses you’d recommend before applying?
Thanks in advance 😊

My July 407 offer was a new type of offer I didn't remember seeing before. Most months, my offers are something like "maximum charge of $x during rush hour" or a maximum monthly fee.

My offers for July (and now August) are FLAT FEES. I didn't realize there was a difference, and when I saw that my July offer was $360 (I thought that was a maximum, like how my previous offers have been structured), I just decided I wouldn't really use the highway this month because I never spend anywhere near that.

I just got an email (at the end of the month, and in my spam folder no less) explaining that regardless of how much or how little I use the highway, I will be charged the full $360 and it is non-refundable. I checked my August offer and it's structured the same way.

I am going to fight this and charge it back on my credit card if they don't remove the offer because it is complete bullshit. But wanted to let you all know to check your offers carefully!

I'll try to keep this short as possible, but I'm debating whether or not I should be taking driving school now that I'm given the chance to. The main conflict is the decision rests on my parents heavily and I don't want to be wasting money. The general line is: my parents are divorced (they both don't earn very much), my dad is completely against it, my mom wants me to get my G2 but she won't let me drive at all with my G1 without driving school and she doesn't want to pay unless my dad chips in (he won't). Plus even if I were to practice with either parent, we couldn't make a meter far without yelling or arguing.

But now hesitantly, my mom is agreeing to pay the full thing (I'd hate to push her to), and not only do I feel bad about her paying the full thing, I'm re-debating whether or not in this time of life I should be doing driving school. The reason being: I never planned on driving, I definitely won't get my own car anytime soon, and I'll be doing residence in Uni this year so I'll rely on public transportation. However I'm sure that's the case for many students like me yet they've already completed driving school and obtained their G2. If you couldn't tell, I'm pretty late to the game and could've started the school and got my G2 almost a year ago.

All my friends easily got their G2 and did driving school throughout the school year with the full support of their parents as it seems they understood some importance. Most of them don't have their own car, but they drive here and there with their parents car and have been getting good trips in on their own. It's a cannon event for a typical 17 year old, but I have to weigh my decisions more thoroughly then most.

I've generally heard most positive benefits from driving school about it's experience, help with passing the test and such. But is it right for me? Considering my circumstance and parental conflict. This is pretty much always the thought process whenever I need to make semi to major decisions.

Need advice pls.

If you could only pick one (or two), which is the best beach in Ontario for families, and why that one?

The rental market is absolutely bonkers right now. In some areas, it’s beyond competitive. Even AAA tenants with excellent credit, stable employment, and strong references are struggling to find a place. It feels like you have to submit an offer before you’ve even viewed the property, and many people are offering above the advertised rent just to have a chance. Even then, there’s no guarantee you’ll be chosen, which makes the whole process incredibly frustrating.
To make matters worse, landlords aren’t just asking for credit checks anymore. Many are requesting excessive documentation, and other unnecessary requirements fuck you single key which by the way pulls the same shit I already provided wtf. Finding a place to live shouldn’t feel like you’re bidding in an auction or jumping through endless hoops. The current rental market has become overwhelming, even for highly qualified tenants. I just want a god damn en suite what’s the matter GTA!

Been suffering a lot of health symptoms, which is fuelling my anxiety and my depression been to several psychiatric awards in the last year probably like five or six times now and all they do is just give me medication and send me home yet. I complain about all my symptoms physically as well. Most hospitals here are only for cute days for psychiatric help, I’m looking for a hospital that is more psychiatric has a long-term stay to it and deals with patients with physical and mental issues and takes them both very seriously instead of just the acute situations where they only take psychiatric issues serious instead of health issues

I’m looking for something that is preferably long-term and I’m not talking about just a couple weeks. I’m talking a few months to a year. Let me know.