It was a big meeting for big projects at the March planning meeting for Guelph City Council this week. From a proposed tower on the downtown core to the zoning for the Guelph Innovation District,… More
RECAP: City Council Meeting for March 10, 2025
Get ready for some big projects at a big planning meeting before council’s March Break! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for March 10, 2025”
This Week at Council: The Centre of the Universe
It was all Sleeman Centre all the time at this month’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Well, almost. First though, the committee had a discussion about development fees and whether or not they’re an impediment to new home construction, and there was really no final resolution there, but coincidentally that was also where they left the Sleeman Centre construction. For all the details, check out the recap below… Continue reading “This Week at Council: The Centre of the Universe”
POLICE NOTES: Fake Bills, Luring Arrest, and Proper Firearm Disposal Etiquette
There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Fake Bills, Luring Arrest, and Proper Firearm Disposal Etiquette”
RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for March 4, 2025
A packed agenda about taxes and recreation on this Committee of the Whole agenda! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along with the thread below, or you can watch the whole meeting for yourself by watching it on the City’s website here. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for March 4, 2025”
GUELPH POLITICAST #512 – “Do Your Own Research” Comes For Local Crimes (feat. Dr. Ahmed al-Rawi)
In this space and others, we’ve talked a lot about the effect of misinformation and conspiracy theories on our political culture, but there’s a growing and pronounced impact on our legal system as well. From local missing person’s cases to crimes so heinous that they capture the consciousness of a country, can our online culture be trusted with their role in law and order matters? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #512 – “Do Your Own Research” Comes For Local Crimes (feat. Dr. Ahmed al-Rawi)”
This Week at Council: Mo’ Money Motion, Mo’ Problems in March
Just when you thought it was safe to talk about council pay and benefits… After a contentious conversation about the subject at Committee of the Whole earlier this month, city council re-opened the debate for further discussion, and then they decided that they want to talk about it further next month. That was the big action at this month’s regular council meeting, but it was not the only action. Let’s recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Mo’ Money Motion, Mo’ Problems in March”
POLICE NOTES: Assault Rifle Seized, Honda CR-Vs Taken, and Copper Wire Boosted
There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Assault Rifle Seized, Honda CR-Vs Taken, and Copper Wire Boosted”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 10, 2026 Meeting?
March’s planning meeting will put a couple of massive new projects on the table, but at this point they’re only theoretical. There will be two statutory planning meetings for this month’s planning meeting, and there will also be two new heritage designations, and if we’re talking about housing this much, then it makes sense for staff to combine their talents and present to council the sum and total of the City of Guelph’s housing development initiatives, this far. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 10, 2026 Meeting?”
GUELPH POLITICAST #511 – Gab Fest and Scrambled Eggs (feat. The Breezy Breakfast Gang)
Breezy Breakfast has been one of the primary venues for local political discussion and information for the last 10 years. Now, not everyone can take time out first thing in their busy day to have a sit down breakfast and chew the fat about the doings at city hall, so presented here thanks to the miracle of digital recording tech is all the hot goss and chit chat that you missed when maybe you were on your way to work, or were maybe already there… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #511 – Gab Fest and Scrambled Eggs (feat. The Breezy Breakfast Gang)”
RECAP: City Council Meeting for February 24, 2025
Council has back in session this week after taking their own Reading Week off. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along with the thread below, or you can watch the whole meeting for yourself by watching it on the City’s website here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for February 24, 2025”
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