This coming Monday is Labour Day, the unofficial end of the summer, and the official start of the real campaign. With everyone back to a regular routine, and in some cases heading back to school,… More
MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 2, 2026
In the midst of the municipal election campaign, the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health is returning to their great, big conference table at Public Health’s Chancellor’s Way office. On the September agenda, we’re talking about student health, drinking water protection, the drug poisoning crisis, and the health impacts of poverty. Just a light month. Here’s the preview… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 2, 2026”
GUELPH POLITICAST #539 – The Incumbent and the Insurgent (feat. Rodrigo Goller and Kevin Bowman)
The nominations are closed, the campaigning has begun, the signs are going up, and it’s not even Labour Day weekend yet! Time marches on, and so does this podcast, which this week will feature two more people running for Guelph city council, one is an incumbent looking for support to sit for another term, and the other is an insurgent hoping to replace one incumbent in his ward around the horseshoe! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #539 – The Incumbent and the Insurgent (feat. Rodrigo Goller and Kevin Bowman)”
Caron Lays Out Affordability Plan in First Event of the Campaign
It’s been a few days since nominations for the 2026 election closed, so where are all the political events? On Tuesday night, mayoral candidate Leanne Caron held a virtual town hall to discuss what is undoubtedly the biggest issue of the campaign, which is affordability. Nearly 40 people took part to hear what the current Ward 5 councillor intends to do on the issue if she’s elected mayor in October, and if you want to learn more follow the play-by-play below! Continue reading “Caron Lays Out Affordability Plan in First Event of the Campaign”
Billings Out, Richardson In, and Six Want to be Mayor in 2025 Election
By the time nominations closed at 2 pm on Friday, there were nearly 50 Guelphites who had made the leap to run for either mayor or city councillor. Continue reading “Billings Out, Richardson In, and Six Want to be Mayor in 2025 Election”
POLICE NOTES: Assault at Store, Motorcycle Taken, and Speeding on Watson
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 at Store, Motorcycle Taken, and Speeding on Watson”
GUELPH POLITICAST #538 – Election Season Begins (feat. Troy Bridgeman)
Nominations for the 2026 municipal election close this Friday, and you know what that means: Things get serious! With the finalized list of candidates for mayor, city council, and all the school boards in place you will start to see the campaign really begin and that means signs, and that also means press coverage. Are you ready to hear from the candidates, because you will hear from two today! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #538 – Election Season Begins (feat. Troy Bridgeman)”
This Week at Council: We Meet in August Over the New DC Plan from Queen’s Park
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water… circumstances forced us all back to the council chambers, or the live-stream page of the City of Guelph website, for a midsummer council meeting. The topic? A new plan to supercharge housing by cutting DCs and funding housing enabling infrastructure courtesy of the federal and provincial governments, but with an election coming timelines are getting tricky. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: We Meet in August Over the New DC Plan from Queen’s Park”
CITY PAGES: Cute Pet Contest, Garbasaurus Repairs and Milestone Achieved Downtown
The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Cute Pet Contest, Garbasaurus Repairs and Milestone Achieved Downtown”
POLICE NOTES: Indecent Exposures, More Distractions, and Arrest in Historic Child Death
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: Indecent Exposures, More Distractions, and Arrest in Historic Child Death”
RECAP: City Council Meeting for August 12, 2026
We interrupt your summer vacation for a council meeting. 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 August 12, 2026”
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