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… More
GUELPH POLITICAST #537 – Local Man Runs for Federal Party Leader (feat. Mike Morrice)
In 2006, there was a lot of momentum on tackling the climate crisis: Elizabeth May won the leadership promising to make electoral gains, An Inconvenient Truth was a critical and commercial movie hit, and even The Guardian noted it was “the year the world woke up” to the climate action, and then… Well, progress stalled. Now, 20 years later, the Greens are looking for a leader again, but in this political climate can the Greens still make gains? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #537 – Local Man Runs for Federal Party Leader (feat. Mike Morrice)”
CITY PAGES: Still Looking for Laptops, Paramedic Negotiations Continue, and Foundation Impact Report
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: Still Looking for Laptops, Paramedic Negotiations Continue, and Foundation Impact Report”
POLICE NOTES: More Jeeps Taken, Peeper Picked Up, and Bad Driver Sought
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: More Jeeps Taken, Peeper Picked Up, and Bad Driver Sought”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the August 12, 2026 Meetings?
Wait, aren’t we in the middle of summer vacation?! For the third time in four years, Guelph City Council will be gathered for a last-minute midsummer meeting, this time due to the bad timing of the Ontario government who have yet another scheme to get housing development going in the province. Get ready to talk about the Development Charge Reduction Program as local governance interrupts your August plans! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the August 12, 2026 Meetings?”
GUELPH POLITICAST #REPEAT – Guelph: A John Galt Project (feat. Gil Stelter)
This is a big year for Guelph. Our downtown landscape is changing, we have an election in the fall that will usher in a new mayor and council, and then we will mark the city’s 200th birthday in the spring. Two centuries ago, it all began with one man from Scotland cutting down a tree near what we now call the Eramosa River, but how much about John Galt do we actually know? Well, as you will recall, one local academic knows a lot… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #REPEAT – Guelph: A John Galt Project (feat. Gil Stelter)”
POLICE NOTE: Lincolns Taken, Aeroplan Fraudster Busted and New Arrest for LCBO Heist
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 NOTE: Lincolns Taken, Aeroplan Fraudster Busted and New Arrest for LCBO Heist”
GUELPH POLITICAST #536 – The Year at Council… So Far (May to July)
Guelph City Council is now on summer break, a long break and then just a few more meetings before the municipal election campaign can really get underway. Perhaps you can’t handle anymore council talk, maybe you just want to be free to think about getting an ice cream at the Boathouse, or plan to visit all your favourite vendors at Ribfest, but after this you will be free… The recap of May, June and July’s council meetings! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #536 – The Year at Council… So Far (May to July)”
RECAP: The GRCA Board Votes to Proceed With Sale of Agricultural Land on Niska
It’s unusual for the Grand River Conservation Authority Board to meet in July, but these are unusual times. For the most part, this meeting was reserved to start the 2027 budget discussion, a necessity given the Ontario government’s push to amalgamate the GRCA with three other authorities. For Guelphites though, there were other stakes: eight hectares of agricultural land next to the old Niska Waterfowl Park that the GRCA wants to sell. How did it go down? Check out the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: The GRCA Board Votes to Proceed With Sale of Agricultural Land on Niska”
This Week at Council: Public Space Changes and the “Future” Reviewed
It was the last city council meeting… before summer break! There will be a couple of more meetings in September before the October 26 election, but will there be anything as controversial as the unscheduled return of the Public Space Use Bylaw? That one was put on the revised agenda, along with a matter of development changes being applied to a non-profit’s renovation project. We’ll get that, and the update about the City’s Strategic Plan in this last recap of the summer! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Public Space Changes and the “Future” Reviewed”
POLICE NOTES: Hondas Taken, Another Hammer Attack, and Plant Theft
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: Hondas Taken, Another Hammer Attack, and Plant Theft”
Guelph Politico 