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… More
RECAP: The Library Board Reviews Comms, Gets Ready for New Building
As usual, the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors was the last meeting of the the month, and there was a lot going on. There were annual reports from the human resources and the communications department, and then the board looked to the future by putting some money forward to get needed equipment for new library building and looked how to organize future raised funds in their endowment. All that and more in this week’s recap! Continue reading “RECAP: The Library Board Reviews Comms, Gets Ready for New Building”
This Week at Council: Debating Bumps in the Road at Regular Meeting
Straightforward regular council meeting to end April, right? (Albeit a week earlier than what have been expected.) Not so fast! The agenda was the confirmation of stuff that’s already passed, and the endorsement to create a Canadian Chinese Heritage Month, but there was apparently more to be said about traffic calming, and traffic calming options. What more was there left to say and how did the traffic calming policy change? Read the recap below… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Debating Bumps in the Road at Regular Meeting”
POLICE NOTES: Assassin Game Warning, Girl Bites Man, and No Truck Rallies
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: Assassin Game Warning, Girl Bites Man, and No Truck Rallies”
Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 5, 2026 Meeting?
It’s “Money May” for this month’s Committee of the Whole meeting. The lion’s share of this agenda concerns the fiscal wrap-up for 2025 and there’s going to be some extremely mixed news there. There’s also going to be the results of another value-for-money audit, plus some timely reports concerning the election that’s about to begin, and the possibilities for the election coming up in four years. Let’s check out the preview… Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 5, 2026 Meeting?”
REMINDER: Election Starts One Week From Today!
In exactly one week, nominations will open for the 2026 municipal election, and then we’ll start the countdown to what looks like a big change in municipal governance this fall. between the change in Guelph’s mayor, what looks to be several new members of city council, and beisieged school boards, there will be a lot to sort out over the next couple of months, and to begin with, scroll down here see important dates, who can run, how you can vote, what coverage is coming up in Guelph Politico, and MOAR!!!! Continue reading “REMINDER: Election Starts One Week From Today!”
MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for April 27, 2026
The April meeting of the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors will be a busy one. All the usual reports will be on the table, including an update about the new central library, which is quickly approaching its opening date. In other news, the board will be asked to move some money around, and some of that will be in relation to the new building, and they will hear a couple of reports about staff work in the last year. Here’s the preview! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for April 27, 2026”
GUELPH POLITICAST #520 – Earth Day Politics (feat. Mike Schreiner)
Today is Earth Day if you’re listening to this promptly on Wednesday, but it’s hard to think of a time in the last 30 years where it seems like the environment has been less of an issue. Despite the increasing frequency of dangerous weather events, the rapid loss of farmland, and concerns about ground water, environmental issues seem less and less to be a priority, and few people know that better than the Green Party of Ontario leader. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #520 – Earth Day Politics (feat. Mike Schreiner)”
RECAP: City Council Meeting for April 21, 2026
It’s the last council meeting… before the election begins! 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 April 21, 2026”
This Week at Council: More Heights, Less Affordable Housing with Downtown Community Plan
This week at Guelph city council was the monthly planning meeting, and it was the first time that the debate was pushed to nearly midnight in a long time. So what was so controversial? Well, there was a couple of new projects on both sides of College Avenue, one big and one small, but it was the smaller one that got the biggest reactions. Then there was the plan to get more affordable units downtown, which didn’t not turn out the way we might have hoped. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: More Heights, Less Affordable Housing with Downtown Community Plan”
POLICE NOTES: Big Drug Bust, Crypto Scam, and Mischief Calls
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: Big Drug Bust, Crypto Scam, and Mischief Calls”
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