If you come to Guelph Politico looking for dates and times and locations for various political events and going on in the city – Good News! – I have initiated a new monthly feature to be called (for the lack of creativity) the “Politico Calendar.”

Here’s the events, meetings, and information nights to keep an eye out for in this first month of the year.

Jan. 11 – MPP Liz Sandals’ and MP Lloyd Longfield’s Annual New Year’s Levee, Italian Canadian Club, 1-3 pm

Jan. 12 – Regular Monthly Meeting of the Guelph Wellington Coalition for Social Justice, OECTA Office, Orchard Park, Ignatius Centre, 7-9 pm

Jan. 14 – County of Wellington, Land Division Committee, 74 Woolwich St. Keith Room, 9 am

Jan. 14 – Committee of Adjustment, City Hall Council Chambers, 4-8 pm

Jan. 14 – Monthly meeting of Guelph and District Labour Council, 400 Speedvale Ave., 7 pm

Jan. 18 – City Council Planning Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 7 pm

Jan. 19 – Syrian Culture – supporting families supporting refugees, First Baptist Church, 7-8:30 pm

Jan. 21 – Guelph Police Services Board Meeting, City Hall Meeting Room C, 2:30 pm

Jan. 25 – City Council Strategic Planning Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 6 pm

Jan. 26 – Water Efficiency Strategy Community Liaison Committee, City Hall Meeting Room C, 7-9 pm

Jan. 26 – CFUW Guelph General Meeting and Speaker Series w/ Karen Farbridge, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7-9:30 pm

Jan. 27 – Storytime with the Mayor!, Guelph Public Library – Main Branch, 10:30-11:30am

Jan. 27 – Wellbeing Grant Allocation Panel, City Hall, 5-8 pm

Jan. 28-31 – Guelph Organic Conference and Trade Show, University Centre, 9 am daily

Jan. 29 – Regional Economic Summit, The Frank Hasenfratz Centre of Excellence in Manufacturing, 11:30 am-4 pm