How long do you have to live in Guelph to be considered a Guelphite? As one of the fastest growing communities in Canada, there have been a lot of new people coming to town, and there’s a natural friction between them and the ones who have been in Guelph for years. So do you have to put in a lot of time as a Guelphite before you can run for council? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #545 – Short Time/Long Time (feat. Kim Fry and Phil Allt)”
September is half over, and the campaign is heating up. The Guelph Politicast is coming back to you with two more candidates and once again we’re mixing up the wards, two from each of the two busiest races in this year’s election. This week, we’re going to talk about being a busy bee with one candidate and then we’re going to talk about business with another. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #544 – Bees and Business (feat. Mike Barber and James Doran)”
It’s the penultimate meeting of this term of Guelph city council! 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 September 15, 2026”
Where’s the hottest political action in Guelph this election? It’s in Ward 5! There are 10 people who are vying for those two council seats in this campaign, especially for that vacancy left by the one incumbent running now for mayor. The other incumbent? She’s one of the guests on this edition of the podcast, but before that we will hear from one of her challengers. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #543 – Back to the 5ive (feat. Wesley Harris and Cathy Downer)”
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: Missing Person, Speeding Teen, and Breaking in Twice in 7 Hours”
We’re back for a couple of meetings before the election! 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 September 9, 2026”
If this project teaches you anything, it’s that there’s some surprising connections between parts of the city even on opposite ends of town from each other. That’s the tease for this week’s election interview mash-up with two more candidates, one from the north end in Ward 1 and one from the south end in Ward 6. What is the surprising issue that connects them? You’ll just have to listen. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #542 – North and South (feat. Owen Martens and Katherine Hauser)”
“I don’t accept “because that’s the way we’ve always done it” as an answer. I happily challenge the status quo when it isn’t working. And frankly, what we’re doing now isn’t working. […] I love Guelph. I have always loved Guelph. I love Guelph so much that I believe it deserves four years of my time. Four years of showing up, asking questions, listening to residents and working to get things done.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: Rebecca Adam for Ward 6 City Councillor”
“I am not a typical politician. I am a doer. Throughout my career, I have brought people together around difficult challenges, found resources, built partnerships and turned good ideas into real projects and results. […] I am not running because I want to be a politician. I am running because I believe Guelph has enormous potential, and I want to help bring people together to make good things happen on your behalf.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: James Doran for Ward 5 City Councillor”
“At the end of the day it doesn’t matter if you voted for the person that got elected or not. As long as you are participating in the democratic process, you can continue to have your voice heard and your opinions counted. Your letters, emails, voice messages and conversations with candidates and elected officials make an impact and contribute to the type of city Guelph becomes.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: Rodrigo Goller for Ward 2 City Councillor”
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