Author: Adam A. Donaldson

When he’s not the main/only contributor to Guelph Politico, Adam A. Donaldson also contributes to GuelphToday.com as their city hall columnist and co-hosts a political and current affairs show on CFRU 93.3 fm called “Open Sources Guelph" as well as the movie review show "End Credits."

RECAP: Social Services Committee Hears ECE Recruitment Needs and How Housing Stresses Ontario Works

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The June meeting of the Social Services Committee at Wellington County covered all the bases, and some bases that aren’t typically covered at these meetings. The pressures on housing in the region are having a pronounced effect on the bottom line, and they’re also having an effect on the people using Ontario Works. In other news, the committee supported a call endorse new federal legislation to help people with disabilities, and the plight of hiring ECEs in this climate was discussed. Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Committee Hears ECE Recruitment Needs and How Housing Stresses Ontario Works” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #377 – The Many Faces of Mike

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You may know Mike Ashkewe. You might have read his insightful columns at the Guelph Mercury Tribune, or you might have heard him on the radio talking about video games and pop culture, or you might have seen him serve as vice-chair of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, or you may have run into him when he was volunteering at Chalmers downtown. But do you really know Mike Ashkewe? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #377 – The Many Faces of Mike” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for June 13, 2023

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This meeting is all in the planning. 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 on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for June 13, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for June 15, 2023

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This month’s Guelph Police Services Board meeting promises to be a busy one, and police have a lot of different information to report, including the biggest report of all, the Annual Report. The board will also look at the annual Use of Force report, the hiring of some additional officers, and they will hear from several delegates about noisy cars and another annual report, the one from Crime Stopppers. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for June 15, 2023” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets More Involved in the Process

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After taking May off, Heritage Guelph was back at the board. Of note this month was a change to the designation procedure, ways to give committee more input in the designation process aside from that when the final report comes back for approval. Then, Heritage Guelph put some of that into practice by looking at two designations that are now in progress. Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets More Involved in the Process” →

This Week at Council: Non-Stop Governance and Downtown’s Future

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It was a long afternoon and evening in June at Committee of the Whole. After a couple of months with some shorter agendas, it seemed like everything came home to roost this month with a massive agenda under the Governance service area including procedural updates, the Strategic Plan annual report and the last (?) you’ll hear from the Smart Cities Office. Also, there’s a lot of work coming soon in Downtown Guelph. Let’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Non-Stop Governance and Downtown’s Future” →

CITY PAGES: Yellow Alert, Baker Groundbreaking, and New Fire Chief

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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: Yellow Alert, Baker Groundbreaking, and New Fire Chief” →

POLICE NOTES: Another Big Drug Bust, Boat Fire Vandals, and Perfume Heist

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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: Another Big Drug Bust, Boat Fire Vandals, and Perfume Heist” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for June 22, 2023

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Two Committee of Adjustment meetings in the same month?! What did we do to deserve such a treat? Well, despite the very full agenda at the June 8 meeting, the perhaps most controversial item of the month has been reserved to this standalone meeting, which will determine the short-term fate of the Days Inn property. Will it continue to be a hotel, or will it be something else? Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for June 22, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for June 14, 2023

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This month at Wellington County’s Social Services Committee, there’s going to be a lot of information. It’s going to have financial information, planning information, information about who’s being helped by the programs, and there will be some delegates too. Whether your concern is housing, social assistance, or childcare, there is something for everyone at this month’s meeting in the Guthrie Room. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for June 14, 2023” →