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: TAC Hears Next Steps for Fare Review and Central Station Upgrades

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At the month’s Transit Advisory Committee meeting they looked towards the future. With the business of passing the new fare strategy concluded last month at city council, staff are now implementing the plan and there was an update about that process. There was also an update about the pending upgrades to the shelters at Guelph Central Station, and did you know that Guelph now has two electric buses being shaken down? You will if you read the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: TAC Hears Next Steps for Fare Review and Central Station Upgrades” →

RECAP: Police Board Hears About Police Risks and Downtown Success

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Once again, the monthly meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board is timed to the death and/or funeral of a police officer. The memorial for OPP Sgt. Eric Mueller was top of mind for members of the board and Police Service staff, and so were the first six weeks of results for the new downtown patrol officers. All this, and a little bit more, in the recap of this month’s Police Services Board meeting. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Hears About Police Risks and Downtown Success” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for May 17, 2023

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This meeting is all about communicating. 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 May 17, 2023” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #373 – The Eye of the Storm

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If you’ve ever been downtown on a Friday night from November to April, then you know how much of the action is centralized around the Sleeman Centre. The Guelph Storm have been a local institution since their inaugural season in 1994, a Friday night beacon for Royal City hockey fans, so in honour of all that, we’ll talk to the man who turned the Dukes of Hamilton into Guelph’s team. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #373 – The Eye of the Storm” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for May 18, 2023

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This month at the Guelph Police Services Board, it’s about the money. Between the usual reports about correspondences and promotions and Chief Gord Cobey’s monthly insights, the other new items of business are about matters of budget. The financial staff will break down the first fiscal quarter of 2022 and there’s also the annual report about the auctioning off of surplus goods, but this is what’s all on the agenda for May. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for May 18, 2023” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for May 1-15, 2023

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Every month, Guelph Politico posts the latest inspection results from the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit inspection of local restaurants, hotels, cafes, grocery stores and other businesses that handle food. We call it “Mangez!”, and this column highlights the latest inspections done by WDGPH, and the results they’ve posted. Continue reading “MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for May 1-15, 2023” →

This Week at Council: Official Plan Decision Debate Takes Over Planning Meeting

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This month’s planning meeting was probably always going to be a controversial affair, but,  as it turned out, making a decision about a 23-storey tower at the corner of Wyndham and Wellington is something council didn’t have to worry about… for now. Instead, council had to find a new source of friction and boy was it delivered thanks to a staff report about the Ontario government’s decision on the latest Official Amendment. Continue reading “This Week at Council: Official Plan Decision Debate Takes Over Planning Meeting” →

CITY PAGES: New Logo, Special Olympics Return, and Lots of Events

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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: New Logo, Special Olympics Return, and Lots of Events” →

POLICE NOTES: Baseball Bat Attack, Distraction Theft, and a Rusty Trailer

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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: Baseball Bat Attack, Distraction Theft, and a Rusty Trailer” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for May 18, 2023

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This month’s Transit Advisory Meeting will catch up on some recent transit developments outside the committee room and then talk about what’s next. Since last month’s TAC meeting, city council formally passed the transit fare review so what happens now? In other matters, transit staff will talk about future plans, rider concerns, schedule changes, and, naturally, what’s going on with the electric bus. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for May 18, 2023” →