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: Guelph Sports Groups Agree That They Need More Space (Plus Video)

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On Thursday night, Councillor Dan Gibson hosted a town hall at City Hall that gathered representatives from many different sports groups around the city to look at the challenges facing local sports and to begin the process of organizing. Despite the forward momentum on the South End Community Centre, it was the main point of the town hall that we’re still lacking space for just about every sport you can think of. Continue reading “RECAP: Guelph Sports Groups Agree That They Need More Space (Plus Video)” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for March 22, 2023

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Council will fill their minds with thoughts of economic development. 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 March 22, 2023” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #365 – The State of the Arts

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We’ve always thought of Guelph as a uniquely artsy place, but is that still the case? Like with just about every aspect of life, COVID-19 had an effect on the arts; it’s hard to get out and see a band, or a local theatrical production, or to take part in a local festival when there’s no going outside. But as we recover from COVID we’re learning that the pandemic is not the only pressure point on the arts and local artists. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #365 – The State of the Arts” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for March 21, 2023

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After a break for March Break, we bring you this month’s planning meeting. 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 March 21, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for March 28, 2023

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This is the first month of the newly reschedule Guelph Public Library Board meeting now on the fourth Monday instead the third Tuesday due to the change in the council schedule. This month, there appears to be nothing out of the ordinary with all the usual monthly reports plus some money matters and the annual report about an important library function, information technology! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for March 28, 2023” →

POLICE NOTES: Busts for Break-Ins, Coffee Assault and Road Rage

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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: Busts for Break-Ins, Coffee Assault and Road Rage” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Board Meeting for March 24, 2023

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This month’s meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority membership will cover a wide variety of issues including the usual topics like current watershed conditions, and current financial conditions. In terms of recent events, the membership will look at remediating some contaminated land in Cambridge, a new pilot for pheasant hunting, and the mandated changes to programs and services. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Board Meeting for March 24, 2023” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 29 Meeting?

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Parking. We love and we hate and we have to deal it, and in downtown Guelph there are a lot of complications if you want to increase parking, or even if you don’t. In this latest council workshop, the horseshoe will look at the parking issues facing the core, and the ways that the might be overcome in the years to come by unpacking all the old challenges and some of the new ones. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 29 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 28 Meeting?

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This regular meeting of council will hold no real surprises (except, perhaps, the start time). Council will ratify the Committee of the Whole agenda, and there may be some attempted adjustments made there on a couple of items, and there’s a surprise additional topic to be considered as part of the consent agenda. Also, come early for a special second meeting on an entirely different subject. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 28 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Transit Committee Looks to the Future at March Meeting

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After being one shy of quorum in February, it was an almost full house for March as the Transit Advisory Committee threw themselves into some catch-up work and then looked ahead. From the pending presentation of the new fare strategy, to the coming changes from the Future Ready Plan, and yes, to an update about the roll out of the electric buses, there was a lot of ground to cover, so let’s start covering it with the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Committee Looks to the Future at March Meeting” →