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."

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting for October 2, 2025

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There’s not as much action at October’s Heritage Advisory Committee as you might expect as we’re counting down to the deletion of all properties listed on the heritage registry. Still, one proposed designation has made the cut for discussion while a property owner living in the city’s one current heritage district wants to make some changes. Let’s dig into the brief agenda for this month’s heritage brief. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting for October 2, 2025” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 7, 2025 Meeting?

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After a couple of weeks off, council gets back to work in the chambers again for the October Committee of the Whole meeting. This month, there will be some points of interest as more future construction downtown comes up for discussion, and so does a change to how residents are billed for water. There’s also some administrative moves including new names for new parks, and the usual staff recognitions. Check out all the details below… Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 7, 2025 Meeting?” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #487 – Inside the Mind of a CAO (feat. Stacy Hushion)

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StrategyCorp puts out a report every year called the Ontario Municipal Chief Administrative Officer Survey. The CAOs profiled have some strong feelings about Strong Mayor Powers, intergovernmental relations, housing, growth, financing, and and more, but what’s interesting is not what the CAOs had to say, it’s the fact that they said it. What are CAOs thinking when they’re given the cloak of anonymity? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #487 – Inside the Mind of a CAO (feat. Stacy Hushion)” →

This Week at Council: No Salt Added at Regular Meeting

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If you thought last week at Guelph City Council was busy you won’t believe how straightforward everything was this week! At the regular council meeting for September there were some new committee appointments, and there was some appreciation for Guelphites doing great things, but the biggest item had to do with salt, the variety that you use on the road in winter. For all the details, check out the recap below. Continue reading “This Week at Council: No Salt Added at Regular Meeting” →

POLICE NOTES: Distraction Theft, Dump Truck Collision and Baseball Bat Fury

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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: Distraction Theft, Dump Truck Collision and Baseball Bat Fury” →

RECAP: Police Chief and Staff Tell Board Investments are Paying Off

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When you invest in the police, you get a return on that investment in increased community safety. To anyone watching Thursday’s Guelph Police Services Board meeting that was the message that Chief Gord Cobey and his staff wanted to send as they look forward to this year’s budget confirmation process and look back at the money spent so far. So there was a lot of money talk, and a few special guests too, but if you missed the meeting, get all the details below… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Chief and Staff Tell Board Investments are Paying Off” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for September 18, 2025

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The Guelph Police Services Board are back from their own summer vacation and are getting down to business. This one will be stocked with special guests (well, two anyway) to talk about some specific projects involving police, and then we will dig into fiscal matters and the usual update from the chief. For details about all that, and the rest of the agenda, check out the preview below… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for September 18, 2025” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #486 – The Year at Council So Far: Part 2 (May-July 2025)

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School kids and teachers aren’t the only ones that get a summer vacation. City council, and those that cover them, also get a summer break, at least when it comes to the monthly meeting schedule. We now have a couple of weeks of meetings under our belt since August ended, but for this week’s podcast we’re going back in time to business at council before summer vacation. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #486 – The Year at Council So Far: Part 2 (May-July 2025)” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for September 16, 2025

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Council has the regular meeting a couple of weeks early! 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 16, 2025” →

This Week at Council: Big Nights for Big Projects

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It was a packed night, or make that a couple of nights, at Guelph City Council. Two nights, two big planning projects, one in the south end and one in the east end. Both have been hotly anticipated (dreaded?), at least one for many, many years, and while one is still at least theoretical, the other is now moving on to the next phase of development. For all the details, let’s get right into this week’s recap of council business… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Big Nights for Big Projects” →