Adam A. Donaldson

Painting the Town Orange and Other Stories: 2022 in Social Justice

Published on Dec 14, 2021Dec 23, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Nearly one-year on from a seismic shift on equality and social justice felt in the year 2020, the demands for change were still heard loudly throughout 2021. From a very consequential decision made by the local school board, to a major break in the demand for Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous people, to all the various humanitarian and equity issues in between, this was a very busy year on the social justice file. Let’s recap. Continue reading “Painting the Town Orange and Other Stories: 2022 in Social Justice” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for December 13, 2021

Published on Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It’s the last planning meeting of the year, and it should be a bit laid back. You can click here for the amended agendas 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 December 13, 2021” →

Ontario Now Last Province Standing Without a Childcare Deal

Published on Dec 13, 2021Dec 28, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

One of the main issues in the recently completed Federal Election was the Liberal government plan to supply the county with $10 per day childcare. During that election, about half the country had still not struck a deal with the the Feds, but as of today, every Canadian province, save one, has achieved affordable childcare. So will Ontario find a way to get to a deal now that everyone else has? Continue reading “Ontario Now Last Province Standing Without a Childcare Deal” →

Protestors Say They’re Fed Up With “Scariants” and the “One More Con” Virus

Published on Dec 12, 2021Dec 12, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The wind didn’t howl so much as whistle though downtown Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t the only thing making noise. Three weeks after a large protest among the pandemic skeptical in front of City Hall, about 60 people met again at 1 Carden Street to express their ongoing disgruntlement about the current state of things. In other words, it’s all going according to plan and they don’t care for it. Continue reading “Protestors Say They’re Fed Up With “Scariants” and the “One More Con” Virus” →

POLICE NOTES: Big Gun Bust, and Tracking Cars, Plus Stealing and Eating.

Published on Dec 11, 2021Dec 12, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

There are 137,000 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 gong 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: Big Gun Bust, and Tracking Cars, Plus Stealing and Eating.” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 20 Meeting?

Published on Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

A few days before Christmas, downtown at city hall, city council wrapped up the year, with one last Zoom call. Well, Cisco Webex to be precise. Before a much need holiday break, council will spend the last meeting of the year catching up on the business from Committee of the Whole and will consider a request from the Elliott Community. Merry Christmas, indeed! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 20 Meeting?” →

As Omicron Arrives in Guelph, Ontario Changes Their Pandemic Plans

Published on Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

For two weeks, we’ve watched the global spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and wondered when it would be detected here. Wonder no longer. On Friday, Wellington-Dufferin-Gulph Public Health announced that they’ve detected the first local case of Omicron locally. Meanwhile, Queen’s Park announced Friday that they’re departing from original post-new year’s plans to wind down vaccine certification. Continue reading “As Omicron Arrives in Guelph, Ontario Changes Their Pandemic Plans” →

Police Say Guelphites Have Lost $1 Million to Crypto-Scams This Year

Published on Dec 9, 2021Dec 10, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

For the second time in the last couple of weeks, the Guelph Police Services Fraud Unit is warning Guelphites that online scams are out there, and ready to take money from unsuspecting people. The latest warning from police now comes with a price tag. According to police, Guelphites have lost $1 million in cryptocurrency scams in 2021, and there are all sorts of ways that they’re able to get your money. Continue reading “Police Say Guelphites Have Lost $1 Million to Crypto-Scams This Year” →

The New Ward Map? OLT Says Let it Be

Published on Dec 8, 2021Dec 8, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The new 6-ward map of Guelph passed this summer is the map we’re going to use for the 2022 Municipal Election. This verdict came down Tuesday from the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), which dismissed an appeal of the new map approved by council this past June, with the Tribunal’s Vice-Chair saying that due diligence was done, and that the new map “achieves effective representation.” for the city. Continue reading “The New Ward Map? OLT Says Let it Be” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #301 – The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Published on Dec 8, 2021Dec 7, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It’s not often you pick up a copy of the Globe & Mail and see your sister and her family on the front page, but it’s also not everyday that a town somewhere in Ontario almost blows up. Around dinner time on August 26, two buildings in Wheatley’s downtown area exploded. The source, apparently, is a gas leak, but nobody’s sure and dozens of residents were relocated for safety. One of them was my sister. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #301 – The Town That Dreaded Sundown” →