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: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for June 11, 2025

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It’s going to be a full slate in this last Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting before summer vacation! We will finally get a look inside one of the biggest operations to come out of last year’s Health and Housing Symposium, and we will also get a look into the affordable housing needs of Wellington County. Plus, there will be budget information, paramedic reports and planning for childcare. Let’s begin… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for June 11, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 17, 2025 Meeting?

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The third Tuesday of June is reserved for a special meeting of council, a workshop. The topic this time is one that’s near and dear to some of our hearts: Transit. For years there’s been a project in the works that involves the electrification of the transit fleet, and it’s been a moving target that’s changed a lot over the last five years. Buckle up because we’re going to try again on operations facilities! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 17, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: New Heritage Advisory Committee Gets Oriented

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For the first time, the Heritage Advisory Committee met. Yes, there are some old faces from the old Heritage Guelph days (which was one month ago), but there were also some new ones. In this initial meeting not a lot of actual heritage protection got done, but there was a lot of expectation setting and discussion about what the powers of this slightly rejiggered heritage committee can do. Plus, there was some vice-chair election drama! Check out the recap. Continue reading “RECAP: New Heritage Advisory Committee Gets Oriented” →

RECAP: Board of Health Talks Inspections and CTS Closure Impacts

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One last ride before summer vacation for the local Board of Health! At the June meeting, there were a number of information reports concerning the inspection of food vendors and childhood health programs, and there was also some discussion about the impacts from the closure of the consumption and treatment site in April. So we heard about all that, plus there was some actual good news on the measles front if you want to check out the recap below. Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Talks Inspections and CTS Closure Impacts” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #473 – Can A.I. Make Public Health Better? (feat. Michael Whyte and Justin Angevaare)

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Data is key to guiding health policy, and health units collect a lot of it, but formatting it, organizing it, and looking for patterns in it can be time consuming, meaning that you’re doing a lot of labour that has nothing to do with creating the actual health policy or solving a public health issue. If you’re thinking to yourself that this sounds like an ideal solution for artificial intelligence, you’re right! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #473 – Can A.I. Make Public Health Better? (feat. Michael Whyte and Justin Angevaare)” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for June 3, 2025

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It’s summer in the city and busy in the council chambers! 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: Committee of the Whole Meeting for June 3, 2025” →

This Week at Council: Shelter Debate, Climate Action, and Code of Conduct Amendments

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Getting back to work after a week off for the Victoria Day holiday, council dived into some controversy. Promised since the beginning of the month, council dug into the question of where to put a daytime, or perhaps where not to put it. There was also some additional discussion about the renewed Code of Conduct and the Community Climate Action Plan, but for all the details check out this recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Shelter Debate, Climate Action, and Code of Conduct Amendments” →

POLICE NOTES: Hat Trick Arrest, Seeking Possible Stalker, and More Car Thefts

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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: Hat Trick Arrest, Seeking Possible Stalker, and More Car Thefts” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 10, 2025 Meeting?

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It’s a big agenda for the planning meeting this June! More heritage designations, two new proposals, and the finished guidelines for the now Ward Heritage Conservation District is on the agenda, as well as a discussion about provincial policy! Is this going to be a “bring your pjs” kind of night at city council? It might be but it depends on how many people have ideas about these pretty big projects! Learn more about them below! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 10, 2025 Meeting?” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting for June 5, 2025

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New name, old committee. As previously reported, there weren’t many changes made to the operation of Heritage Guelph, but since this is kind of the first meeting of a new committee, we take a break from the seemingly non-stop series of designations these last few months and get into some orientation. Sit back, relax, and get ready to learn all about this new Heritage Advisory Committee from the basement to the rafters! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting for June 5, 2025” →