Adam A. Donaldson

Guthrie Says Relax as Businesses Gets Antsy About Another Lockdown

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

Things must be getting pretty dark when the mayor has to send out a statement on Saturday night asking everyone to take it easy less than a week after the start of a new lockdown. But after days of some businesses threatening to ignore the shutdown, a protest on the same that was piggybacked by the usual anti-mask suspects, and a general sense of tiredness from COVID-19 restrictions, the mayor had to say something. Continue reading “Guthrie Says Relax as Businesses Gets Antsy About Another Lockdown” →

CITY PAGES: No Walking Tours, No Grads, But You Can Still Clean and Green

Published on Apr 10, 2021Jul 31, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The City of Guelph puts 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: No Walking Tours, No Grads, But You Can Still Clean and Green” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 19 Meeting?

Published on Apr 9, 2021Apr 18, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

For this third Monday of the month, a time when there’s usually no meeting of city council, the horseshoe will be called together for a very timely, and very important conversation about race in our community, and systemic racism in our city structures. Get ready for another council workshop! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 19 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 21 Meeting?

Published on Apr 9, 2021Apr 18, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

In the final of three council workshops in a row, we come to another session that discusses the long-term growth planning and strategizing for the Royal City. Guelph’s got to grow, but are our current growth plans enough, and what kind of adjustments do we have to make to the growth plan if they’re not? Let’s dig into another workshop about Guelph’s growth! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 21 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Board of Health Hears Update as Pandemic Rapidly Changes Again

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

This month’s Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting took place in the immediate shadow of a new stay-at-home and State of Emergency order from the Government of Ontario. In this Twitter thread covering the meeting, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Nicola Mercer and her staff explained the decision making behind the cancellation of in-person learning at area schools, and the progress of the region’s vaccination efforts. Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Hears Update as Pandemic Rapidly Changes Again” →

Submitting to Pressure, Ontario’s Going Back Under State of Emergency

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

After several days of sustained pressure, and an increasing number of new daily COVID-19 cases, the Government of Ontario finally bowed to the demands of doctors and public health workers around the province and issued a stay at home order. As of 12:01 am on Thursday, Ontario will be under its third state of emergency order since the start of the pandemic in a last ditch effort to get the virus, and its variants, under control. Continue reading “Submitting to Pressure, Ontario’s Going Back Under State of Emergency” →

Sale of Parkview Motel Finalized, All That’s Left is Rezoning

Published on Apr 7, 2021Apr 2, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Grace Gardens took another step closer to becoming a reality today with the announcement from the County of Wellington that the Welcome In Drop In Centre has completed the purchase of the Parkview Motel on Woolwich Street for its conversion to social housing. The next step will be in Guelph’s virtual council chambers on Monday when councillors will vote on whether to approve the rezoning and proceed with the establishment of supportive housing. Continue reading “Sale of Parkview Motel Finalized, All That’s Left is Rezoning” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #268 – The State of Pandemic in the City

Published on Apr 7, 2021Apr 4, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The State of the City is hosted annually by the Chamber of Commerce, a chance for businesses to network with each other, talk about what they’re doing, and then hear from the mayor about the latest selling points of the city from 1 Carden Street. This year, there was the usual positive spin, but the long shadow of COVID was everywhere, so what is the State of the City according to the mayor? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #268 – The State of Pandemic in the City” →

Schreiner (Obviously) Acclaimed Guelph Green Candidate for 2022 Provincial Election

Published on Apr 6, 2021Apr 7, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The opening move for the next Provincial Election here in Guelph was made by the man who will have to defend the seat. On Tuesday night, Guelph MPP and Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner was acclaimed as the local Green Party’s nominee for the 2022 Provincial Election, and he’s ready to prove again that a Green MPP from Guelph can make a difference. Continue reading “Schreiner (Obviously) Acclaimed Guelph Green Candidate for 2022 Provincial Election” →

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 6, 2021

Published on Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Money matters, provincial policy and traffic are on the agenda at this month’s committee 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: Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 6, 2021” →