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."

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 14, 2025 Meeting?

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Starting a week late following the Christmas holidays, council will meet for the first Committee of the Whole of 2025 and there will be a lot of place setting for what staff are working on for the next 12 months. In this agenda, the new CAO will lay out her agenda and then intergovernmental staff will lay out theirs when it comes to advocacy. Surprises? There may be a few! Let’s check out the preview! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 14, 2025 Meeting?” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #449 – 2024: Year in Review (feat. Mike Ashkewe)

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If you’re listening to this on New Year’s Day then you might be welcoming 2025 with relief, or maybe even trepidation. If you thought last year was a rough ride it may be an hors d’oeuvres compared to what comes next, but before we get into all that, we’re going to formally say goodbye to 2024 by talking about the year that was, and the year we wanted it to be! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #449 – 2024: Year in Review (feat. Mike Ashkewe)” →

POLICE NOTES: A Quiet-ish Christmas Week

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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: A Quiet-ish Christmas Week” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #448 – Christmas With Kevin (feat. Kevin Coghill)

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It makes sense spending Christmas with a Kevin. The Kevin we’re talking to this Christmas though sits at the intersection of fighting poverty practically and fighting a growing spiritual malaise. In fact, he was the first and most obvious choice for this year’s holiday chat by the fireside, and he joins us this week to not only talk about the crisis around homelessness, but also the accompanying crisis of compassion. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #448 – Christmas With Kevin (feat. Kevin Coghill)” →

POLICE NOTES: Cigarette Heists, RIDE Charges, and $100,000 in Fraud

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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: Cigarette Heists, RIDE Charges, and $100,000 in Fraud” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #447 – The Strong Mayor Year (feat. Cam Guthrie)

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What do you think this year will be remembered for in the annals of Guelph history? Will it be the debate over the Public Space Use Bylaw? Was it the announced closure of the consumption and treatment site downtown? Was it when the mayor re-opened the 2025 budget to try and shave off two-thirds of the proposed levy increase? In any event, all roads lead back to one place, or rather, one person. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #447 – The Strong Mayor Year (feat. Cam Guthrie)” →

This Week at Council: The Epic Season Finale!

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Two epic meetings in less than 24 hours! This is how the council year ended with a slate of controversial items from changes to planning policy to statements of intent from council. First, at the planning meeting, there was a last ditch effort to save the historic greenhouse at the University of Guelph and at the regular meeting on Wednesday, some councillor looked to dissent from the mayor’s public statements. All that and more on this last recap of the year! Continue reading “This Week at Council: The Epic Season Finale!” →

POLICE NOTES: Ransacked House, Necklace Switch, and Great Skincare Theft

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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: Ransacked House, Necklace Switch, and Great Skincare Theft” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for December 17, 2024

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The last meeting of the year goes to the Accessibility Advisory Committee. For this one you should expect a lot of wrap up for the work of 2024 and some teeing up for the work of 2025, but the main point of interest might be seeing what happens in this first meeting after a fairly fractious October meeting where members of the AAC laid down the law, and their concerns, about their own autonomy. So let’s check out what’s on the agenda… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for December 17, 2024” →