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."

VIDEO: Guelph Central Station is Complete with Ribbon Cutting

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It’s been a long, long road since ground was first broken on Guelph Central Station with the demolition of the old Greyhound Bus Terminal (2011), but the hub is now complete with the official ribbon cutting marking the end of renovations at the historic train station. In a ceremony this morning, Mayor Cam Guthrie, members of council, MP Lloyd Longfield, MPP Liz Sandals, and representatives from VIA Rail, Metrolinx, Greyhound and Guelph Transit re-opened the train station, ready to serve the future. Continue reading “VIDEO: Guelph Central Station is Complete with Ribbon Cutting” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #75 – Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington

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Guelph’s status as a volunteer friendly community is almost as renown as our environmental stewardship and our musical devotion. April is that time of year to remind us of who helps make a community, and that is the people who give up their own free time to give back to that community, and who better to share that point of view that the people of the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #75 – Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for April 1-15, 2017

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Twice-monthly, Guelph Politico posts the latest inspection results from the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit inspection of local restaurants, hotels, cafes, grocery stores and other businesses that handle food. We call it “Mangez!”, and this column highlights the latest inspections done by WDGPH, and the results they’ve posted. Continue reading “MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for April 1-15, 2017” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 24 Meeting?

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On this month’s council meeting agenda, there’s the integrity commissioner’s report, nominations for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and… Oh, who are we kidding?! The online voting debate is the one we’re all going to watching… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 24 Meeting?” →

VIDEO: How to City Council?

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It came up incidentally at the planning meeting this past Monday: how do you find out about city council agenda items, and how can you delegate if you want to have a say? Good questions, and the answers themselves are pretty easy to get if you know where to look. So if you’re looking at how to delegate to city council, find the upcoming meeting agendas, or just want to be more civic minded, please enjoy the below instructional video… Continue reading “VIDEO: How to City Council?” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for April 10, 2017

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It looks like a relatively brief agenda for the monthly planning meeting. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of tonight’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for April 10, 2017” →

How the Guelph Mercury Covered Vimy Ridge

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The attack began Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. By the time it was over, Canada had secured its place in history as an army, as a nation, and as a people, and we’ve come to understand that deeply in the last 100 years. But I wondered: how was the battle seen at the time, how was it read and understood by the people of Guelph through their daily newspaper? To the microfiche! Continue reading “How the Guelph Mercury Covered Vimy Ridge” →

Money for HOPE House Among New Funding for Ontario Non-Profits

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A lot of people in Guelph are going to get a lot of help thanks to new funding for Lakeside HOPE House delivered Guelph MPP Liz Sandals today. In an announcement at HOPE House’s downtown location today, Sandals pledged $150,000 over three years to “enhance the financial stability of those that need their help.” Continue reading “Money for HOPE House Among New Funding for Ontario Non-Profits” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #74 – The Central Student Association

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Today is the last day for University of Guelph students to vote in a run-off election for next year’s President of the Central Student Association. It’s no small position, but getting undergrad students to vote for the person representing them to the university admin, the provincial and federal governments, and on all matter of student issues is no small feat itself. Fortunately, next year’s slate of Vice-Presidents is already in place. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #74 – The Central Student Association” →