This morning, Mayor Cam Guthrie delivered the annual State of the City address at a Chamber of Commerce hosted event at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre. The theme of the address: #GuelphProud. Continue reading “VIDEO: Watch Mayor Guthrie Deliver the 2017 State of the City”
State of the City 2017Mayor Cam Guthrie delivers the annual State of the City address this morning at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre on Stone Rd. The annual event hosted by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce is a chance to talk broadly about the City of Guelph commitments and priorities for the year ahead. So what will Guthrie commit to or share for 2017? Follow along on Twitter and Storify too. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: State of the City Address 2017”
It was one year ago today that the news broke that the Guelph Mercury was shutting down. Under different circumstances, this year would be a cause for celebration for the Merc, it’s 150th birthday, but instead, despite the honest efforts of several people in the community, the hole left behind by the paper’s closure still hasn’t been filled. So is there a better time to look back? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #65 – Phil Andrews, Former Editor of the Guelph Mercury”
The first full council meeting of the year will be a mix of planning and regular council meeting concerns. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 30 Meeting?”
Saturday marked the sad goodbye of another Downtown Guelph institution, Thomas Video. I worked there in its final phase of life, and before leaving for the last time I got store owner Ian Findlay in a corner for a minute to talk about the store, its legacy, and what he’ll miss after 34 years in business. Continue reading “VIDEO: A Farewell to Thomas Video”
It’s arguably the most important meeting of the year for any city councillor, the night when council votes on the city budget for the coming year. What could possibly more important that the immediate financial future of the city for one of the politicians that oversees it? Well, Phil Allt couldn’t make the budget night vote last month, and he had a very excellent excuse: he was saving his brother’s life. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #64 – The Allt Brothers”
It’s a Politico first! Check out the Facebook Live recap of yesterday’s Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.
Continue reading “FACEBOOK LIVE: Committee-of-the-Whole Post Game – January 17, 2017”
Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for January 16, 2017”
You may have heard about the more than 200,000 people that are heading to Washington D.C. this weekend to protest incoming President Donald Trump. You may have read about the quartet of Guelph women who are going to join them. But if you can’t make the trip yourself, or even go to a solidarity march just down the road in Toronto at Queen’s Park, then there’s good news. The Royal City’s going to show their anti-Trump colours too. Continue reading “Guelph’s Going to Protest Trump Too”
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 January 1-15, 2017”
