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."

Community Concerned About Loss of Fitness Room at Victoria Rec Centre

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March Break programs at the Victoria Road Recreation Centre last week may be the last time for many Guelphites to enjoy the facilities there before the Centre is closed for one year of renovations and improvements. For one group of citizens though, they’ve already enjoyed the access to the Rec Centre’s weight room and sauna for the last time, and we mean ever because when the Victoria Road Recreation Centre re-opens next spring, it will no longer have a weight room or sauna. Continue reading “Community Concerned About Loss of Fitness Room at Victoria Rec Centre” →

Sandals and Moridi $23 Million for Renos at the OVC

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Today at the Lifetime Learning Centre at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, the Government of Ontario announced it was spending $23 million to renovated the present OVC building, and build a new one. The cheque is part of the provincial government’s pledge to spend $160 billion over 12 years on infrastructure improvements across Ontario; $3 billion of which is capital grants to improve post-secondary institutions over the next 10 years. Continue reading “Sandals and Moridi $23 Million for Renos at the OVC” →

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

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It what’s sure to be an action-packed meeting, the agenda for the March 21 city council meet will run the gambit of committee reports from water, to business licenses, to Victoria Road Recreation Centre, to street signs, to renovations. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for March 21’s Meeting?” →

Mangez! Dine Safe Guide for March 1-15, 2016

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In a new twice-monthly feature, Guelph Politico will post 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’ll call it “Mangez!”, and this column will highlight the latest inspections done by WDGPH, and the results they’ve posted. Shall we begin with the first half of March… Continue reading “Mangez! Dine Safe Guide for March 1-15, 2016” →

Local Music Legend Mo’ Kauffey Passes Away

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It’s a sad day for Guelph music fans with the news that Gary W. Wickizer, AKA: Mo’ Kauffey, has lost his fight with cancer. He may have been born in Colorado, but Mo’ was quintessentially Guelph, and like all good Bluesmen, he’s strummed his last song and exited the stage. Continue reading “Local Music Legend Mo’ Kauffey Passes Away” →

City Sends Out Tender to Finally Finish Guelph Central Station

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Last week, the City of Guelph released a tender. It’s a regular occurrence, City Hall releases tenders all the time for various projects. But for local transit nerds, this is a big deal because it means the beginning of the end of a five year odyssey to create an inter-modal transit hub downtown. Yes, the City has released a tender to find a general contractor to renovate Guelph’s historic train station. Continue reading “City Sends Out Tender to Finally Finish Guelph Central Station” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #32 – Kelly Smith of the 2016 Resilience Festival

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You might have heard that the people of Guelph are known for being environmentally friendly. Given that somewhat foggy reputation, you might imagine that next Saturday’s commemoration of Earth Hour is an occasion here in the Royal City, but you only know the half of it. In 2010, Transition Guelph first held an Earth Hour potluck for the community, a candle-lit communal meal to mark the one hour per year we give up electricity in acknowledgement of how beholden we are to it. And now, in 2016, that one meal has grown into a full-blown festival. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #32 – Kelly Smith of the 2016 Resilience Festival” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for March 7, 2016

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Two major pieces of rezoning are up for discussion at this week’s city council 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 March 7, 2016” →