The Consumption and Treatment Site (CTS) at Guelph Community Health Centre will have to close by the end of March. This decree comes from the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference today where Minister of Health Sylvia Jones announced that the provincial government is banning supervised drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres. Continue reading “Provincial Changes Mean Guelph’s CTS Will Be Gone By April”
The summer break took a break as the Accessibility Advisory Committee got together for their bi-monthly meeting. On this agenda were some appropriately well-timed topics about wayfinding signage, upgrades to an area park, and renovations coming to the Guelph Civic Museum. Don’t let the time of year fool you because this meeting had some very serious conversations. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: The AAC Points the Way on Wayfinding and Signage”
This week is the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, a chance for staff and council members from Ontario’s 444 municipal governments to meet with their federal and provincial counterparts. But if there was a theme on Monday, it was provincial party leaders making a case for doing more for cities by forming the next government, and adding more fuel to the fire that a snap fall election is coming! Continue reading “AMO Speeches from Party Leaders Sound Like Campaign Kick-Off”
The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put 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: On-Demand Sundays, Humane Gala, and One More Rainbow Sidewalk”
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: Butter Heist, Glock Seized, and More Stolen Airbags”
After taking July off, the Grand River Conservation Authority membership gets back down to business with some fairly typical administrative matters. Look for the monthly budget update, some proposed changes to bylaws and new draft policies, and along with the current weather conditions, a report on some flooding that happened last month during those big rain storms. Let’s check out the breakdown of the agenda for August… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for August 23, 2024”
You don’t normally get a lot of political controversy – especially at city council – in the last week of August, but these are exceptional times… Back from the dead, and back from a contentious February meeting on this very same subject, council will debate again implementing a Public Space Use Bylaw. Strap in and get ready for what’s sure to be a rowdy time at city hall! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the August 28 Meeting?”
It was about this time last year that the so-called Greenbelt scandal blew-up. Although the issue had been simmering since fall 2022, the persistent efforts of journalists and activists to get to the bottom of the decision to separate and sell-off portions of protected land resulted in the land being restored, the minister responsible replaced, and the RCMP looking into whether or not anything criminal happened. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #Repeat – How the Greenbelt Was Won (feat. Kevin Thomason)”
Not everyone is getting August off. The Accessibility Advisory Committee will take a break from the summer break to have their bi-monthly meeting and tackle several different topics around local accessibility concerns. This August we’ve got changes to parks, changes to the Civic Museum, and improving the ways you can find your way around town. All that and more on this agenda for the AAC! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for August 20, 2024”
The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put 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: Drug Poisoning Increase, Pandemic Training, and Cute Pet Photos”
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