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."

GUELPH POLITICAST #424 – Inside Hillside (feat. Kate Johnston)

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Hillside Festival. Have you heard of it? Every July, the population of Guelph decreases, and the population of the island in Guelph Lake radically increases. They’re all drawn there for an annual celebration of music and community that’s still going strong after 40 years, and this is despite changing musical tastes, changing economic concerns, and even a global pandemic. So what’s the secret to their ongoing success? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #424 – Inside Hillside (feat. Kate Johnston)” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 25, 2024

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One more meeting before the end of the month! You can click here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. Due to the relatively brief agenda, there was no live coverage on Twitter, but you can read the break down of the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 25, 2024” →

RECAP: City Council Shareholder Meetings for June 25, 2024

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Another year has gone by, so let’s get an update bout GMHI and Guelph Junction Railway. You can click here and here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. Due to the relatively brief agenda, there was no live coverage on Twitter, but you can read the break down of the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Shareholder Meetings for June 25, 2024” →

RECAP: Library Board Reviews Programming and Financials

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It was a long summer night at the Guelph Public Library Board meeting thanks to a marathon closed sessions where they got a report about the CEO search so far. After that, the board got into matters of upgrading branches and upgrading the Strategic Plan, and then they looked back at the year in programming and the year-end financials before wrapping up for the summer. And now, for you, here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Reviews Programming and Financials” →

POLICE NOTES: Smash & Grab, Drive By BBs, and the Machete Bandits

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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: Smash & Grab, Drive By BBs, and the Machete Bandits” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 3, 2024 Meeting?

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A lot of municipal policy is going to come to a head at July’s Committee of the Whole meeting. From demolition by neglect to light pollution to lobbying, there’s a lot to cover in what is appropriately the mid-season finale of the 2024 year at council, and that includes the biggest issue of all, the housing crisis. So for the last time before summer vacation, this is what’s on the committee agenda this month… Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 3, 2024 Meeting?” →

RECAP: TAC Checks Out Renovated Digs at Transit HQ

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Before heading out on summer vacation, the Transit Advisory Committee got some good news and it involved expanding Sunday service to include on-demand buses in the very near future. That’s one of the nuggets from this recent meting of Guelph’s transit advisory board who met in the newly renovated meeting room at Transit’s head office on Watson Road. What other news was there from these shiny new digs? Check out the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: TAC Checks Out Renovated Digs at Transit HQ” →

RECAP: Police Board Hears About Internet Crime and an Annual Report

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The June meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board covered a lot of ground on a lot of issues. The annual report will be coming any day now, and there was a sneak preview for the public here. There was another annual report specifically targeting human resources issues at the service. In terms of investigative matters, the board heard from the people working on cyber crime and human trafficking. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Hears About Internet Crime and an Annual Report” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for June 24, 2024

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In their last meeting before summer vacation, the Guelph Public Library Board is going to have a lot of ground to cover. There will be follow up about previous reports on the work needed to update the various branches along with some of the usual monthly reports, and there will also be new information about the end of the yer financials and programming matters. And just in time for a little summer day dreaming, the board will look to the year 2029! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for June 24, 2024” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #423 – Why Do We Care?

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There’s a presidential election this year in the U.S., maybe you’ve heard about it, and like so much of American culture it threatens to block out the sun here, not to mention a lot of serious political issues we’re dealing with here in Canada. Why are we so obsessed with American politics and is it to the detriment of our own political enlightenment in this country? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #423 – Why Do We Care?” →