Category: Committee Live-Blog

RECAP: Heritage Committee Told There Will Be No Last Minute Reprieve for Listed Properties

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It was a short meeting of the Heritage Advisory Committee this month at the City of Guelph, but you can’t say it wasn’t a consequential one. The committee heard about one designation, approved two other matters on the consent agenda, and then heard about the plan for the rest of the year, which, sadly, isn’t going to involve taking their foot off the gas pedal when it comes to approving as many designations as possible. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Committee Told There Will Be No Last Minute Reprieve for Listed Properties” →

RECAP: Board of Health Hears About Progress on Drug Poisoning, Need for More Help

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It was remarked at the meeting that it’s unusual that the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Board of Health to get together before Labour Day in September. But there was a lot of staff labour on display at this month’s meeting, and more than a little good news in terms of progress on beating back the  opioid crisis, and the success of Public Health’s vaccination programs. In other news, there were insights from local parents and an important reminder about the kids going back to school on Tuesday. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Hears About Progress on Drug Poisoning, Need for More Help” →

RECAP: The GRCA Board Votes to Proceed With Sale of Agricultural Land on Niska

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It’s unusual for the Grand River Conservation Authority Board to meet in July, but these are unusual times. For the most part, this meeting was reserved to start the 2027 budget discussion, a necessity given the Ontario government’s push to amalgamate the GRCA with three other authorities. For Guelphites though, there were other stakes: eight hectares of agricultural land next to the old Niska Waterfowl Park that the GRCA wants to sell. How did it go down? Check out the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: The GRCA Board Votes to Proceed With Sale of Agricultural Land on Niska” →

RECAP: Board of Health Hears About Helping Parents and the Climate Vulnerable

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At the last meeting of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health before summer vacation, there was some timely discussion about the community health effects from the changing climate. On top of that, there were renewed warnings from Dr. Nicola Mercer about ticks and West Nile, but in positive news the region is seeing success in having fewer road accidents and in supporting babies on their way to becoming school kids. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Hears About Helping Parents and the Climate Vulnerable” →

RECAP: JSSLAC Has Questions About Winter Response Plan Success

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As seems to be a trend at these May meetings, the monthly gathering of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee was relatively shorter than normal. There were a couple of administrative matters that were examined, but the biggest part of the discussion was the report about the Winter Response Plan. Committee dug into the financials, the successes and what’s coming for next year, but for all the details go to the recap below! Continue reading “RECAP: JSSLAC Has Questions About Winter Response Plan Success” →

RECAP: Heritage Committee Told Decision on McQuillan’s Bridge Coming to Council Next Month

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Eleven minutes. That was how long it took for the Heritage Advisory Committee to get all their business done for this month. Several new designations were approved and there was a report about the cultural heritage impact of major proposed project downtown. The big news though was an update about the environmental assessment concerning a major piece of demolition by neglect, and when council will decide its fate. Here’s the (brief) meeting recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Committee Told Decision on McQuillan’s Bridge Coming to Council Next Month” →

RECAP: The Library Board Reviews Comms, Gets Ready for New Building

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As usual, the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors was the last meeting of the the month, and there was a lot going on. There were annual reports from the human resources and the communications department, and then the board looked to the future by putting some money forward to get needed equipment for new library building and looked how to organize future raised funds in their endowment. All that and more in this week’s recap! Continue reading “RECAP: The Library Board Reviews Comms, Gets Ready for New Building” →

RECAP: City and County Split on New Anti-Poverty Initiatives at JSSLAC

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Everything started off pretty good at this month’s meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee. First there was a celebration (of sorts) about the successes of the first year of the transitional housing project on Delhi Street, but as the meeting went down the agenda, things got a little more adversarial, especially as the committee debated two new anti-poverty initiatives. Where were those divides? Get into the recap and find out! Continue reading “RECAP: City and County Split on New Anti-Poverty Initiatives at JSSLAC” →

RECAP: Budget for Rent Supplements Boosted at JSSLAC; 20 New Household Per Month Will Be Covered

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It was a big meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee on Wednesday. With the final approval of the 2026 budget at hand, there was a who’s who of area social service agencies attending to make a case for spending a bit more to ensure that there’s funding for people who need rental supplements that will keep them housed and not make them another statistic. Did the committee for it? (Well, check out the spoiler in the headline.) Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Budget for Rent Supplements Boosted at JSSLAC; 20 New Household Per Month Will Be Covered” →

RECAP: Library Board Hears Youth Plans and Makes New Lease Offer

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Nothing too scary at this month’s Guelph Public Library Board of Directors meeting, just some of the usual updates. In terms of the new stuff, there was a discussion about youth programming at the various library branches and how the new main building will help them scale up those services. Also, there was a decision about a new lease agreement for the new library building in advance of the topic coming back to council tomorrow. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Hears Youth Plans and Makes New Lease Offer” →