Committee Live-Blog – Guelph Politico

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

Published on Apr 27, 2026Apr 30, 2026 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

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

Published on Apr 8, 2026Apr 27, 2026 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

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

Published on Jan 14, 2026 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

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

Published on Oct 27, 2025Feb 14, 2026 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

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” →

RECAP: Police Chief and Staff Tell Board Investments are Paying Off

Published on Sep 18, 2025Dec 8, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

When you invest in the police, you get a return on that investment in increased community safety. To anyone watching Thursday’s Guelph Police Services Board meeting that was the message that Chief Gord Cobey and his staff wanted to send as they look forward to this year’s budget confirmation process and look back at the money spent so far. So there was a lot of money talk, and a few special guests too, but if you missed the meeting, get all the details below… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Chief and Staff Tell Board Investments are Paying Off” →

RECAP: Heritage Committee Looks at Official Plan, Sets Table for Fall

Published on Jul 3, 2025Jul 5, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The first full meeting of the all-new, not-so-different Heritage Advisory Committee got down to business, but only with two new designations. So what was this last meeting before summer break really about? The Official Plan for one thing as the refresh gets underway with a presentation to the committee, and then heritage planning staff will layout what comes next when we get to the fall. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Committee Looks at Official Plan, Sets Table for Fall” →

RECAP: The AAC Attempts to Rebuild with First Meeting of New Committee

Published on Jun 17, 2025Jun 18, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

When we last left the Accessibility Advisory Committee in April, there was no more Accessibility Advisory Committee. In the middle of the meeting, the majority of members resigned in protest after feeling that that they were not getting the requisite autonomy they needed from the City. Now, a new committee will try and rebuild, not just under the new framework, but under the controversy stirred by their predecessors. So how’s it going so far? Continue reading “RECAP: The AAC Attempts to Rebuild with First Meeting of New Committee” →

RECAP: County Staff Tested on Housing Momentum at JSSLAC Meeting

Published on Jun 11, 2025Jun 12, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The June meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting was stacked. Many, many reports were delivered to the committee especially in the realm of updates about social housing and paramedic services planning. There was some friction here as Guelph councillors expressed frustration with a lack of momentum on housing, while Wellington councillors want more expanded paramedic services, so let’s dig into the recap for more!

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RECAP: New Heritage Advisory Committee Gets Oriented

Published on Jun 5, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

For the first time, the Heritage Advisory Committee met. Yes, there are some old faces from the old Heritage Guelph days (which was one month ago), but there were also some new ones. In this initial meeting not a lot of actual heritage protection got done, but there was a lot of expectation setting and discussion about what the powers of this slightly rejiggered heritage committee can do. Plus, there was some vice-chair election drama! Check out the recap. Continue reading “RECAP: New Heritage Advisory Committee Gets Oriented” →