Committee Live-Blog – Page 11

RECAP: GRCA Members Hear About the Plans for the Old Waterfowl Park

Published on Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

September’s meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority’s membership had a Guelph-centric agenda item. Deliberations began about the future of the old Kortright Waterfowl Park in the city’s southwest end, and while no decisions were made at this meeting, decisions are going to be made in the near future. In other news, there may be some relief for GRCA pass holders who want to access the Elora Gorge. Here’s the meeting recap… Continue reading “RECAP: GRCA Members Hear About the Plans for the Old Waterfowl Park” →

RECAP: Transit Committee Hears That EV Buses Are on the Road and More Future Deets

Published on Sep 21, 2023Sep 22, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

After taking the summer off, the Transit Advisory Committee got back to work, and got back to the basics. Literally. The committee had an overview of their roles and responsibilities and welcomed some new members, and then they got into transit business. What happened to those shelter upgrades at Guelph Central Station? You will find out here, plus you will learn about the roll out of new programs and what’s coming in the future. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Committee Hears That EV Buses Are on the Road and More Future Deets” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Shares First Thoughts About Downtown HCD

Published on Sep 18, 2023Sep 19, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Two Heritage Guelph meetings in one month?! It happened. The second meeting for September had a couple of different issues, one was a demolition request for a property in the City’s (still) only Heritage Conservation District, and the other was the opening findings for what might be a future Heritage Conservation District. The one downtown. What are stakes? Let’s revisit that in the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Shares First Thoughts About Downtown HCD” →

RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Gets Stuck on Accessory Units

Published on Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

In some recent Committee of Adjustment meetings, the most controversial files have been property severances, the act of taking one piece of land and making two (or more). There were a couple of those applications at this month’s committee meeting, but they weren’t the ones that got the most attention. So which files drew the most fire? You can see that for yourself in this recap of the most recent meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Gets Stuck on Accessory Units” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets Unsuccessfully Waved Off from Designating Old Farm

Published on Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It was a very busy day for the Heritage Guelph committee who had a slate of new designations for their consideration, plus the surprise destruction of a heritage feature on the OR Lands. As for those designations, one got deferred, and another was challenged by the property owner’s lawyer, who seemed to suggest that there could be further legal trouble ahead for a really old asset in need of some defending. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets Unsuccessfully Waved Off from Designating Old Farm” →

RECAP: GRCA Members Blaze Through a Laid Back August Agenda

Published on Aug 25, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

After taking July off for summer vacation, and presumably enjoying the access to the facilities they manage, the Grand River Conservation Authority membership got together to handle some (brief) conservation business. The latest on the new MOUs with the members, a change in the tree purchasing pricing, and the filing of a couple of different reports made up the bulk of the agenda so let’s recap… Continue reading “RECAP: GRCA Members Blaze Through a Laid Back August Agenda” →

RECAP: The AAC Makes Progress on Trails, Elections and More

Published on Aug 15, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

There are no Augusts off for the Accessibility Advisory Committee who took care of a lot of business at this month’s meeting. Much of that work had to do with outdoor amenities like a new splash made, new trails, and increasing accessibility to trails by shaving down curbs. Also, the committee looked at accessibility improvement changes to the Riverside Park bandshell area and how best to have an accessible election in 2026. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: The AAC Makes Progress on Trails, Elections and More” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Digs Into Next Phase of OR Land District Plan

Published on Aug 14, 2023Aug 15, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

For a while it looked like there wasn’t going to be an August Heritage Guelph meeting, and then there was! There was one item on this agenda, but if you’ve enjoyed a walk on the old Ontario Reformatory Lands this summer, then you might be interested to know that the subject of this meeting was the heritage conservation district plan for the OR Lands. Where the work is now, and where it’s going next, was the one subject of this special summer meeting! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Digs Into Next Phase of OR Land District Plan” →

RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Gets Stuck on Controversial Separation

Published on Aug 10, 2023Aug 11, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It’s August, but summer doesn’t wait for decisions on minor variance applications. There were nine different projects on the agenda for this month’s meeting, and most of them were pretty straightforward with no real concerns from staff, but there were a few controversial applications, and there was one that was particularly problematic for the committee. Let’s recap this August meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Gets Stuck on Controversial Separation” →