Category: Committee Live-Blog

RECAP: The Accessibility Committee Lands on a Direction for 2026 Voting Methods

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The last meeting of 2023 went to the Accessibility Advisory Committee, who had a lot business to take care before the holiday break. The big piece is that after months of back and forth between staff and committee, we finally have a direction for alternative voting methods for the 2026 municipal election. On top of that, the committee had notes about a couple of projects and the current state of the single-use plastic ban. So, for the last time in 2023, let’s recap… Continue reading “RECAP: The Accessibility Committee Lands on a Direction for 2026 Voting Methods” →

RECAP: GRCA Board Pressed Again to Save Nature Centres

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Like many boards, this month marks the last meeting of the year for the Grand River Conservation Authority membership, and there were a couple of issues addressed that are going to be an ongoing issue as we enter the new year. Once again, the board was pressured about the changes to the outdoor education program and nature centres, but there was also some last-minute changes to 2024 fees thanks to Queen’s Park. Let’s recap… Continue reading “RECAP: GRCA Board Pressed Again to Save Nature Centres” →

RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Makes Tough Call on Commercial Building

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There were a couple of complicated plans for the Committee of Adjustment to chew at their last meeting of the year. One had to do with an additional use variance for employment lands in the Ward, and the other concerning an addition to a residential property that has seen more than a few additions in it’s time. So how did it all turn out for those and other applications. Let’s recap the meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Makes Tough Call on Commercial Building” →

RECAP: One Quick Meeting for the Police Board to End 2023

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It was a short meeting for the Guelph Police Services Board to end 2023. There wasn’t much for the board to do, and they were two members short, but they did take this time in December to get themselves organized for next year; confirming the chair and the vice-chair, organizing the composition of committees, and talking about how the board will meet going forward. Here’s the recap (such as it is)…. Continue reading “RECAP: One Quick Meeting for the Police Board to End 2023” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks Ahead to 2024!

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The last Heritage Guelph meeting of the year did something ironic… It looked to the future. It’s been a very busy 12 months for the local heritage committee, a lot of long simmering designations were scratched off the list, but there’s still a lot of work to do before this time next year when all the properties listed, but not designated, are deleted from the registry due to Bill 23. And that’s where the work of this meeting of Heritage Guelph begins… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks Ahead to 2024!” →

RECAP: Vaping is Now a Bigger Cause of Concern for Board of Health

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The last meeting of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health this year came with some timely advice about making sure you’ve got all shots before the start of the holiday season. But while flu and COVID-19 are still hanging about, the Board heard about all new public health concerns around young people and how easily they can get a hold of vapes and other types of nicotine. How big of a problem is it? Consult the recap below… Continue reading “RECAP: Vaping is Now a Bigger Cause of Concern for Board of Health” →

RECAP: Library Board Lays Out Its Fundraising Plans

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In this final Guelph Public Library Board of Directors meeting of the year [shocked emoji face], we learned a lot about the planned fundraising efforts for the new main library and that project so far is looking pretty good! A special guest outlined the plans plus how and when all us regular folk might be able to join in the efforts. Also, the board looked ahead to all the other work that has to be done come the new year as we count down to the library’s opening. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Lays Out Its Fundraising Plans” →

RECAP: Education Programs’ Fate Stymies GRCA Board Again

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November’s Grand River Conservation Authority board meeting took a break from the immediate concern around next year’s budget. Sort of. The debate continued about the fate of select nature centres and the outdoor education program, and that’s a decision that was reserved another day to get more information. For everything else on the agenda, you can check out the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Education Programs’ Fate Stymies GRCA Board Again” →

RECAP: Transit Committee Learns About Budget Impact and 2024

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The last Transit Advisory Committee meeting of the year had a lot of ground to cover, especially with the 2024-2027 multiyear budget in progress. Speaking of 2024 there’s going to be some changes to at least one bus route in January, and we learned about all the thinking behind that decision. The meeting  also discussed two items generated around rider feedback and a few other projects, but you can get all those details with the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Committee Learns About Budget Impact and 2024” →

RECAP: Police Board Gets Update About Campus Policing

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November’s Guelph Police Services Board meeting was comparatively low key compared to the last couple of months. The big item of the month was the annual report from atop Gordon Hill and the present state of the Campus Safety office and their team of auxiliary officers. Some interesting things to report there, and there’s the usual verbal update from Chief Gord Cobey. To see those details let’s do the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Gets Update About Campus Policing” →