MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 6, 2023

September arrives, and that means it’s back to school and back to work for the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health! It looks like the public health staff spent their summer writing some pretty big reports on the health effects of poverty, the lingering effects of the pandemic, increasing immunizations and vaping. Plus, we’re getting ready for cold and flu and COVID season this fall. Get ready, because there’s a lot of ground to cover Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 6, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for September 14, 2023

Committee of Adjustment doesn’t take summers off, so the September meeting is no big thing. Just another month at the office as it were. And even though it’s September, there are a dozen different applications looking for committee approval from accessory units to a new coffee shop and a couple of property severances. It’s a full line-up so let’s see what Committee of Adjustment are going to be dealing with… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for September 14, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for August 25, 2023

After a July break, the membership of the Grand River Conservation Authority will take part in a late August meeting in what looks like a pretty straightforward agenda with the usual financial and watershed condition updates. In terms of new material, we’ve got the cost of tree planting, a once-in-a-decade report, and an update about the changes to how the GRCA is managed with its member municipalities. Let us preview the meeting… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for August 25, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for August 15, 2023

There’s no rest for the Accessibility Advisory Committee this August because they’ve got a lot of accessibility business to take care of. On this agenda there are ongoing matters of interest like the next municipal election, a new splash pad, and several new trails being developed around town. That’s almost literally a lot of ground to cover, so get more informed with the preview of this month’s AAC meeting. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for August 15, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for August 14, 2023

We interrupt this summer vacation for a Heritage Guelph meeting. The time and day was reserved, though staff weren’t initially sure that there would be a need for this August meeting, but it seems like there’s one thing that they want to get done before September arrives. Put your thinking caps on because we’re going back to the property formally known as the Ontario Reformatory for a look at its future on paper. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for August 14, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for August 10, 2023

Committee of Adjustment doesn’t take summers off, so here we are with the August committee meeting coming up, and it is a very staked agenda indeed. Nearly 10 different items ranging from a land severance, new commercial spaces, and all kinds of adjusted setbacks will require a decision from the board, as undoubtedly a few of these projects are looking to get going before the end of summer. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for August 10, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for July 26, 2023

Surprise! You cannot escape July without one last meeting, and it’s the Wellington County Social Services Meeting. It’s fitting that just a week after that Grace Gardens officially opened that we get a meeting with the one item that’s on this agenda, and having said that you can probably guess what it is. If you’re concerned about the progress on social housing here in Guelph and Wellington County, you may be about to hear some good news. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for July 26, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for July 20, 2023

The Guelph Police Services Board is still meeting, for July anyway, and there are a couple of different pieces of business that they need to dispatched before summer vacation begins. Along with the usual monthly matters like the Chief’s report and new appointments, there’s a follow-up report to last month’s delegation about loud cars, and, despite the timing, we’re about to catch budget fever. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for July 20, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for July 13, 2023

No summer breaks for Committee of Adjustment who have a very packed agenda for this July meeting. Keep your eyes open for more land severances as owners are trying to turn one property into two, and sometimes three or more. There are also some additions and expansions to consider, and a couple of deferred decisions finally come back for a real decision from the committee. Let’s check out the slate… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Committee of Adjustment Meeting for July 13, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for July 10, 2023

Heritage Guelph doesn’t take summers off, just August, so for this last meeting before summer vacation there are three last pieces of business that needs to be complete before some fun in the literal and/or proverbial sun. There’s at least one more delegation to send to council and two more pending delegations to examine before we take a break from heritage concerns till September. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for July 10, 2023”