Category: Guelph Politicast

GUELPH POLITICAST #430 – Caution’s Creek Part 2: The Future

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It took a while to get here, but the Grand River Conservation Authority membership last month approved a management plan for the Niska lands, aka: the old Kortright Waterfowl Park, but this is not the end of the journey. For nearly 20 years there’s been a fierce back and forth about what comes next for the property and who’s responsible for its protection, but even with a plan in place now it doesn’t mean that the controversy is over. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #430 – Caution’s Creek Part 2: The Future” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #429 – The Secrets of Stonehenge… The Guelph One (feat. Kristen Kerr)

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A couple of weeks ago at city council, a group of leaders representing four frontline agencies appeared to support the idea of a tiny home project in Guelph. The head of the Guelph Community Health Centre appeared on this podcast a few months ago, and so did the head of the Canadian Mental Health Association, plus the CEO of Guelph General Hospital was our special Christmas guest this past December. So if you’ve been counting, that leaves one more… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #429 – The Secrets of Stonehenge… The Guelph One (feat. Kristen Kerr)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #428 – The S#!t Disturber (feat. Mike Sullivan)

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What could have been a small one-day story about disagreements around the table at Stratford city council has become emblematic of a bigger issue. Aside from the fine line between criticism of our civic leaders and outright threatening behaviour, there’s also a question about whether their mayor and council are being as open and transparent as it should be, and one man – famously – has his doubts. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #428 – The S#!t Disturber (feat. Mike Sullivan)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #427 – The Squeeze

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The housing and affordability issues are massive, and to think that one action at one level of government is going to have a measurable impact is not understand that. This week at city hall, Guelph council will talk about proceeding with a tiny homes encampment, but that’s one finger in one hole of a dam that needs a lot of repairs. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #427 – The Squeeze” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #426 – The Year at Committees So Far…

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There’s a lot of work when it comes to the grind of municipal governance and policy development, but it doesn’t always start with city council (though it does often end with them). So on this episode of the podcast we’re going to try and cram six months of work by eight different committees into 30 minutes of audio, from the retirement of the library’s head to the debate over a bus chime to the ongoing issues around housing. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #426 – The Year at Committees So Far…” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #425 – Understanding Homelessness (feat. Dr. Erin Dej)

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Our daily news is overflowing with stories about the breadth of the housing crisis, and governments are responding with new measures and funding, but these actions are based in a system that wasn’t designed to handle a problem this massive, or this complicated. This partially explains why nothing we’ve tried so far has had the impact we’ve wanted, so do we truly understand homelessness on a systemic level? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #425 – Understanding Homelessness (feat. Dr. Erin Dej)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #424 – Inside Hillside (feat. Kate Johnston)

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Hillside Festival. Have you heard of it? Every July, the population of Guelph decreases, and the population of the island in Guelph Lake radically increases. They’re all drawn there for an annual celebration of music and community that’s still going strong after 40 years, and this is despite changing musical tastes, changing economic concerns, and even a global pandemic. So what’s the secret to their ongoing success? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #424 – Inside Hillside (feat. Kate Johnston)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #423 – Why Do We Care?

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There’s a presidential election this year in the U.S., maybe you’ve heard about it, and like so much of American culture it threatens to block out the sun here, not to mention a lot of serious political issues we’re dealing with here in Canada. Why are we so obsessed with American politics and is it to the detriment of our own political enlightenment in this country? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #423 – Why Do We Care?” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #422 – Walk The Line

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For this week’s podcast, we’re taking it on the road! There are two big protests of a sort happening in Guelph right now, one is technically a strike, and the other is an encampment on campus. Both are local stories with implications beyond the city limits, both are examples of renewed interest in direct action, and both started at around the same time. So how are things going out there, and are these actions having an impact? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #422 – Walk The Line” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #REPEAT- Have You Considered “Dark Tourism”?

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There’s been a lot of discussion recently about boosting Guelph’s tourism profile. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities are working hard to rebuild their shattered tourism industries and Guelph is no exception, which is why the City of Guelph this week launched the Tourism Grants Program, designed to support the development and attraction of new tourism initiatives across Guelph. So here’s an idea… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #REPEAT- Have You Considered “Dark Tourism”?” →