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GUELPH POLITICAST #444 – The Ongoing Struggle at Community Living (feat. Cindy Kinnon)

Published on Nov 27, 2024Dec 5, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Community Living Guelph Wellington has been around since 1955 providing support and services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families in the communities in which they live, and for the last few years they’ve faced some serious financial issues. 2024 is no exception, but might the important services of Community Living get lost in the shuffle of all the crushing need out there. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #444 – The Ongoing Struggle at Community Living (feat. Cindy Kinnon)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #443 – The Aftermath Downtown

Published on Nov 20, 2024Dec 5, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Last week, the reality of the Public Space Use Bylaw came into effect with the formal eviction of everyone in tents from St. George’s Square. The square is clear now of tents, but the people who lived in those tents have not disappeared or found permanent homes. In fact, they’re more vulnerable than ever, and even before the eviction last week, they were hurting. This is a story about the human toll of the Public Space Use Bylaw. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #443 – The Aftermath Downtown” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #442 – The War on Bike Lanes (feat. Mike Darmon & Adrian Salvatore)

Published on Nov 13, 2024Nov 12, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

If you feel like active transportation options are under siege at the moment, you’re not alone. The Ontario government is coming for municipal bike lanes while cities like Guelph, facing unprecedented financial barriers, are seeing robust active transportation networks as a “nice to have”. We’ve spent the last few years trying to undo decades of building our cities around the personal automobile, but is the war on bike lanes finally here? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #442 – The War on Bike Lanes (feat. Mike Darmon & Adrian Salvatore)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #441 – The AAC Spills the Tea (feat. Lorelei Root)

Published on Nov 6, 2024Nov 4, 2024 by Adam A. Donaldson1 Comment

Watching the Accessibility Advisory Committee meetings over the last several months there’s a particular undercurrent that some members of the committee feel like they’re not being listened to, and that there was a disconnect between their expectations and what City of Guelph staff wanted them to do. And then came the Public Space Use Bylaw and the waters got even choppier. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #441 – The AAC Spills the Tea (feat. Lorelei Root)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #440 – The Wheels Off the Bus? (feat. Scott Bate)

Published on Oct 30, 2024Oct 29, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

If you think traffic and travel are bad now, it might not compare to what awaits if Guelph Transit workers go on strike, or are locked out by the City. It could be worse. In so much as these things never happen at the best possible time, it might be even worse for Guelph Transit now as they hit new ridership records and try to justify increased expenses as City Hall is looking to save pennies. So is transit job action a foregone conclusion? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #440 – The Wheels Off the Bus? (feat. Scott Bate)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #439 – Guelph Stuff (feat. Scotty Hertz)

Published on Oct 23, 2024Oct 22, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Here, at the end of October, there’s a lot going on from new budgets to potential strikes to changes to our recycling, so it seems like a good time to pause and talk about some recent events before the news gets even crazier. This week, we’re going to catch up with a friend from a different show, and we’re all going to catch up with all the important issues going on in the news. The Guelph Stuff! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #439 – Guelph Stuff (feat. Scotty Hertz)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #438 – The Fireworks Lobby (feat. Aleem Kanji)

Published on Oct 16, 2024Oct 15, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

A number of Ontario municipalities including Brampton, Woodstock, Milton, and Halton Hills have banned fireworks outright, and several others including Kitchener are looking at new regulations. Here in Guelph, a new permitting system is on the table; City staff and some councillors think that this may be the best of both worlds, but others think it’s the worst, including members of the fireworks lobby! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #438 – The Fireworks Lobby (feat. Aleem Kanji)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #437 – The Cemetery is Not a Scary Place (feat. Paul Taylor)

Published on Oct 9, 2024Oct 8, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

If you want to know the history of a place, go to the cemetery, and this is no less true for Woodlawn Memorial Park. It’s natural in this Halloween month to seek out some spookiness, and conventional wisdom says that there’s nowhere spookier than the local cemetery, but our guest this week spent a lifetime promoting a simple message: Your local cemetery is not a very scary place. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #437 – The Cemetery is Not a Scary Place (feat. Paul Taylor)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #436 – Raw Audio News 2

Published on Oct 2, 2024Oct 1, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Last week was a very busy news week here in Guelph, four stories that each, in their way, tell the story of a growing city when it comes to the economy, public safety and accountability. For this episode of the pod you’re going to hear the news as it’s covered, live (ish) from around town as we get into some real shoe leather reporting from the streets of the Royal City. This is “Raw Audio News!” Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #436 – Raw Audio News 2” →