Category: News

Garden of Grace: A Soft Open With Hard Opinions

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Jakki Jeffs was sweeping grass and dirt off the stone path in the Garden of Grace. Alone. Today was supposed to be the official unveiling of the Garden of Grace, a memorial park on the lands of the Basilica of Our Lady meant for people mourning the loss of a child to abortion or miscarriage, but with a group of over a dozen people demonstrating on the street below, Jeffs cancelled the opening event. Why? The matter’s gotten too political. Continue reading “Garden of Grace: A Soft Open With Hard Opinions” →

CSA Makes International News for Its Musical Selection

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Normally, the distribution of the student bus pass is not controversial for the University of Guelph’s Central Student Association, but then they did the unthinkable by including a top hit from 1972 in their music playlist while handing out the stickers to summer students. A walk on the wild side, indeed. Continue reading “CSA Makes International News for Its Musical Selection” →

Rogers Update: They’re Not Going Anywhere

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Last week, I posted about some concerning social media posts concerning Rogers Guelph, that a program that promotes many events and programs in the City was cancelled and that the Rogers studio on Silvercreek Pkwy was closing. In what will surely be a relief to many, I got an official word from Rogers that our Guelph facilities aren’t going anywhere. Continue reading “Rogers Update: They’re Not Going Anywhere” →

What’s Going On With Guelph’s Rogers Channel?

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What’s going on with Guelph’s Rogers Channel? That’s a question I started asking myself yesterday when I found a tweet from Inside Guelph, a talk show that airs weekdays on Rogers Cable 20. Or rather it did. The mysterious tweet, which has since been deleted, implied that not only was the Royal City’s local human interest show been cancelled, but that the entire Rogers community access operation was closing. Continue reading “What’s Going On With Guelph’s Rogers Channel?” →

VIDEO: How to City Council?

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It came up incidentally at the planning meeting this past Monday: how do you find out about city council agenda items, and how can you delegate if you want to have a say? Good questions, and the answers themselves are pretty easy to get if you know where to look. So if you’re looking at how to delegate to city council, find the upcoming meeting agendas, or just want to be more civic minded, please enjoy the below instructional video… Continue reading “VIDEO: How to City Council?” →

Environment Ministry Gives Thumbs Up to Niska Development

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After nearly a month of being closed to traffic for safety, the Niska Rd bridge is now one step closer to its much needed renovation. The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change today has decided that further environmental assessments are unnecessary, and that the process for reconstruction of Niska Rd. and the replacement of old Bailey Bridge can now proceed. Continue reading “Environment Ministry Gives Thumbs Up to Niska Development” →

Community Energy Manager Let Go as Part of “Minor Changes” to IDE

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Saying goodbye is never easy, but the City of Guelph makes it look that way. Buried in a press release today about “minor changes” being made to Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise services is news that Rob Kerr, Manager of Community Energy, is no longer employed by the City. Continue reading “Community Energy Manager Let Go as Part of “Minor Changes” to IDE” →

CUPE Issues Swipe at U of G 48 Hours Before Deadline

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If the students of the University of Guelph thought they dodged a labour disruption bullet a few weeks ago, it looks like their “March break” will be a forced break from routine if the university’s trades and maintenance hit the picket lines. And 48 hours out from the deadline, thinks are looking bleak for a last minute deal. Continue reading “CUPE Issues Swipe at U of G 48 Hours Before Deadline” →

FACEBOOK LIVE: Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Post-Game – March 7, 2017

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It was a very busy (6 and a half hours busy) Committee-of-the-Whole meeting yesterday. If you don’t want to go over all the tweets that came out of the live-blog, why don’t you watch this neat video courtesy of Facebook Live to get caught up? Continue reading “FACEBOOK LIVE: Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Post-Game – March 7, 2017” →

Is This What Guelph’s Wards Could Look Like? (Should Look Like?)

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Guelph’s city council decided not to go forward with a review of Ward boundaries and representation last year due to budget concerns, but with the Royal City is growing by leaps and bounds. Do the old ward boundaries still make sense? Perhaps not, and one industrious Guelphite took it upon himself to prove it. Continue reading “Is This What Guelph’s Wards Could Look Like? (Should Look Like?)” →