Following up on today’s new Guelph Politicast, I talked to the Canadian Union of Public Employees local 3913 about the negotiations with CUPE 1281 from their point of view, and what they’re goals are so far as the difficulties in reaching an agreement. Continue reading “3913 Rebuttal: Negotiations About Giving Power Back to Members Says Union Prez”
All signs pointed to dicey first day back from Reading Week for the students at the University of Guelph, but a deal was struck last night to keep teaching assistants and sessionals working on through the rest of the semester. Continue reading “U of G: One Strike Averted, Another Pending”
All’s well that ends well is the message from City Hall today as the lawsuit brought by former chief building official Bruce Poole has been settled through a mediated resolution. What that means, or how much the City paid, has not been disclosed, but on the bright side, we got the emails back! Continue reading “That’s That! Poole Lawsuit Resolved, and Emails Returned”
In the basement of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, as the music from the rehearsal organ echoed nearby, about two dozen people gathered to parse the so-called “Guelph Model”, an electoral reform proposal that’s meant the thread the eye of several different needles in order to meet a whole lot of different expectations. But does it work? Continue reading “The “Made in Guelph” Electoral Reform Solution Workshopped”
Enjoy driving over the Niska Rd Bailey bridge while you can, because at the end of the month you’ll be able to drive across it no more! In an announcement today, the City of Guelph’s own engineers are saying that there are safety concerns about the bridge’s abutments due to high spring water flows and heavy rainfall. As a result, the bridge will be closed on February 28 whether you walk, ride or drive. Continue reading “Niska Rd Bridge is Closing Indefinitely; City Cites “Safety Concerns””
Justin Trudeau may be over electoral reform, but nearly 30 communities across Canada today wanted the prime minister to know that they’ve not forgotten a promise he supposedly made over 1800 times. Here in Guelph, which has taken the idea of reform to heart, well over 200 people showed up in front of the constituency office of MP Lloyd Longfield to keep pushing him to push the issue in the House of Commons. Continue reading “Protest Closes Cork Street and Pushes MP for Electoral Reform”
The swinging door at City Hall doth swing again as Deputy CAO of Corporate Services Mark Amorosi has taken the fall for the accidental release of over 50,000 confidential emails to legal council representing a former employee suing the City of Guelph. Continue reading “Amorosi Fired in Fallout of Email Release Snafu”
It had been almost a year since I attended the first “Breezy Brothers” breakfast, a now weekly town hall at Breezy Corners, and what was once a single large table of concerned citizens had now turned into three. Perhaps it was the subject matter. With all the present concern about hydro, perhaps the timing worked out that the people were eager to hear from the CEO of Guelph Hydro Pankaj Sardana on a Thursday morning. Continue reading “Hydro Talk Energizes the Weekly Breezy Breakfast”
Last night’s city council meeting was short and sweet, and so is the Facebook Live post game report. Continue reading “FACEBOOK LIVE: City Council Meeting Post Game – January 31, 2017”
Guelph is responding to the death of five people and the injury to 19 others in a shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre in Sainte Foy in typical Guelph fashion. Continue reading “Guelph Sends Condolences to the Victims of the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre Shooting”
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