Earlier this summer, the House of Commons seemed to put the final nail in the coffin on electoral reform when the government voted against accepting the recommendations of the special Commons committee. Democracy Guelph is aiming to say though that the coffin hasn’t been nailed shut. In fact, there is no coffin. Continue reading “Democracy Guelph Still Hopeful on Reform at Street Celebration”
Members of the CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Local 241 couldn’t enjoy their Labour Day as much as they would have liked, for they’re concerned that some members might be looking at their last Labour Day as employees of the City of Guelph. Continue reading ““Dark Clouds” Loom on an Otherwise Sunny Labour Day Picnic”
Every week, the City of Guelph and other groups send out notices to announce new events, imperatives, and information that you need to know. Here is this week in press releases. Continue reading “This Week in Press Releases – August 25-September 1, 2017”
In case you’re more of a reader than a listener, or maybe you just want to reference back to something quickly, over the next three weeks, Guelph Politico will post a recap of the first seven months of 2017 at city council in three parts. This third part covers June and July… Continue reading “City Council Recap: What Happened from June and July 2017?”
In case you’re more of a reader than a listener, or maybe you just want to reference back to something quickly, over the next three weeks, Guelph Politico will post a recap of the first seven months of 2017 at city council in three parts. This second part covers April and May… Continue reading “City Council Recap: What Happened from April and May 2017?”
Every week, the City of Guelph and other groups send out notices to announce new events, imperatives, and information that you need to know. Here is this week in press releases. Continue reading “This Week in Press Releases – August 14-18, 2017”
This evening, Mayor Cam Guthrie held a town hall on the Facebook group “Guelph This & That” live from his hotel room in Ottawa. The 90-minute Q&A covered a wide variety of topics, so in case you missed it, just want the highlights, or are not a part of the “This & That” group, here’s the blow-by-low of what the mayor discussed, and what questions were asked. Continue reading “RECAP: Mayor Guthrie Facebook Town Hall – August 15”
In case you’re more of a reader than a listener, or maybe you just want to reference back to something quickly, over the next three weeks, Guelph Politico will post a recap of the first seven months of 2017 at city council in three parts. This first part covers January through March… Continue reading “City Council Recap: What Happened from January to March 2017?”
On Friday, several residents and activists teamed-up to stop work for the day at the Lafarge site in the city’s west end. After years of threatened development and negotiations, the land owners were taking the plunge and cutting down nearly 2,000 trees for a project to be named later, but it was was not to be on this day. Why? The neighbourhood wants the developer to be more neighbourly. Continue reading “Lafarge Protestors Want Developers to be Good Neighbours”
Thursday night, a group called Friends of the Howitt Creek sent out a press release to all local media, the City of Guelph, and the developers of the Lafarge site to let them know there would be no trees cut down on Friday. They were going to protest… Continue reading “Residents and Activists Stop Chainsaws for the Day at Lafarge”
