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”
This morning, Mayor Cam Guthrie delivered the annual State of the City address at a Chamber of Commerce hosted event at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre. The theme of the address: #GuelphProud. Continue reading “VIDEO: Watch Mayor Guthrie Deliver the 2017 State of the City”
State of the City 2017Mayor Cam Guthrie delivers the annual State of the City address this morning at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre on Stone Rd. The annual event hosted by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce is a chance to talk broadly about the City of Guelph commitments and priorities for the year ahead. So what will Guthrie commit to or share for 2017? Follow along on Twitter and Storify too. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: State of the City Address 2017”
Saturday marked the sad goodbye of another Downtown Guelph institution, Thomas Video. I worked there in its final phase of life, and before leaving for the last time I got store owner Ian Findlay in a corner for a minute to talk about the store, its legacy, and what he’ll miss after 34 years in business. Continue reading “VIDEO: A Farewell to Thomas Video”
It’s a Politico first! Check out the Facebook Live recap of yesterday’s Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.
Continue reading “FACEBOOK LIVE: Committee-of-the-Whole Post Game – January 17, 2017”
You may have heard about the more than 200,000 people that are heading to Washington D.C. this weekend to protest incoming President Donald Trump. You may have read about the quartet of Guelph women who are going to join them. But if you can’t make the trip yourself, or even go to a solidarity march just down the road in Toronto at Queen’s Park, then there’s good news. The Royal City’s going to show their anti-Trump colours too. Continue reading “Guelph’s Going to Protest Trump Too”
