Category: News

What Does the New Ward 5/6 Boundary Look Like?

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It was kind of buried in the consent agenda of last week’s city council meeting, but if you live in certain portions of Zaduk Place, Paddison Court, or Sweeney Drive, you might not be in the same ward in 2018 that you are right now. The boundary will now head north at Zaduk Place off Kortright Road East and continue to MacAlister Boulevard to Victoria Road South, but what does that look like, and where can you register your concern if you don’t like it? Continue reading “What Does the New Ward 5/6 Boundary Look Like?” →

OHL Storm Re-Up in Guelph for the Next Decade

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At City Hall this morning, in the heat of midsummer, the City of Guelph announced that Guelph Storm hockey will be sticking around in the Royal City for the next decade. That’s good news since the Storm is the anchor tenant for the Sleeman Centre, but it still leaves a substantial hole in the City’s bottom line. Continue reading “OHL Storm Re-Up in Guelph for the Next Decade” →

City Pushing to Eliminate the Last Lead Pipes in Guelph

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If you’ve seen these black signs pop up around your neighbourhood, it’s no cause for concern, unless you’ve gotten a postcard-size version of it in your mailbox, in which case the City of Guelph wants to hear from you. The City of Guelph is targeting a few hundred houses that remain untested for lead pipes in the hopes of finally closing the book on that infrastructure misstep. Continue reading “City Pushing to Eliminate the Last Lead Pipes in Guelph” →

What’s the Deal with the Multi-Use Pathway on Woodlawn?

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In a follow-up to last week’s Guelph Politicast about biking in Guelph, I though it might be a good time to share a bit of critical, need to know information should you happen to be on your bike, on Woodlawn Road, and are interested in using the Multi-use Pathway, or MUP if you like. Continue reading “What’s the Deal with the Multi-Use Pathway on Woodlawn?” →

What Guelph Cases Are Currently Before the OMB?

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We hear a lot about the Ontario Municipal Board – the various cases they hear, the call for reform in some quarters of the province (including our own) – and there’s no denying the influence they have in how our cities are shaped and who gets to do the shaping. But would you be surprised to learn that there are nearly a dozen open cases concerning the City of Guelph before the OMB? So where are they, and what are they about? Continue reading “What Guelph Cases Are Currently Before the OMB?” →

City of Guelph Issues Statement About Orlando Tragedy

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In response to the tragic events in Orlando, FL early Sunday morning, and the death of 49 people with another 53 injured after a gunman with ISIS sympathies opened fire at a queer nightclub, the City of Guelph has lowered its flag to half-mast and released an official statement.  Continue reading “City of Guelph Issues Statement About Orlando Tragedy” →

Fair Vote to Put on an Alternative Voting Explainer

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You may have noticed a lot of talk in the media about something called “electoral reform.” That’s sarcasm, of course, Guelph has been fired up about reform ever since some scalawag named after our local poutinerie made robocall a dirty word back in 2011. If the various systems being proposed to replace First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) have you scratching your head though there’s good news! Fair Vote Guelph is holding an event at the end of the month that will hopefully make things clearer. Continue reading “Fair Vote to Put on an Alternative Voting Explainer” →

Derrick Thomson to Replace Ann Pappert as CAO

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In a surprise move that was almost as surprising as the announcement that Ann Pappert would not be renewing her contract as Chief Administrative Officer in the first place, Derrick Thomson will not be moving to the Town of Caledon to become General Manager of Community Services. Instead, he will stay in Guelph as the new CAO. Continue reading “Derrick Thomson to Replace Ann Pappert as CAO” →

City is Out to Collect $14 Million in Outstanding Fines

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City Hall is always being criticized for wasting money, but what if there was a big pile of money out there that the City was entitled to and they weren’t chasing it down? As it turns out, the City has $14 million out there from uncollected fees and fines, and their stepping up their collection effort by bring in a third-party agency. Continue reading “City is Out to Collect $14 Million in Outstanding Fines” →