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PRESS RELEASE – City Wants Feedback for New Equipment in 4 Parks

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Do you like parks? Do you like playgrounds? Who doesn’t? And I know you kids who read this blog do. So the City of Guelph is looking for feedback concerning a new playground equipment being installed in four local parks. I don’t have any kids, so I really have no skin in the game, but what I will say is that if it were me offering my input, I would lean more towards the sandlots and metal bars of my own playground days. Hey, it may not have been as safe, and I knocked out my two front teeth on a see-saw when I was five, but I survived. (Maybe that’s why I shouldn’t have a say…) Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE – City Wants Feedback for New Equipment in 4 Parks” →

PRESS RELEASE – Repairs to East Parkade Start Monday

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Do you drive downtown regularly? That may be a bit more difficult come Monday as repairs are undertaken at the East Parkade parking structure alongside the Sleeman Centre.

Here’s the press release from the City of Guelph:

Guelph, ON, April 8, 2015 – The City is undertaking structural maintenance and repair work in the East Parkade (corner of Macdonell and Woolwich streets), starting on Monday, April 13.

Subject to weather conditions, the work will take approximately four months to complete, and will require some parking levels to be closed.

“We thank East parkade users for their patience and understanding as we continue to ensure the parking lot meets acceptable safety standards”, explained Allister McIlveen, Manager, Transportation Services. “The City will assist permit holders by arranging alternate parking in the downtown core.”

To find alternative parking options visit guelph.ca/parking

PRESS RELEASE – Changes to Co-Fare Rules Between Guelph Transit and Metrolinx

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Integrating transit options to make it easier to get around car-less has been one of the goals in relieving congestion in recent years, and for Go Tranist users that’s involved being able to get discounts on other local transit systems with their GO tickets or Presto Cards. Called co-fare programs, Guelph Transit is one of many systems that participates along with Toronto’s TTC and York Region’s VIVA. But Guelph commuters be advised, there are some changes come to co-fares on Royal City buses. Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE – Changes to Co-Fare Rules Between Guelph Transit and Metrolinx” →

#AskMayorCam on Upcoming Open Sources

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It was a little over six months ago that Cam Guthrie was elected to be Mayor of the City of Guelph, but those first four months on the job haven’t been all getting settled, hand-shaking and memorizing the names of city hall staff. No, Mayor Guthrie had to get right down to work, and work with the new council, to put together a budget for 2015. No easy feat even if everyone on council has experience parsing those huge budget books, and no easy task when you’ve made a lot of promises about changing the way business is done at 1 Carden Street. Continue reading “#AskMayorCam on Upcoming Open Sources” →

Future Shop Closes, Guelph’s Store to Become Best Buy

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Another shock to the retail system in Canada, and one that was quite sudden, but shoppers looking to go out and buy some computers, Blu-rays, video games or other electric what-nots at Future Shop were left disappointed. All Future Shop locations across Canada were closed this morning, about half of them will be closed forever, but the rest of them, including the Guelph location, will become Best Buys by this time next week. Continue reading “Future Shop Closes, Guelph’s Store to Become Best Buy” →

Guelph Citizen Digs Into Campaign Expenses

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Doing their due diligence on the money front from last fall’s Municipal Election, Andy Best at the Guelph Citizen posted a breakdown of how much the current members of council spent in order to win their seats. For council candidates, the spending limit is between $16 to $18,000 depending on the ward they’re running in, while there’s a $82,000 limit for mayor. For the most part, the candidates didn’t get near their spending limits, but the numbers, as pointed out by the Citizen, do show some interesting trends. Continue reading “Guelph Citizen Digs Into Campaign Expenses” →

Results for St Paddy’s Day Improved Over 2014

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Perhaps because of an abundance of preparation, or perhaps because the weather was so-so, or perhaps because it was a Tuesday, the results from St. Patrick’s Day in Guelph was pretty good according to the Guelph Police Service. Continue reading “Results for St Paddy’s Day Improved Over 2014” →

Busker Busting in Cambridge

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With the warm weather coming, seeing musicians out on the street with their guitars and instruments, playing along for whatever pocket money passersby may have are about to become a more frequent site. Good thing the police are on the job to stop folky covers of pop songs from interrupting people’s day three-and-a-half minutes at a time. Continue reading “Busker Busting in Cambridge” →

Police and University Encourage Safe Revelry on St. Patrick’s Day

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It’s that time of the year where you drink all the green beer you can until you’re green in the face, and in university towns it can represent a particular headache of the non-alcoholic variety for police and residents. Yes, Tuesday is St. Patrick’s Day, and representatives of the Guelph Police Service and the University of Guelph want you to know that they are prepared to keep the revelry in hand, and make sure everyone’s having a good time whether they have a little Irish in them, or a lot. Continue reading “Police and University Encourage Safe Revelry on St. Patrick’s Day” →

PRESS RELEASE – Immigration Connection Celebrates Fifth Year

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Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership will once again be hosting its annual Immigration Connection event a week from today at the Hanlon Convention Centre. Amongst the questions you will have is where is the Hanlon Convention Centre, because not a week goes by that someone doesn’t stop at the front desk of the hotel I work at wondering where it is. (It’s in the plaza at the corner of Woodlawn and the Hanlon. The same one as the Good Will, around the corner where the Three Star Cinema used to be.) And that’s the one piece of information you won’t get from the press release below. Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE – Immigration Connection Celebrates Fifth Year” →