Category: News

Guelph Clerks Called in to Assist Toronto with Mayoral Byelection

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As you may have heard, there’s a byelection in Toronto on Monday to choose their next mayor. As you can imagine, this is a massive undertaking when you have four years to plan for it, but in the case of this byelection, the Toronto clerks office had to do it four months. But they do have help from colleagues in other municipalities, including Guelph! Several members of our local clerks office will be taking part in the election on Monday. Continue reading “Guelph Clerks Called in to Assist Toronto with Mayoral Byelection” →

Pigs Fly! Ground is Finally Broken on New Main Library (and the Rest of the Baker Project)

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After 20 years of fits and starts, approvals and renegings, several different proposals and at least three business cases, the ground was finally broken for the new main library project, which is at the heart of the Baker District Redevelopment. On the recently cleared ground of what was once the Baker Street parking lot, councillors, City senior leadership, and library board and staff members stuck their ceremonial shovels in the ground to start the project. For real. Continue reading “Pigs Fly! Ground is Finally Broken on New Main Library (and the Rest of the Baker Project)” →

CITY PAGES: Firefighter Deal, Vape Feedback, and New Construction

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Firefighter Deal, Vape Feedback, and New Construction” →

POLICE NOTES: Missing Teen, Assault Suspect, and Stolen Pokemon Cards

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There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Missing Teen, Assault Suspect, and Stolen Pokemon Cards” →

CITY PAGES: Yellow Alert, Baker Groundbreaking, and New Fire Chief

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Yellow Alert, Baker Groundbreaking, and New Fire Chief” →

POLICE NOTES: Another Big Drug Bust, Boat Fire Vandals, and Perfume Heist

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There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Another Big Drug Bust, Boat Fire Vandals, and Perfume Heist” →

POLICE NOTES: Car Crash Fatality, Massive Drug Bust and Lost Load

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There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Car Crash Fatality, Massive Drug Bust and Lost Load” →

CITY PAGES: EV Charger Funding, New Campaign Chair, and Summer Reading

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: EV Charger Funding, New Campaign Chair, and Summer Reading” →

POLICE NOTES: Major Crash Investigation, Break-In Suspects, and Fake Gun

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There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Major Crash Investigation, Break-In Suspects, and Fake Gun” →

The Letter Mayor Guthrie Didn’t Want to Send, Revealed

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Earlier this month, city council reviewed the decision of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on Guelph’s Official Plan Amendment #80 (OPA80), and some of those decisions were pretty controversial. And then there was the response to the controversy, which itself got, at times, pretty controversial. The fruits of that controversy, a letter to the minister, were revealed in an information report to council on Friday. Continue reading “The Letter Mayor Guthrie Didn’t Want to Send, Revealed” →