City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 28, 2025 Meeting?

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This end of October meeting has a lot of action, and most of it will be happening in the closed meeting agenda. No big deal. There should be some action in the main portion of the meeting though with some discussion about election behaviours and expectations, plus an update about the rationalization of back office functions at the City of Guelph. (Don’t worry, there’s a whole other meeting for this week.) Check out the preview below. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 28, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 15, 2025

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Let’s be thankful for a post-holiday delayed meeting. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 15, 2025” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #490 – Climate Action is Back on Menu! (feat. Donna Jennison)

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Climate change, despite the inference, is not a hot topic, politically speaking. We had two big elections this year and you can probably count on one hand how many times the environment came up in conversation. Perhaps the time has come for a re-examination of our priorities: Can Guelph still be a climate leader in a political time when no one wants to talk about climate change? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #490 – Climate Action is Back on Menu! (feat. Donna Jennison)” →

This Week at Council: Allan’s Bridge is Coming Down!

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This week. city council came back from an inexplicable two-week break and sat again as Committee of the Whole. For this edition, there were two main focuses, one had to do with billing for water and wastewater servicing, and the other concerned more downtown construction work! Read on to learn how a very busy intersection at the eastern end of downtown is going to get a facelift in the years to come in this week’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Allan’s Bridge is Coming Down!” →

POLICE NOTES: Pepper Spray Fight, Distraction Thefts, and Strange Encounter at Rec Centre

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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: Pepper Spray Fight, Distraction Thefts, and Strange Encounter at Rec Centre” →

RECAP: Schreiner Tees Up for a Late Return to Queen’s Park at Town Hall

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While some people are looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend to have a break, others are looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend because that means they will soon be getting back to work! In front of a crowd at the Victoria Road Recreation Centre on Wednesday night, Schreiner took questions about housing, affordability, and yes, climate change, as he gets wound up for another go in the legislature next week. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Schreiner Tees Up for a Late Return to Queen’s Park at Town Hall” →

RECAP: Childcare and Protecting Paramedics on the Agenda at JSSLAC

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This month’s meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee was a bit laid back. There was an update about the budget, but the meat of the meeting – so to speak – were two matters, one is a request for more protections in the Criminal Code to protect first responder, and second it was an update about making sure there’s a childcare space for everyone who needs it. Let’s did into the play-by-play with the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Childcare and Protecting Paramedics on the Agenda at JSSLAC” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for October 7, 2025

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Back to city council with another Committee of the Whole meeting! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for October 7, 2025” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #489 – The Bike Mayor Says Safety First (feat. Andrea Bidgood)

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It seemed like we had turned a corner on making cycling a true equal partner when it comes to road share, but like a lot of progressive policy now we’re in the midst of a blowback. The Ontario government voted to tear out bike lanes last year, and now they have their sights set on pulling down all automated speed enforcement cameras. Perhaps, the time is right for the a new kind of Guelph mayor… A Bicycle Mayor! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #489 – The Bike Mayor Says Safety First (feat. Andrea Bidgood)” →

POLICE NOTES: Cars Stolen, Church Damaged, and Fake Doug Ford Strikes Again

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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: Cars Stolen, Church Damaged, and Fake Doug Ford Strikes Again” →