The final regular council meeting of the month will be a jam-packed affair with the final decision on two major development projects, and the final decision on the Parkland Dedication Bylaw. This might be a long one… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 28 Meeting?”
Guelph’s Next Top Cop is going to be a distinguished and accomplished member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Gordon F. Cobey will report for duty on March 1 as the new Chief of the Guelph Police Service. Continue reading “Guelph Police to Hail Cobey as the New Chief”
Previously at the City Council deliberations for the 2019 Budget, the horseshoe received the Capital Budget and Forecast report. On January 30th, they’ll vote for it. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 30 Meeting?”
On January 7, a new train was added to the Kitchener-Toronto line of Go Transit. The move was made with a lot of fanfare at a special announcement before the holidays, a modest measure to tide people over until two-way, all-day GO service comes to fruition. It turns out though, adding 25 per cent more trains isn’t as easy as it seems. Continue reading “Problems on the Kitchener GO Train Line Follow Service Expansion”
At tonight’s meeting, the 2019 Capital Budget, and 10-Year Forecast will be presented and delegated upon. 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 Committee meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for January 16, 2019”
Twice-monthly, Guelph Politico posts the latest inspection results from the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit inspection of local restaurants, hotels, cafes, grocery stores and other businesses that handle food. We call it “Mangez!”, and this column highlights the latest inspections done by WDGPH, and the results they’ve posted. Continue reading “MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for January 1-15, 2019”
Have you ever bought a tool, used it once or twice, and now it’s just clutter in your garage or basement? Or maybe you’ve thought about buying a tool, butwanted to try it out first to make sure it really is the tool you want or need? Congratulations, you might be the kind of person that would benefit from a membership at Guelph’s newest, hottest library! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #156 – Guelph Tool Library”
Today, Committee of the Whole will surely hear an earful on Bill 66 and the Parkland Dedication Bylaw update. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here (and here) for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s Committee meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for January 14, 2019”
The current bylaw governing Development Charges expires on March 2, so what are we going to do? Pass an all-new updated bylaw, of course. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 21 Meeting?”
Ward 2 Councillors Rodrigo Goller and James Gordon held the first of at least three scheduled town halls they’re planning for 2019 on Saturday, and decided to take a new approach to community input. Continue reading “Ward 2 Councillors Take New Approach for Town Hall”
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