Every week, the City of Guelph and other groups send out notices to announce new events, imperatives, and information that you need to know. Here is this week in press releases. Continue reading “This Week in Press Releases – March 19-23, 2018”
Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 3 Meeting?
Public Services and Corporate Services will both have items before this month’s committee, and that includes some high profile items like the election signs bylaw, updates to the taxi bylaw, and the introduction to the process for the transit service review. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 3 Meeting?”
GUELPH POLITICAST #117 – Regional Transit
If you don’t have a car in Guelph, how do you get to Cambridge? Well, you can get the Greyhound to Kitchener at one of the few times a day it departs and then transfer to Grand River Transit at Sportsworld Drive. You can also take the GO Bus to the Aberfoyle “Park and Ride”, wait an hour and get the bus to Kitchener from there. Either way, you could probably walk to Cambridge faster… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #117 – Regional Transit”
LIVE BLOG: Mayor Guthrie’s Transit Town Hall
Mayor Cam Guthrie wants to know to know what’s wrong with Guelph Transit, and he’s gathering people at City Hall tonight to ask directly about it. You can follow the action on Twitter, or through the link below. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Mayor Guthrie’s Transit Town Hall”
Monday Morning Massacre at the MRF
A lot of people showed up for work at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) this morning, and found out that they may not have a job there for too much longer. In all, 18 employees of the MRF will no longer be working there as the City of Guelph tries to streamline the operation in advanced of the completed service review coming back to council. Continue reading “Monday Morning Massacre at the MRF”
Three For NDP! Guelph Riding Association Launches Campaign
With so much at stake in the coming provincial election, the local NDP riding association hosted a markedly laid back affair at the 50 West Restaurant in the Delta Hotel Sunday afternoon to introduce members to the three contenders vying for their party’s nomination. Continue reading “Three For NDP! Guelph Riding Association Launches Campaign”
Bye Bye Bailey Bridge! (Video and Photos)
It was a day long in the making, the dismantling of the Bailey Bridge that has served the people in the area of the Niska Road for more than four decades. But this no demolition. Like it’s wartime origins, the bridge once again became a tool of the Canadian Forces, this time for training purposes, as soldiers from St. Thomas and Waterloo detachments took part in removing the Bailey Bridge from its Niska Road home. Continue reading “Bye Bye Bailey Bridge! (Video and Photos)”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 26 Meeting?
This last council meeting of the month should be brief as the horseshoe handles some left over business from meetings in the recent past. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 26 Meeting?”
Q&A with Liberal Candidate Sly Castaldi
Sly Castaldi has spent the last decade and a half as the executive director of Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis, but now she wants to make the leap to a much larger world. Castaldi is the one that will be asking Guelph to stay red and allow her to succeed Liz Sandals as the Liberal MPP of this riding. For today though, Castaldi answers some questions from Guelph Politico about why she wanted to run for higher office, what she’s looking forward to, and most importantly, having a Twitter presence where her predecessor did not… Continue reading “Q&A with Liberal Candidate Sly Castaldi”
Mlynarz Steps Up for Local NDP Nomination
It’s been hard for the NDP to make any news lately, but with time ticking down to the dropping of the writ for the June 7 Ontario vote they can’t afford to others take the limelight. Guelph, it’s time to meet a person that might end up being your New Democratic Party choice for MPP… Continue reading “Mlynarz Steps Up for Local NDP Nomination”
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