A warmer than normal October gives way to a chillier than expected November, but the Politico Calendar is still chock-a-block with things to do as we enter the busy holiday season. Continue reading “The Politico Calendar for November 2017”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 8 Meeting?
The biggest piece of the the 2018 Budget, the Tax -Supported Operating Budget, has finally been revealed for all to see. The very general overview of the numbers we’re talking about and the increases (and in some cases, decreases) you will see are outlined below. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 8 Meeting?”
MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for October 1-31, 2017
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 October 1-31, 2017”
Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 6 Meeting?
This month at Committee-of-the-Whole, we hear from the Audit, Public, and Corporate Services portfolios, and we begin part two of the debate to decide the fate of the proposed trail beneath Speedvale Bridge. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 6 Meeting?”
Follow-Up to the Poverty Dialogue
If you attended the Mayor’s Dialogue on Poverty, or saw it online thru Facebook Live, or listened to the podcast version through Guelph Politicast, the City has shared some follow-up material for you, and anyone else interested in some of the background information Guelph-Wellington Bridges Out of Poverty facilitator and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health nurse Elaine Weir brought to her presentation. Continue reading “Follow-Up to the Poverty Dialogue”
LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for October 26, 2017
Budget battles begin as delegates offer their opinions on the 2018 Capital Budget, and the 2018 Non-Tax Supported Budget. You can click here for the agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for October 26, 2017”
GUELPH POLITICAST #101 – Mayor’s Dialogue on Poverty
There’s no doubt that there are people in Guelph of limited means that desperately need help, but for every person that knows what need looks like, there are others that see someone poor and sees someone that just hasn’t pulled up their own bootstraps far enough. But seriously, how can someone in the middle class or otherwise upwardly mobile understand the plight of people in poverty? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #101 – Mayor’s Dialogue on Poverty”
LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for October 23, 2017
Before diving into the first meeting on the 2018 budget later this week, there’s still the regular business of council to dispatch. You can click here for the agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for October 23, 2017”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 2 Meeting?
City council will be dispatching two sections of the 2018 budget in short order at the beginning of November in a special Thursday meeting. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 2 Meeting?”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 26 Meeting?
Tax season officially begins next Thursday with the presentation of the 2018 Non-Tax Supported Operating Budget, the 2018 Capital Budget, and the 2019-2027 Capital Forecast. Take heed, this there will only be a one week break between when this is presented, and when council votes on it. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 26 Meeting?”
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