It was about a week ago that the City of Guelph quietly fired Transit General Manager Phil Meagher. No reason was given to the public about why such a key person in senior staff was removed, especially before the annual budget process was about to begin, but does the agenda for the upcoming Committee-of-the-Whole meeting offer an insight into why? Continue reading “Is this Why Phil Meagher Was Fired?”
November is a time for Remembrance. And budgets. And you will get plenty of both and so much more in this November edition of the Politico Calendar. Continue reading “The Politico Calendar for November 2016”
It’s rare to get a Thursday night council meeting, but when you do, you better believe it’s about something contentious. This coming Thursday, council will get together to talk more about the capital budget for the coming year and ten years hence, but in the context of the controversial infrastructure levy that’s being proposed. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 3 Meeting?”
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 10-31, 2016”
It wasn’t too long after Upper Canada was established at the turn of the 19th century that the white settlers loyal to England started being joined by the Black slaves from the newly minted United States looking for somewhere they can be free. After Guelph was founded in 1827, the British Methodist Episcopal Church became a beacon, a safe space, for those people on the road to freedom along the Underground Railroad, and the Guelph Black Heritage Society want to reclaim that history. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #55 – Guelph Black Heritage Society”
The post on the City website is brief, and to the point: “The City of Guelph has parted ways with Phil Meagher, general manager of Guelph Transit. We thank Phil for his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavours.” Somehow, the way this was buried on the City’s website, it’s doubtful that the City wishes Meagher well in the future. Continue reading “City Quietly Cuts Transit Manager Loose”
Tonight’s meeting will be mostly about Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc, and the responding to the Province’s review of Places to Grow. To follow all the action starting at 5 pm, you can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of tonight’s meeting. 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 24, 2016”
The annual budget process begins on Wednesday with a review of all the non-tax supported and capital budget projects. Here’s the preview of that first, special budget meeting of city council, plus, the meeting from the day before. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 25 and 26 Meeting?”
Today Metrolinx and the Ontario government announced that it was building a new bus storage and maintenance facility to “improve transit service for commuters in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, and help meet current and future growth.” The new space will house 20 single and double-decker GO buses, and will replace the current leased bus storage space in K-W, but you know what we could really use in the area? More bus service to and from Guelph. Continue reading “Metrolinx Building New Bus Storage in Kitchener, But What Else?”
There’s been a lot of talk about electoral reform on a federal level and on a municipal level lately, so why doesn’t the province join in on the fun, albeit on a smaller scale? Continue reading “Ontario Making Slight Changes to Provincial Elections”
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