Last night’s deadly attack in Nice on revelers celebrated Bastille Day got the whole world’s attention, including members of Guelph’s City Hall. Continue reading “City of Guelph Has Official Statement on Nice Attack”
What’s the Deal with the Multi-Use Pathway on Woodlawn?
In a follow-up to last week’s Guelph Politicast about biking in Guelph, I though it might be a good time to share a bit of critical, need to know information should you happen to be on your bike, on Woodlawn Road, and are interested in using the Multi-use Pathway, or MUP if you like. Continue reading “What’s the Deal with the Multi-Use Pathway on Woodlawn?”
LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for July 18, 2016
This is the last city council meeting before the summer break, so let’s make it a good one. 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 July 18, 2016”
LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for July 11, 2016
Food trucks, affordable housing, and planning matters are all on the agenda for tonight’s meeting. 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 July 11, 2016”
GUELPH POLITICAST #43 – Bicycling in Guelph
Once we get to driving age, a great many of us forget the joy and exhilaration that comes from getting out and about on one’s bicycle. Over the last several years, many municipalities, including Guelph, have been busily trying to make their communities more bike-friendly in the hopes of maybe getting people to catch that spirit once more (much to the chagrin of those that think that the road’s for cars only). But is Guelph bike friendly enough? This week we talk to some experts. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #43 – Bicycling in Guelph”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 11 Meeting?
Sure, it’s summer, but considering the following agenda it looks like city council isn’t taking a break (that’s next month). Reports on affordable housing and food trucks will be heard, along with the usual planning, developing and rezoning matters heard at the first meeting of every month. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 11 Meeting?”
What Guelph Cases Are Currently Before the OMB?
We hear a lot about the Ontario Municipal Board – the various cases they hear, the call for reform in some quarters of the province (including our own) – and there’s no denying the influence they have in how our cities are shaped and who gets to do the shaping. But would you be surprised to learn that there are nearly a dozen open cases concerning the City of Guelph before the OMB? So where are they, and what are they about? Continue reading “What Guelph Cases Are Currently Before the OMB?”
GUELPH POLITICAST #42 – Jay Reid and Hayley Kellett of the Making-Box
Comedy is big business in Guelph. Who woulda thunk it? Guelph has been long known as a destination for artistic works, unique music festivals, and accomplishments in filmmaking and media art, and now the Royal City is staking a claim to comedy. If there is a comedy revolution in Guelph, then the Making-Box is ground zero, and this week, the Guelph Politicast goes inside with the two people behind the wave. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #42 – Jay Reid and Hayley Kellett of the Making-Box”
Confusion Continues as Council Covers Misstep With Transit
The good news for transit users is that some relief will come next week with extra buses being added to routes that are routinely behind schedule. The bad news is consideration of the following question: Just what the heck has the City been doing so far as Transit’s management, and why did it end up taking two whole months to fix the problem created when council voted to cut peak service for the summer last December? Continue reading “Confusion Continues as Council Covers Misstep With Transit”
The Politico Calendar for July 2016
We have officially entered the dog days of summer, but that doesn’t mean we’ve run out of politics yet. Here’s a round up of the political and cultural events coming up for the month of July. Continue reading “The Politico Calendar for July 2016”
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