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 – February 1-5, 2016”
Council to Brainstorm How to Get Federal Infrastructure Dollars
It’s an unusual week when there’s two council meetings, but the second gathering of city council next week will be, itself, unusual. On Thursday, the members of city council will go through their list of capital projects to decide which should get the benefit of Federal infrastructure money. Continue reading “Council to Brainstorm How to Get Federal Infrastructure Dollars”
Family Day Will Mark Beginning of One Hour Holiday Transit Service
Back in December during budget deliberations, city council passed a motion to make stat holiday service run on a one-hour schedule for the 2016 calendar year. That schedule will go into effect for the first time on Family Day, February 15, and Guelph Transit is hustling to get the word out so that everyone can make the transition in time for the holiday a week from Monday. Continue reading “Family Day Will Mark Beginning of One Hour Holiday Transit Service”
City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for February 8’s Meeting?
If you like applications to re-zone areas of the city to allow for new development, then this city council meeting is for you. Here’s what’s on the docket for the city council meeting on Monday February 8. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for February 8’s Meeting?”
Is it the Hamilton Spectator Presents The Guelph Mercury Now?
If you went to the Guelph Mercury website with longing this morning, you may have been surprised to see that there were new articles posted there. The pleasantness of that surprise was somewhat diminished though when it was revealed to you that those articles came courtesy of the Hamilton Spectator. So is this the fate of the Mercury now, to be an up-to-date pipe for other newspapers in the Metroland family still printing? Continue reading “Is it the Hamilton Spectator Presents The Guelph Mercury Now?”
The Politico Calendar for February 2016
Looking for something to do, or a way to engage or get engaged in the shortest month of the year? Here’s the events, meetings, and information nights to keep an eye out for this February. Continue reading “The Politico Calendar for February 2016”
This Week in Press Releases – January 23-29, 2016
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 – January 23-29, 2016”
GUELPH POLITICAST #28 – Sian Matwey, Community Organizer
The City of Guelph is full of wonderful, talented and inspired people that constantly strive to make the Royal City a better place, and Sian Matwey is one of them. In this episode of the Guelph Politicast, I talk to Sian Matwey about her efforts as a community organizer, working to develop projects like Murals of Hope, and the annual “Tie One On” campaign. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #28 – Sian Matwey, Community Organizer”
Open Letter to the Guelph Community
***This is an email I’ve sent out to numerous members of the Guelph community in an effort to bolster community confidence that there’s still a media source in town dedicated to covering Guelph (even if it is just Guelph Politico). Continue reading “Open Letter to the Guelph Community”
Mercury Website May Not Be Saved
In yesterday’s news about the imminent closure of the Guelph Mercury, the press release from Metroland carefully explained that it will “cease publishing the print edition” this Friday. That makes it sound like the Mercury will continue on as a digital only presence, but Merc staffers past and present have come out and said that this is not the case. More than that though, there’s cause for concern that when the print Mercury ceases to exist on Friday, so will the website. Continue reading “Mercury Website May Not Be Saved”
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