If you come to Guelph Politico looking for dates and times and locations for various political events and going on in the city – Good News! – I have initiated a new monthly feature to be called (for the lack of creativity) the “Politico Calendar.” Continue reading “The Politico Calendar for January 2016”
I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions. If you want to make a change in your life don’t wait for an arbitrary date on the calendar to start making those changes just because it’s the first day of a New Year. Having said that though, it seems appropriate to take this time to set goals for the coming year, and this year for Politico I have some big goals. To my mind, nothing makes you working harder to achieve goals than making it known publicly that you have a plan, and in the interest of full disclosure, here are five things you can look forward to changing this year on Guelph Politico. Continue reading “New Year’s Directions for 2016”
New year; new rules. At least so far as what you do when you’re a driver and how long you’re supposed to wait before turning when someone’s walking across the street. As a walker, this is a big pet peeve of mine: drivers either whiz past you with barely inches to spare, or passive aggressively turn as slow as possible as you walk on through. The only regret? This new rule won’t apply to all crosswalks. Continue reading “New Rules for Drivers in the New Year”
The days of rowdy protests in Guelph seem to have come and gone. Sure, there are still demonstrations, but it seems like no one is riled up enough to get arrested for the cause anymore, or maybe there are just no causes in Guelph worth getting arrested for. Among three activists arrested yesterday for protesting the Line 9 pipeline in Sarnia were two Guelph women. Continue reading “Guelph Protesters Amongst Line 9 Arrests”
It was a rough day on Wellington Road 124 today with the usual traffic concerns on the main route between Guelph and Cambridge, but even more concerning was a chemical spill from Flow Chem at 6986 Highway 124. According to the CBC, first responders were able to contain the spill, but the road is still closed and will be closed until all relevant agencies clear the scene. Continue reading “Police Advice on Hazardous Chemical Leak on Wellington 124”
When Mike Duffy was arrested and charged for writing off one too many receipts at the government’s expense, he promised that in the midst of his trial, he was going to be dropping some bombs concerning insider knowledge of the Prime Minister’s Office. The fireworks have been somewhat muted, but for those that have still been smelling something fishy in the Robocall scandal had their paranoia pay off last week when Duffy seemed to indicate that the Conservatives were behind the Robocall prototype in 2008 in the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands. Continue reading “Mike Duffy Dropped a Non-Guelph Robocall Bomb”
It’s the holiday season, so gather your family around the radio and listen to some great specials from your favourite locally-sourced political and current affairs discussion show, Open Sources Guelph. Continue reading “What’s Coming Up for Open Sources’ Holiday Specials?”
It’s a terribly kept secret that Guelph is a culturally rich little ‘burb, and now we have the statistics to prove it. The Royal City was one of numerous groups across the country to have participated in Culture Day activities back in September, and it turns out that were one of the best it terms of celebrations. Continue reading “Guelph Makes Top 10 for Culture Days in 2015”
If you walked along the Speed River recently and noticed something weird about the water, you’re not alone. For the record, it was an oil spill, but fortunately it’s not the type of oil spill that typically makes headlines. Continue reading “City Reveals the Secret of the Ooze on the Speed”
Although he didn’t get one of your fancy cabinet seats, Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield is still taking care of business in the House of Commons. In his first address in said House, Longfield rose to salute a Guelphite who’s doing his part on the preeminent human rights issue of our time, assisting Syrian refugees. Continue reading “Here’s what Lloyd Longfield Said in his First Speech in the House”
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