A special council meeting will be held tonight. In fact, it’s not really a council meeting, it’s the shareholders’ meeting for Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc., and it just so happens that city council and the GMHI shareholders have the same make-up. Much of the information to be presented tonight is already known, but still questions persist about the management of Guelph’s big ticket assets. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 20 Meeting?”
Tuesday marks National Aboriginal Day, and Guelph will mark the occasion with activities in Market Square that evening. Owing to the fact that this is a political podcast and website though, I thought it might behoove us talk about some of the issues surrounding Canada’s First Nations people rather than just celebrate a community event held in the honour. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #40 – Paul Smith, Métis Writer and Activist”
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.
Here are the inspections done between June 1-15 according to the “Check Before You Choose” website.
*No infractions found
Dairy Queen, 9 – 995 Paisley Rd
Denso Manufacturing – Dana Hospitality, 900 Southgate Dr
Diana Restaurant, 141 Wyndham St N
Domino’s Pizza, 1 – 204 Silvercreek Pky N
Fionn MacCool’s, 494 Edinburgh Rd S
Klops Meats And Deli, 442 York Rd
Little Caesars Pizza, 130 Silvercreek Pky N
Mary Brown’s, 170 Silvercreek Pky N
Miijidaa Cafe & Bistro, 37 Quebec St
Montana’s Cookhouse, 201 Stone Rd W
Pita Hut, 26 – 35 Harvard Rd
Pita Pit, 4 – 204 Silvercreek Pky N
Polycon Industries, 65 Independence Pl
Spice Roots and Indian Authenticity, 200 Kortright Rd W
Toppers Pizza, 492 Edinburgh Rd S
TRY Vegan, 74 Ontario St
The Wingery, 265 Eramosa Road
Zehrs Markets – Bento Nouveau, 1045 Paisley Rd
*Non-critical infraction: An infraction (violation) that is not likely to lead to food-borne illness or infection (e.g., lighting is not bright enough for food preparation or work areas).
Courtyard Cafe, 1 Stone Rd W (2 Non-Critical Infractions)
Doogies & Pablos, 37 Wyndham St N (4 Non-Critical Infractions)
Italy Pizza, 547 Speedvale Ave E (5 Non-Critical Infractions)
JF Chen Chinese Food, 995 Paisley Rd (3 Non-Critical Infractions)
Linamar Gear, 32 Independence Place (1 Non-Critical Infraction)
Mandarin Restaurant, 565 Woodlawn Road W (1 Non-Critical Infraction)
Rocky’s Drive In, 520 Elizabeth St (2 Non-Critical Infractions)
Symposium Cafe, 304 Stone Rd W (1 Non-Critical Infraction)
Trappers Alley, 98 Carden St (1 Non-Critical Infraction)
Wok’s Taste, 16 Carden St (1 Non-Critical Infraction)
*Critical infraction: A violation found during an inspection that could be a health hazard.
Dairy Queen, 304 Stone Rd W (2 Critical, 5 Non-Critical)
Northwest Cafe, 1 Stone Rd W (1 Critical, 1 Non-Critical)
Curious about the restaurant or establishment you’re going to, check out “Check Before You Choose” before you head out the door.
The Province of Ontario has announced this morning that they’ve vaulted the biggest hurdle in getting all-day, two-way GO Train service going between Toronto and Kitchener. Metrolinx and CN Rail have reached an agreement, in principle, that will allow those green and white trains to start moving through the region on a more regular basis. Continue reading “Deal Between Metrolinx and CN Paves Way for All-Day GO Train”
City council gathers this evening for the monthly planning 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 June 13, 2016”
In response to the tragic events in Orlando, FL early Sunday morning, and the death of 49 people with another 53 injured after a gunman with ISIS sympathies opened fire at a queer nightclub, the City of Guelph has lowered its flag to half-mast and released an official statement. Continue reading “City of Guelph Issues Statement About Orlando Tragedy”
Almost two years to the day of their surprise return to majority government status, the provincial Liberals, and Premier Kathleen Wynne, shuffled the cabinet this morning. Among the maneuvers, Guelph’s own cabinet member, MPP Liz Sandals, will no longer be serving as Minister of Education, but don’t call this a demotion. She’s still a member of the now two-fifths female Ontario cabinet. Continue reading “Liz Sandals Shuffled Off Education in Cabinet Shuffle”
You may have noticed a lot of talk in the media about something called “electoral reform.” That’s sarcasm, of course, Guelph has been fired up about reform ever since some scalawag named after our local poutinerie made robocall a dirty word back in 2011. If the various systems being proposed to replace First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) have you scratching your head though there’s good news! Fair Vote Guelph is holding an event at the end of the month that will hopefully make things clearer. Continue reading “Fair Vote to Put on an Alternative Voting Explainer”
Although, it was known last month that the appeal of the convention of Michael Sona was denied, the exact reasons for that decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal was not known… Until now. On Thursday, the court posted the rationale for their decision, and it seems that they’re satisfied with the judgement of the trial judge and his reasons despite the objection of both Crown and defense. Continue reading “Ontario Court of Appeal Releases Sona Decision”
City council will gather again to discuss planning issues on Monday. The docket will include a new rezoning matter, the return of a couple of past proposals, the request for an environmental assessment and a new discussion about District Energy. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 13 Meeting?”
