PRESS RELEASE – Regional Mayors Agree on Pushing Forward on All-Day GO

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A lot’s changed in the last 10 months since the Wynne government, Metrolinx and regional councils all declared that all-day GO train service would be coming soon to the tracks of Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo, not the least of those changes is that new people all sit in the Mayor’s offices of each of those cities. But despite the political shift, those new mayors, including Guelph’s Cam Guthrie, want us all to know that they’re all still dedicated to make all-day trains happen, and they’re now getting support from new Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey. Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE – Regional Mayors Agree on Pushing Forward on All-Day GO” →

PRESS RELEASE – Guelph Transit Gets Their Concessions

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This story broke just before Christmas, an inordinately busy time under the best of circumstances, but it’s an important story just the same given the events of 2014. Following up to the agreement reached last summer between the City of Guelph and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1189, Guelph Transit workers now have their lunchroom at Guelph Central Station, and continuous access to washrooms at the University Centre (even when it’s closed). Not for nothing, but was that so hard, City of Guelph? Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE – Guelph Transit Gets Their Concessions” →

PRESS RELEASE – Transit Moved More People on New Year’s Eve

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Some good news from Guelph Transit for a change! It looks like 33 per cent more people took advantage of free, late night rides on Royal City’s buses this New Year’s over last, according to numbers released by the City of Guelph and the Downtown Guelph Business Association. With nearly 4,300 free rides given, more than 1,200 over the 2013/14 New Year’s celebrations, this program seems an assured success and one likely to continue to run. Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE – Transit Moved More People on New Year’s Eve” →

Fair Vote Canada Organizing Townhall on Robocalls

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Oh no, the game’s not over. If you thought Michael Sona being sentenced to a turn in prison was all you were ever going to hear about the robocall scandal of 2011, think again! With the 2015 Federal Election in the not-too-distant future, Fair Vote Guelph is understandably concerned about the possible return of Pierre Poutine or a confederate. But what are we to do? Did you say “townhall?” Well, Fair Vote Guelph had the same idea, and there’s one taking place later this month. Continue reading “Fair Vote Canada Organizing Townhall on Robocalls” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #21 – Tracy Marchesich, Guelph Food Bank

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During this festive time of year it’s important to remember that not everyone is gifted with a wonderful bounty of food and gifts. In fact, people struggle just as hard, if not harder, during the holidays as they do the rest of the year. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #21 – Tracy Marchesich, Guelph Food Bank” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #20 – “Fireside Chat” with Phil Allt and James Gordon

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October 27 marked a bold new venture for the City of Guelph with the election of seven new councillors and a brand new mayor. But campaigns are one thing, how does our city council, new and old members alike, intend to work together? That’s one of many questions I put to Ward 2 Councillor-Elect James Gordon and Ward 3 Councillor-Elect Phil Allt when we met recently for a series I’m calling “Fireside Chats,” the first of which forms the basis for this latest entry in the Guelph Politicast. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #20 – “Fireside Chat” with Phil Allt and James Gordon” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #19 – Dave Regos, Producer of Divide in Concord

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We are no strangers to water issues here in Guelph. Whether it’s our system of water use monitoring, or the ongoing battle between local conservationists and a certain bottling plant south of the city, Guelph has been at the forefront of the debate in the ways we use, protect, and replenish the world’s most valuable resource: drinking water. At the intersection of municipal politics and water protection is a new documentary called Divide in Concord, which chronicles one woman’s quest to ban single-serve, non-reusable bottles of water in her hometown Concord, Mass. That struggle is coming to Guelph this weekend when Divide in Concord screens at the Guelph Film Festival. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #19 – Dave Regos, Producer of Divide in Concord” →

Greg Schirk (Ward 4) – Candidate Questionnaire

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Like many candidates, Greg Schirk’s pride and dedication to the Royal City comes from spending most of his life as a Guelphite. He grew up in Guelph and then studied carpentry and broadcasting at Conestoga College. Career-wise, Schirk is a licensed glazier metal mechanic and has a successful career selling energy efficient window and door products to home owners and property managers. Continue reading “Greg Schirk (Ward 4) – Candidate Questionnaire” →

An Artistic Critique of Guelph’s Election Signs

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After all the talk of negativity, maybe what we need is levity. And since there are, apparently, a lot of people in the city interested in collecting signs, I was forced wonder if there was some artistic significance to them. So I decided to consult an expert. Scott McGovern, the programming director of Ed Video Media Arts Centre knows art, and he knows what he likes. He’s also politically astute, so when I reached out to Scott (who’s currently in Paris where is wife in an artist-in-residence), he was more than happy to lend his keen eye for colour and composition to the concept, and I present his insights below. Continue reading “An Artistic Critique of Guelph’s Election Signs” →