RECAP: Transit Breaks Record for One-Week Ridership, TAC Hears

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Last week, Guelph Transit broke the record for the most rides in one week, over 200,000. So if the buses felt more fuller than usual, even by September standards, you were probably right. That’s good transit news, and so is the first three weeks of expanded on-demand Sunday service, which is growing every week apparently. For the rest of the good and mixed news about transit business, consult this recap of September’s Transit Advisory Committee! Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Breaks Record for One-Week Ridership, TAC Hears” →

RECAP: Police Board Approves Strat Plan, Talks About Big Drug Bust

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On the same day that Guelph Police announced that they had arrested three in a fentanyl trafficking scheme, the Guelph Police Services Board had their meeting, and Police Chief Gord Cobey explained that this is proof that policies that the board approved are working. And speaking of working policies, they also heard about the new strategic plan, and the reconfirmation of the 2025 capital budget, and now, you can hear about it too! Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Approves Strat Plan, Talks About Big Drug Bust” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for September 19, 2024

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The Guelph Police Services Board will get together again for the first time since July and in the process they will be the first to dive into their 2025 budget renewal process. If numbers aren’t your bag, you might be interested in hearing about the latest update to the Service’s strategic plan. That’s in this agenda too along with the usual verbal update from Chief Cobey and an update of the midyear financials. Let’s get into the details! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for September 19, 2024” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #434 – The Year at Council So Far (May-August)

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So has anything interesting been happening at Guelph city council lately? Of course, there has! We’ve already covered the first third of 2024 on a previous podcast, and we will now visit that middle third, a period of time that is supposed to be more of a laid back political time as people rest and recreate over the summer. But no! The last four months at council have been all business, and this is the business!! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #434 – The Year at Council So Far (May-August)” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for September 17, 2024

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Another committee meeting for those who just can’t get enough! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for September 17, 2024” →

This Week at Council: In the Heights Downtown

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The first planning meeting of fall brought an interesting proposal for the downtown core, are we ready for some more height?  A new tower promising 14-storeys, over 120 units and new retail space at the heart of the core was discussed at council this week while other matters also got an airing albeit more briefly than that proposed tower, including a controversial bylaw now bound for final implementation. Let’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: In the Heights Downtown” →

POLICE NOTES: Bee Attack, E-Transfer Scams, and More Airbag Thefts

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There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Bee Attack, E-Transfer Scams, and More Airbag Thefts” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 24, 2024 Meeting?

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The last meeting of September will present you, the Guelph resident, the opportunity to revisit just about anything previously discussed at this month’s two Committee of the Whole meetings (at least one of them hasn’t happened yet as of the publishing of this preview). From downtown renewal to second quarter financials to a possible renoviction bylaw, here’s your second bite at the apple! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 24, 2024 Meeting?” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for September 19, 2024

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Another committee that’s getting the band back together after summer vacation is the Transit Advisory Committee. With everyone back at school, and all the school year routes back in business, plus a new transit service expansion making its way across town (we’ll get to that), there’s going to be a lot of stuff to discuss as TAC gathers around the committee room table for the first time since June. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for September 19, 2024” →

RECAP: Social Services Hears Winter Plans and Want More OW Support

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The Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance got back to business after taking the summer off, so that meant there was a lot of business to get back to. Near the top in terms of importance is the Winter Response Plan and how unhoused people are going to be helped in the month’s to come, but there was also a rather lively discussion about the need for more money for Ontario Works recipients. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Hears Winter Plans and Want More OW Support” →