City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 26 Meeting?

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We come again to the end of the month and the regular council meeting. It’s been a pretty laid back month compared to last, and this meeting’s agenda fits that theme as council will revisit the very uncontroversial Committee of the Whole agenda, and then add another matter about whether not council should support the idea of subsidizing new pipelines. So let’s get into a very issues-oriented, nerds only kind of agenda. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 26 Meeting?” →

Guelph Fire Chief Really, Really Wants You to Have a Working Smoke Detector

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It’s been a busy week for the Guelph Fire Department with four fires in as many days, and three of them in a nearly 24-hour period at the beginning of the week. With the community concerned, Guelph Fire Chief Brian Arnold was joined by Ontario Fire Marshal Jon Pegg at the site of a fatal fire on Edinburgh Road South with a simple message: For your personal safety, and the safety of the people you live with, have a working smoke detector. Continue reading “Guelph Fire Chief Really, Really Wants You to Have a Working Smoke Detector” →

Calandra Touts Guelph Housing Success with Novelty Cheque (But Real Money)

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Pomp was in the air of the courtyard at Guelph City Hall Thursday morning. The special guest was Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra, and the order to the day was celebrating Guelph’s success on housing starts in 2023. The what was a giant novelty cheque, a symbol of the very real award for Guelph starting construction on 1,287 new housing units last year, nearly $4.7 million in “reward” money! Continue reading “Calandra Touts Guelph Housing Success with Novelty Cheque (But Real Money)” →

RECAP: Social Services Committee Feels Good About Direction Post-Symposium

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This month’s Social Services Committee meeting was a special occasion, not only was there a change in venue to a Wellington County building on Wyndham Street, but this was the last committee meeting in its present iteration. But before a new committee takes over, there was a lot for this group to tackle on the March agenda from ongoing construction projects to the aftermath of the Health and Housing Symposium. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Committee Feels Good About Direction Post-Symposium” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #410 – Buses and Trains Wanted!

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As listeners familiar with the work of Guelph Politico are aware, improved transit is a pretty big part of the mission, and more often than not, we’re talking about local transit. But did you know that transit can take you to places outside of Guelph’s urban boundaries? This is somewhat tricky because regional transit, both to and from Guelph, is lacking, and we’re not alone. That’s where a new advocacy group wants to make a difference. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #410 – Buses and Trains Wanted!” →

This Week at Council: The Private Lives of Trees

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This month’s Committee of the Whole meeting was a pretty usual affair, reports that were not really going to get anyone’s blood up unless they’re especially concerned about bylaws half finished or the scintillating world of auditing. What it will say on your property tax bill, what the City is planning to do to take care of trees on private property, and the workings of the Internal Audit team were all game for this meeting. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: The Private Lives of Trees” →

POLICE NOTES: Bus Stop Assault, Bowling Ball Assault, and Jail Break-In

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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: Bus Stop Assault, Bowling Ball Assault, and Jail Break-In” →

MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for March 13, 2024

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After taking February off, the Social Services Committee of Wellington County is getting together again… for the last time. Sort of. Next month, a new joint committee between the City of Guelph and the County of Wellington takes over, but for this month *this* committee will tackle reports about construction projects, resolutions from the Guelph council, and the findings from a symposium held just a few weeks ago (and will be held again in a few weeks time). Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for March 13, 2024” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 20 Meeting?

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Sometimes a planning meeting of city council is full of controversial applications that bring people out to delegate, and sometimes it’s just about some adjustments to planning policy. Controversial adjustments? That’s to be determined. This planning meeting, delayed a week because of March Break, will dive into the interesting world of development fees and demolition bylaws. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 20 Meeting?” →

New Federal Funding Announced for Local Mental Health Programs

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As a result of the pandemic, and other outside factors, we’ve seen an increased need for mental health services in the last few years. What you might not be aware of though is that there’s no one size fits all approach for people seeking mental health assistance, but a funding announcement Thursday morning at the new Guelph headquarters of the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo Wellington hopes to change that. Continue reading “New Federal Funding Announced for Local Mental Health Programs” →