RECAP: GRCA Board Has Concerns About Outdoor Education Changes

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This month, the Grand River Conservation Authority membership got in on the growing number of budget activities, but that’s not where the controversy laid at this month’s board meeting. Having said that, the real controversy was in one area impacted by the budget, specifically changes to the outdoor education program. So there’s that, and also a discussion about the merits of hybrid meetings going forward. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: GRCA Board Has Concerns About Outdoor Education Changes” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 6 Meeting?

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November is budget month, so maybe it shouldn’t be that surprising that it’s going to be a little bit light in terms of the Committee of the Whole agenda. The agenda is all about the Governance Committee as members of the committee will be asked to look at council education, and the organization of the menagerie of advisory committees at the City. Naturally, there are also a lot of staff recognitions too! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 6 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on November 6?

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It’s a strange meeting at a strange time involving a subject that’s usually reserved for a specific meeting at a particular time of the month. And yet… Here we are. On this Monday, Guelph City Council will have a special meeting to render a final decision about a planning application that was first presented to the previous term of council nearly five years ago. So it’s complicated? Maybe, but maybe not… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on November 6?” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for November 1, 2023

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After taking October off as usual, the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health is back, and kicking off the month with some fairly important information, including, you guessed it, the 2024 budget. There will be some information about that, and there will also be some information about how the current year’s budget is shaking out. We will also hear reports about the new strategic plan and public health communications. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for November 1, 2023” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #394 – Guelph, After Dark

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Maybe you’ve heard the term “dark tourism”, there’s a whole Netflix series about it, but you don’t have to go abroad to somewhere famous to get a taste of dark tourism. Would it surprise you to learn that we have a hot little dark tourism industry right here in Guelph? As we approach Halloween on Tuesday, perhaps it’s time we appreciated just what kind of a sorted little town we have here, historically speaking. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #394 – Guelph, After Dark” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for October 24, 2023

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Because council is taking Halloween off, we come to the last meeting of the month a week early. You can click here for the amended agendas 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 “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for October 24, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for October 30, 2023

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It’s Devils Night, and this year the Devil’s business seems to involve the monthly board of directors meeting of the Guelph Public Library. Nothing particularly evil, or diabolical, is on the agenda though, just the usual business of running the local library system including budgets, the state of services and usage, plus the ongoing developments of the new library project. Plus, what issues are top of mind for library advocacy? Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for October 30, 2023” →

Remember Those Official Plan Changes? Calandra Says Never Mind

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It was two months ago now when former Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark resigned from the Ontario cabinet in the wake of the Auditor General’s report about the changes to the Greenbelt. It was a little over a month ago that Premier Doug Ford announced that the government would be restoring that land back to the Greenbelt, and it was just last week that Paul Calandra, Clark’s replacement, finally introduced that legislation. So what’s new this Monday? Continue reading “Remember Those Official Plan Changes? Calandra Says Never Mind” →

This Week at Council: Housing, Heritage and Hesitancy in Double Header

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It’s tough to summarize a nine-hour council meeting, but it kind of helps that this one came in two parts. In the first half, council tried its best to use the limited tool kit they have to generate some housing solutions amidst the crisis, and then, in the second half, it was the usual monthly planning meeting with some big new applications, big decisions, and some big heritage designations. Here’s the (lengthier than normal) recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Housing, Heritage and Hesitancy in Double Header” →

POLICE NOTES: Homicide Investigation, High Speed Getaway and Search for Cyclist

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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: Homicide Investigation, High Speed Getaway and Search for Cyclist” →