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They’re Marching for Children, But Some Are Concerned There’s Another Message

Published on Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The site of flags, signs and marchers through downtown is hardly an unfamiliar site for Guelph, and it will be seen again this coming Wednesday as a group of people will gather at City Hall and undertake a long march to College Avenue in the name of “Uniting diverse backgrounds and faiths” to eliminate “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) curriculum, pronouns, gender ideology and mixed bathrooms in schools.” But what does that mean? Continue reading “They’re Marching for Children, But Some Are Concerned There’s Another Message” →

Tech Issues Plague Guelph This Weekend

Published on Sep 17, 2023Sep 17, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Sometimes the technology just decides to stop working. We’ve all encountered tech issues in our lives, and most of the time they’re easy to solve. There are occasions though where tech problems are not so easy to solve, and they all seem to happen at the same time. Just such a fluke seemed to happen in Guelph this weekend with the Police, the Fire Department, and major news site (not this one) all affected. Continue reading “Tech Issues Plague Guelph This Weekend” →

This Week at Council: Housing is Exactly as Complicated as You Think

Published on Sep 17, 2023Sep 15, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

After several weeks of hype, Guelph City Council held a meeting meant to rake out most of their concerns about housing, homelessness, social services, addictions and mental health. A substantial agenda requires a commensurate meeting length, and council tackled seven hours worth of facts, figures and insights into all those issues to find the gaps, and hopefully start to find some solutions. Here’s the recap from this week’s council meeting… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Housing is Exactly as Complicated as You Think” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for September 1-15, 2023

Published on Sep 16, 2023Sep 19, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Every month, 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. Continue reading “MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for September 1-15, 2023” →

POLICE NOTES: Homicide Investigation, Missing Feather, and Thousands in Stolen Sports Cards

Published on Sep 16, 2023Sep 15, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

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, Missing Feather, and Thousands in Stolen Sports Cards” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for September 22, 2023

Published on Sep 15, 2023Sep 24, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The Grand River Conservation Authority membership will get together for their monthly meeting with a packed agenda that includes the usual financial updates and policy updates, but there’s some new stuff that you might find interesting including a potential change that will allow people to use their season pass at Elora and the fate of the old Kortright Waterfowl Park and surrounding area. So let’s see what’s all on the agenda… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for September 22, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for September 21, 2023

Published on Sep 15, 2023Sep 16, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Another committee is getting back to business as usual after a summer break, and today we bring you the agenda for the first fall meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee. There have been a couple of different transit changes lately, new fares and schedule changes that went into effect at the beginning of the month. So there’s all that to talk about, and there’s also the matter of what comes next for transit as we approach the new year. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for September 21, 2023” →

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

Published on Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It’s been a pretty busy September so far at Guelph City Council, a couple of long summer meetings after almost a month off, so perhaps it’s fitting then that this month will go out like a lamb with a lighter agenda. For the regular meeting this month, council will approve the consent agenda from Committee of the Whole, including the new version of the Territorial Acknowledgement, plus one bit of new business on the heritage file. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on September 26?” →

RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Gets Stuck on Accessory Units

Published on Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

In some recent Committee of Adjustment meetings, the most controversial files have been property severances, the act of taking one piece of land and making two (or more). There were a couple of those applications at this month’s committee meeting, but they weren’t the ones that got the most attention. So which files drew the most fire? You can see that for yourself in this recap of the most recent meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Gets Stuck on Accessory Units” →