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This Week at Council: Planning for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

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This month’s planning meeting was delayed a day for the Thanksgiving holiday, which may have been a good thing because all of the projects were so big that council could use that extra day to prepare. This week at council, they discussed the work so far on another heritage conservation district, the first version of the newest Official Plan Amendment, a decision for one side of Clair and a new project for another. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Planning for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 15, 2025

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Let’s be thankful for a post-holiday delayed meeting. 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 during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 15, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 15, 2025 Meeting?

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Leave some room for a feast at October’s planning meeting because Guelph City Council is going to be served a five course meal of materials with this next agenda. So what’s coming up? Well, there will be a decision on one big project proposal, and there will be some early moves for a new project down the street from it. There will also be heritage district talk, some timeline extensions, some proposed changes to the Official Plan and maybe some surprises(?). Let’s check out the agenda… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 15, 2025 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: Big Nights for Big Projects

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It was a packed night, or make that a couple of nights, at Guelph City Council. Two nights, two big planning projects, one in the south end and one in the east end. Both have been hotly anticipated (dreaded?), at least one for many, many years, and while one is still at least theoretical, the other is now moving on to the next phase of development. For all the details, let’s get right into this week’s recap of council business… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Big Nights for Big Projects” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for September 9, 2025

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Plans are made, and plans are made to be approved. 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 during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for September 9, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 9, 2025 Meeting?

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The first planning meeting of the fall has an application for more units than have been approved all year so far, but will council be interested in chasing them given the cost? That will be one of the questions councillors will tackle in this meeting as they hold a statutory meeting on this massive new project. In terms of small moves, look out for an update to everyone’s favourite planning bylaw, and something that will be discussed in closed… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 9, 2025 Meeting?” →