Let’s meet again, like we did last week, and like we will again next week! 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 January 26, 2026”
The last meeting of the short council calendar this January will be a half-and-half, meaning that half the subjects will be handled in closed session and half the subjects will be in the open. In the open half look for another fun discussion into the ways that the City of Guelph needs to do more on climate action, and a petition from a resident concerning the payment of a specific development fee. Here’s the preview… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 27, 2026 Meeting?”
There are signs that many people in our community want 2020 to be the year of housing. After a long, unsustainable hiatus on the development of supportive, social and affordable housing, all parties are eager to attack a problem that’s only ever getting worse. Sounds good, but do you remember what happened the last time everyone was eager for action on homelessness? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #204 – The 106 Beaumont Saga”
Somewhere in William Winegard Public School, someone was rhythmically beating a drum. The slow tap of that drum was always there in the background, and it did nothing for the mood on the second floor, where, in the library, Ward 1 Councillor Dan Gibson was walking a fine line between outrage and need. Continue reading “Motion Sickness: How One Request for Info Pitted a Neighbourhood Against City Hall”
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