RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Patios, Rubber Surfaces and Election 2026!

After taking their usual break in March, the Accessibility Advisory Committee got together again to talk about a myriad of different topics from the downtown patio program, to the issues around getting more playgrounds with rubber surfaces, to the more general issues around making people with disabilities feel more involved in the community engagement process. Also, we’re already counting down to Election 2026! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Patios, Rubber Surfaces and Election 2026!”

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for April 18, 2023

After taking a scheduled month off, the Accessibility Advisory Committee gets back to business with their regular meeting, and the agenda will cover matters coming in the immediate future and the sort of far future. Feedback will be sought about a permanent patio policy, accessibility of playground equipment, traffic calming, community engagement and the 2026 municipal election. Once again, there’s a lot to cram in to the two hour running time.  Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for April 18, 2023”

GUELPH POLITICAST #348 – What’s Next? Part 2: The Next Election

Last week, we covered the transition from the previous council to the new, and this week, we look far-ish into the future to the next election, the one in October 2026. You will hear in this podcast that planning for the next election begins almost immediately after the one that’s just completed, because there are a lot of complicated questions that need to be answered before the time comes to vote again. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #348 – What’s Next? Part 2: The Next Election”