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This Week at Council: It Was a Planning and Trading Meeting

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Delayed a week because city council gets March Break too, we finally come to the March planning meeting+. Why “plus”? Because this month’s meeting wasn’t just about planning matters, but about trades wars, or rather it was about how Guelph is ready to fight one. As for the actual planning part of the planning meeting, housing was the focus as council got an update about those efforts. To learn more, consult this recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: It Was a Planning and Trading Meeting” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for March 18, 2025

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March Break is over so let’s get planning! 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 on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for March 18, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 18, 2025 Meeting?

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City council takes March Break too. After the kids go back to school, council will get back to work with this month’s planning meeting. No specific project is on the agenda for discussion or approval, but there is going to be a lot of discussion about the creation of more housing as staff will talk about all the plans, plus the city-owned property that can help make it happen. Also, there are a tonne of heritage files needing approval. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 18, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Still Has Issues with Wall Repairs

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It was a pretty straightforward meeting of Heritage Guelph this October, and it even had an obligatory stop at the cemetery. The most controversial item on the agenda, even mildly, was planned repairs to the retaining wall along the river at The Boathouse, which is one of those instances where legal requirements trump heritage ones. But that’s not the last word on this meeting, so to see what you missed, check out this recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Still Has Issues with Wall Repairs” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for October 7, 2024

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Heritage Guelph’s October meeting will be light on new designations, but still full of heritage preservation issues. From the wall along with the river near the Boathouse to a new multiuse trail that will go through Guelph’s most famous cemetery, and from a well known set of row houses in the north end to a very different house style in the south end, there’s a lot on the agenda to satisfy your divergent heritage tastes. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for October 7, 2024” →