This Week at Council: The Princess Auto Diaries

At June’s planning meeting, a lot of ground was covered but there were two primary modes. First, there were a lot of heritage files needing some work, including the latest heritage conservation district and a couple of individual designations that were unexpectely controversial. And then there was the Princess Auto file, an interesting confluence of confusing planning rules that nearly scuttled the future Guelph location of that chain. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: The Princess Auto Diaries”

RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 10, 2025

Planning is  buffet at this month’s 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 June 10, 2025”

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 10, 2025 Meeting?

It’s a big agenda for the planning meeting this June! More heritage designations, two new proposals, and the finished guidelines for the now Ward Heritage Conservation District is on the agenda, as well as a discussion about provincial policy! Is this going to be a “bring your pjs” kind of night at city council? It might be but it depends on how many people have ideas about these pretty big projects! Learn more about them below! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 10, 2025 Meeting?”

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Approves Two Demos and Nine Designations

Heritage Guelph’s May meeting was fairly brisk, which is interesting because of all the work that ended up getting done. Members of the committee approved almost 10 new designations (one didn’t make the cut… for now), approved – regretfully – two removals from the registry, and heard about a massive project to upgrade road infrastructure in an older part of town. Let’s get into the detail with this month’s Heritage Guelph recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Approves Two Demos and Nine Designations”

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for May 1, 2025

Heritage protection marches on with this May meeting of the Heritage Guelph committee. On this agenda, there’s a whole new list of potential designations, 10 in all, plus a couple of new reports; one is about a demolition of a listed heritage property, and the second is about a stretch of road work coming in one of the older areas of town. Let’s check out what all is on the agenda for this May Day edition of Heritage Guelph!

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