Tag: Annual Report

RECAP: It Was Another Good Year at the Library, Board Hears

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There’s always something new at the library, and people seem to like it. That was the message from the main report at this month’s Guelph Public Library Board meeting, which was the annual report about services and user information. There’s was also some internal board changes with new people in new positions, and the board approved a new way of making sure that they stay on task. For everything else, here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: It Was Another Good Year at the Library, Board Hears” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for February 25, 2025

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As usual, we’ve gotten to the last Monday of the month and that means it’s time to tuck in with the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors meeting. On this agenda, there’s actually a lot carried over from the last meeting, deferred reports that the board didn’t tackle in January, plus some new information about the work that staff did last year in service of the library. So let’s dig into the agenda for February! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for February 25, 2025” →

RECAP: Police Board Talks Crime Stoppers and Yippies

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At the last meeting before rising for the rest of summer, the Guelph Police Services Board heard from a partner in crime fighting. The program co-ordinator from Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington came by in order to deliver the annual report, and then Chief Gord Cobey got into the latest from his desk including the Youth in Policing Program, which has the not very police-sounding code name “Yippy”. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Talks Crime Stoppers and Yippies” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for July 18, 2024

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July’s meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board promises to be relatively light compared to the last few months (or for the months to come for that matter). Still, if you’re interested in crime busting matters beyond the role of the police, this should be a compelling meeting with a special guest appearance, and there also might be some interesting developments from the Chief’s report. Here’s the deal… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for July 18, 2024” →

RECAP: Police Board Hears About Internet Crime and an Annual Report

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The June meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board covered a lot of ground on a lot of issues. The annual report will be coming any day now, and there was a sneak preview for the public here. There was another annual report specifically targeting human resources issues at the service. In terms of investigative matters, the board heard from the people working on cyber crime and human trafficking. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Hears About Internet Crime and an Annual Report” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for June 20, 2024

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The time is here again for the monthly Guelph Police Services Board meeting and the agenda this June is focused on yearly reports. Having said, perhaps the biggest report is missing from the agenda even though we’re all going to see it in the very near future so consider this a sneak preview. In other news, we will get an update on human resources, plus there will be a report about a growing and sickening area of criminality. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for June 20, 2024” →

RECAP: Police Board Hears About Crime Stoppers, Noisy Cars and Annual Reports

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This June meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board came with some special appearances. First, a representatives from the local Crime Stoppers offered their annual update, which was fitting because the Service itself had some annual reports of their own. But the day belonged to a small group of community delegates who were deeply concerned about noisy cars driving around Guelph. More on that in a minute because here’s the recap. Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Hears About Crime Stoppers, Noisy Cars and Annual Reports” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for June 15, 2023

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This month’s Guelph Police Services Board meeting promises to be a busy one, and police have a lot of different information to report, including the biggest report of all, the Annual Report. The board will also look at the annual Use of Force report, the hiring of some additional officers, and they will hear from several delegates about noisy cars and another annual report, the one from Crime Stopppers. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for June 15, 2023” →

Library Services Bounced Back From COVID Lockdowns in 2021

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The Guelph Public Library has published its annual report from 2021, and the it looks like good news. After a year when the library was mostly shutdown because of COVID-19 lockdown precautions, most branches were open again for business as unusual, and proving to the community, again, that the Guelph Public Library is “an important social connector supporting our community throughout year two of the pandemic.” Continue reading “Library Services Bounced Back From COVID Lockdowns in 2021” →

In 2020, Guelph Police Saw Decrease in Property Crime, Increase in Other Areas

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Since most people spent a significant portion of the last year in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was some curiosity about what the crime rate would look like. According to the annual report from the Guelph Police Service, there was a decrease in several different crimes year-over-year in 2020, advancing the trend of a falling local crime rate even though Guelph does see an increase some different areas. Continue reading “In 2020, Guelph Police Saw Decrease in Property Crime, Increase in Other Areas” →