RECAP: Library Board Tackles HR Concerns and Their Friends

This month, the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors focused on staffing matters. The annual HR report was among the presentations, and it does seem like the people working for our local library system are happy with their jobs. Speaking of those jobs, they will be changing in the years to come as staff prepares to move into some new accommodations on Baker Street, and there was some progress reported there too. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Tackles HR Concerns and Their Friends”

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for April 24, 2023

Every month the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors meets to talk about the latest issues facing all the various branches and programs in the library system. From covering a very diverse and active library community to the politics and pressures of building a brand new main library building on Baker Street, there’s always a lot to talk about at the board, and this is what’s coming up this month. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for April 24, 2023”

RECAP: Library Board Hears How GPL Resources Go Beyond Books

This month’s Guelph Public Library Board meeting was relatively brisk with some brief updates about the year end variance and the main library project. The meatier stuff was in the annual report about the Library’s I.T. concerns, and the partnerships between the Library and other community groups, which were a reminder that there’s more to library services than giving you something good to read. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Hears How GPL Resources Go Beyond Books”

RECAP: Water Conditions and Contamination Main Points of GRCA Meeting

The monthly meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority membership made quick work of a number of items, but they dwelled on a couple of key details including the water quality of the Grand River watershed as evaluated by Conservation Ontario, and a matter of contaminated land in a wetland in Cambridge. Plus, there’s good news if you’re interested in doing to pheasant hunting! Here’s the recap for March… Continue reading “RECAP: Water Conditions and Contamination Main Points of GRCA Meeting”

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for March 28, 2023

This is the first month of the newly reschedule Guelph Public Library Board meeting now on the fourth Monday instead the third Tuesday due to the change in the council schedule. This month, there appears to be nothing out of the ordinary with all the usual monthly reports plus some money matters and the annual report about an important library function, information technology! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for March 28, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Board Meeting for March 24, 2023

This month’s meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority membership will cover a wide variety of issues including the usual topics like current watershed conditions, and current financial conditions. In terms of recent events, the membership will look at remediating some contaminated land in Cambridge, a new pilot for pheasant hunting, and the mandated changes to programs and services. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Board Meeting for March 24, 2023”

RECAP: Police Board Endorses Motion to Promote Bail Reform

This month’s Guelph Police Services Board meeting was brief, but still relatively consequential. The board marked the sad news in policing today coming out of Edmonton, added their voice to the call for bail reform, and appointed a committee to secure a new member of the board. In other news, the board may be going back to in-person meetings after the next meeting in April. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Endorses Motion to Promote Bail Reform”

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for March 16, 2023

This month’s Guelph Police Board meeting will have a lot of information for you, which is something that was promised back in that first meeting of the year, but unless someone on the board wants to discuss things further this may be the only way you learn more about it without actually reading the agenda. For the meeting itself though, we will hear from the Chief as usual and the board will talk about endorsing national bail reform. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for March 16, 2023”

RECAP: The GRCA Approves Their 2023 Budget and Other Business

The February general meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority was pretty important as the authority passed its 2023 budget, a complicated process made even trickier by the pressures from new legislation. Still, the process was handled with great efficiency, and it was just one of several pieces of business handled by the board. Here’s the recap of the meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: The GRCA Approves Their 2023 Budget and Other Business”

RECAP: Library Board Hears That Services Are as Popular as Ever

The immediate past and the immediate future of the Guelph Public Library were discussed at this month’s meeting of the board. Staff members presented the annual report about all the accomplishments and successes last year and they heard about CEO Steve Kraft’s work plan for the rest of this year, which will hopefully lead to continued success. For now, here’s the recap of this month’s Library Board meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Hears That Services Are as Popular as Ever”