MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for February 15, 2024

February’s meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board doesn’t have a lot on the agenda, but there is one very important issue that will be discussed and it’s a follow-up from a city council directive last fall. Council declared Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic, and members of the Service will tell us what they’re doing about it. On top of that, there’s some of the usual report items to check out, so let’s check them out! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for February 15, 2024”

RECAP: Public Health Tackles Inspections, Meningitis and Oral Health

The first Board of Health meeting of the year featured a lot of information (as usual). Perhaps you’ve notice that Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has revamped the Check Before You Choose website, and you’ve probably noticed because more of you are consulting that site. There was also a post-Plowing Match report, a report about the importance of your meningitis shot, and a plea for more help to support dental health locally. Continue reading “RECAP: Public Health Tackles Inspections, Meningitis and Oral Health”

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for February 7, 2024

After taking January off, we’re back to the usual business of regional public health with this month’s Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health meeting. Coming up in the realm of public health this month is an update from the region’s top doctor, updates about the work of public health across a variety of areas, and changes to the board’s most public facing function, the health inspections. All that, and some elections too! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for February 7, 2024”

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for January 26, 2024

There’s no January chill at the Grand River Conservation Authority, and this month there’s a lot of end of the year/beginning of the year business to get to including, perhaps most importantly, the budget. The board will take their second crack at the budget for 2024 before it goes on for final passage next month, and the municipalities they represent will find out how much it will cost. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for January 26, 2024”

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

It’s the first Guelph Police Services Board meeting of the year, and that means that there’s some beginning of the year business to get through. As observant politicos know, there’s a checklist for the police board every January, and we will go through it for this initial gathering of 2024, plus there will be an update from the Chief, some successful granting news, and the way forward for future meetings. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for January 18, 2024”

RECAP: GRCA Board Pressed Again to Save Nature Centres

Like many boards, this month marks the last meeting of the year for the Grand River Conservation Authority membership, and there were a couple of issues addressed that are going to be an ongoing issue as we enter the new year. Once again, the board was pressured about the changes to the outdoor education program and nature centres, but there was also some last-minute changes to 2024 fees thanks to Queen’s Park. Let’s recap… Continue reading “RECAP: GRCA Board Pressed Again to Save Nature Centres”

RECAP: One Quick Meeting for the Police Board to End 2023

It was a short meeting for the Guelph Police Services Board to end 2023. There wasn’t much for the board to do, and they were two members short, but they did take this time in December to get themselves organized for next year; confirming the chair and the vice-chair, organizing the composition of committees, and talking about how the board will meet going forward. Here’s the recap (such as it is)…. Continue reading “RECAP: One Quick Meeting for the Police Board to End 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for December 14, 2023

It’s Christmas time for the Guelph Police Services Board and they are giving us the gift of brevity. This month’s meeting will be largely focused on administrative matters, new hires, new committees, meeting dates and formats, plus the usual verbal update from Chief Gord Cobey. Open up YouTube and get one last bit of police business (at a board level) before taking the rest of the year off. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for December 14, 2023”

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for December 15, 2023

Just because it’s almost the holidays that doesn’t mean the Grand River Conservation Authority board is slacking off. There’s a long list of reports to get through before everyone can take their Christmas break from Strategic Plan thoughts to changes to the Procedural Bylaw to ongoing prep to pass the 2024 budget. Also, in local news, there’s an update about the Guelph Lake Nature Centre. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for December 15, 2023”

RECAP: Education Programs’ Fate Stymies GRCA Board Again

November’s Grand River Conservation Authority board meeting took a break from the immediate concern around next year’s budget. Sort of. The debate continued about the fate of select nature centres and the outdoor education program, and that’s a decision that was reserved another day to get more information. For everything else on the agenda, you can check out the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Education Programs’ Fate Stymies GRCA Board Again”