Tag: Chamber of Commerce

RECAP: Guthrie Tells Chamber to Just Say “No” to More Provincial Downloading at Budget Breakfast

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On Thursday morning, Mayor Cam Guthrie and Chief Administrative Officer Tara Baker took part in the second annual budget breakfast with the Guelph Chamber of Commerce. If you’ve been following along, there was maybe not a lot of new information about the budget itself, but there was some new commentary from the mayor especially about provincial priorities and why the City of Guelph and other municipalities need more help from Queen’s Park. You can dig into the full recap below! Continue reading “RECAP: Guthrie Tells Chamber to Just Say “No” to More Provincial Downloading at Budget Breakfast” →

RECAP: Mayor Touts City Resilience and Future Concerns at State of the City

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The 2025 State of the City event at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre is one of the first big community events of the year gathering folks from the business community, area non-profits and government reps and staff. Last year, Mayor Cam Guthrie used is a platform to announce his about face on Strong Mayor Powers, so we enter this year’s speech with some questions about what he might do now…. Which are answered in this recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Mayor Touts City Resilience and Future Concerns at State of the City” →

Guthrie Uses State of the City to Declare Himself a Strong Mayor

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There’s usually not much in the way of surprises at the annual State of the City speech. Every year, it’s mostly about ideas and initiatives that that the mayor’s already discussed in other venues and interviews, usually wrapped in some kind of gag or gimmick. But this year there was no gimmick, but there was something new: Mayor Cam Guthrie anointed himself a Strong Mayor, and now he will stretch out and use his powers. Continue reading “Guthrie Uses State of the City to Declare Himself a Strong Mayor” →

RECAP: Mayor Guthrie Lays Out Current State of the City

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It’s the best day of the year if you like networking and hearing the Mayor of Guelph talk. This morning at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre on Stone Road, the Guelph Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual State of the City event. Mayor Cam Guthrie will tell us what the score is, what’s at stake this year, and what the priorities of his office and city council are. What gimmick will he use? Will there be a surprise guest? Let’s find out! Continue reading “RECAP: Mayor Guthrie Lays Out Current State of the City” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #405 – The State of the City 2023

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Every year, the Guelph Chamber of Commerce hosts an event called the State of the City, and like its more famous counterpart south of the border, it’s a chance for the head of the city to lay out the challenges and priorities facing the Royal City for the next 12 months. Make no mistake, there are no shortage of challenges, but in order to unlock the future, you must first find the keys to the past. This week, we get those keys out of the drawer. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #405 – The State of the City 2023” →

CITY PAGES: More Gardens, More Rides, and New Equity Advisor

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: More Gardens, More Rides, and New Equity Advisor” →

CITY PAGES: More Funding for CHC, Laptop Re-Use, Record Breaking Funds for Hospital

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: More Funding for CHC, Laptop Re-Use, Record Breaking Funds for Hospital” →

Guthrie Drops Gimmicks for Serious Talk at State of the City

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Over 850 people made their way to the Delta Hotel on Stone Road for the annual winter ritual of hearing the mayor talk. The Chamber of Commerce’s State of the City event for 2023 had the usual aspirational statements and hopeful outlook about the future, but it also came with a warning about the tough times ahead and the need to work together as a community to meet the challenges were all familiar with by now. Continue reading “Guthrie Drops Gimmicks for Serious Talk at State of the City” →

LIVE BLOG: Mayor’s State of the City for 2023

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A lot has changed in the last 10 months since Mayor Cam Guthrie gave his last State of the City. There are a lot of challenges in front of us, but there’s only one question we want answered going into this year’s State of the City speech: What gimmick will Guthrie build his speech around this year? For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s speech, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Mayor’s State of the City for 2023” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #358 – The State of the City, A Year Ago

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Every year, the Mayor of Guelph is invited to an event called the State of the City where he or she gives a speech to the members of the Chamber of Commerce about the current issues facing Guelph and how city council plans on addressing them. It once was said that to understand the future, you have to look to the past, so what was on the mayor’s mind last year when he talked to the Chamber? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #358 – The State of the City, A Year Ago” →