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This Week at Council: Public Space Changes and the “Future” Reviewed

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It was the last city council meeting… before summer break! There will be a couple of more meetings in September before the October 26 election, but will there be anything as controversial as the unscheduled return of the Public Space Use Bylaw? That one was put on the revised agenda, along with a matter of development changes being applied to a non-profit’s renovation project. We’ll get that, and the update about the City’s Strategic Plan in this last recap of the summer! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Public Space Changes and the “Future” Reviewed” →

RECAP: City Council Meetings for July 21, 2026

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It’s two meetings for the price of one! You can click here and 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 Meetings for July 21, 2026” →

This Week at Council: Risks, Assets and Community Well-being

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The agenda was busy, but controversy seemed to take the week off at Guelph City Council. For the last Committee of the Whole meeting before the election, there were reports about the risks being faced by the corporation, the current state of the City’s assets, and the ways we need to better commit to community well-being. There were also rewards, but for the most parts its just some very normal regular reporting. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Risks, Assets and Community Well-being” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 21, 2026 Meetings?

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Two meetings in one night for this one. Yes, there is the regular meeting of Guelph City Council on this night, and as it stands right now it doesn’t have a lot in terms of new material. Before that agenda though, prepare to have a sense of déjà vu because the regular meeting is preceded by a shareholder meeting of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc, which is all about additional information from a previous meeting! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 21, 2026 Meetings?” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for July 7, 2026

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It’s the last Committee of the Whole meeting before the election! 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: Committee of the Whole Meeting for July 7, 2026” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 7, 2026 Meeting?

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This is the last Committee of the Whole meeting before the election and if you were hoping for something exciting like ice policy or the reconstruction of a historic bridge, you’re probably going to be disappointed. Instead, committee will tackle update budgeting policy, updating corporate asset and risk management, and then they will discuss a new community safety and well-being directive. Sit back and enjoy as council starts counting down to summer break! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 7, 2026 Meeting?” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #525 – Election Skullduggery Already? (feat. Dylan McMahon)

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On Friday, Guelph Politico received a video of someone accessing the website “michellebowman.ca”. Michelle Bowman is a candidate running in Ward 2 in this fall’s municipal election, so one would think that if you typed in her name with the domain extension “.ca” that it would lead to her website. It doesn’t. Barely three weeks into this election, do we already need to have a conservation about the rules and ethics of running for local office? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #525 – Election Skullduggery Already? (feat. Dylan McMahon)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #476 – How to City Council (Special Presentation)

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There’s an interesting process underway in Guelph’s south end. One of the two Ward 6 city councillors, Dominique O’Rourke, has moved on to a new job in Ottawa as you might have heard, which leaves her old seat at city council vacant. Nature, and local politics, abhor a vacuum, so next month O’Rourke’s former colleagues will choose her successor. At least until next year’s municipal election… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #476 – How to City Council (Special Presentation)” →

RECAP: Election Committee Decides No Audit Needed For Mac Expenses

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Just when you thought that the 2022 Municipal Election was over… On Monday, the ultra rare Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee met to consider a petition to audit the campaign expenses of Ward 1 candidate Thai Mac, and the ultimate result of those deliberations was to not send this application forward for an external audit. What the committee heard, and how they got to their decision, is revealed below. Continue reading “RECAP: Election Committee Decides No Audit Needed For Mac Expenses” →

Guelph Clerks Called in to Assist Toronto with Mayoral Byelection

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As you may have heard, there’s a byelection in Toronto on Monday to choose their next mayor. As you can imagine, this is a massive undertaking when you have four years to plan for it, but in the case of this byelection, the Toronto clerks office had to do it four months. But they do have help from colleagues in other municipalities, including Guelph! Several members of our local clerks office will be taking part in the election on Monday. Continue reading “Guelph Clerks Called in to Assist Toronto with Mayoral Byelection” →