Big developments, new heritage properties, and affordable housing join the bylaw suspension proposal on tonight’s council meeting agenda, the last one 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 tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for September 10, 2018”
With only incumbent running in Ward 2, there’s opportunity for someone new running their to join city council, and Mary Thring hopes that voters will choose her. Continue reading “CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Mary Thring for Ward 2 Councillor”
After running in 2014, Alex Green finds himself in the unique position of being the only challenger in Ward 5. Continue reading “CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Alex Green for Ward 5 Councillor”
Dominique O’Rourke has been a familiar face around Guelph for years, but now she aims to join the ranks of city council. Continue reading “CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Dominique O’Rourke for Ward 6 Councillor”
Mike Salisbury is in a tight race in Ward 4, so he’s hoping that his experience will make the difference in this year’s election. Continue reading “CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Mike Salisbury for Ward 4 Councillor”
Cathy Downer successfully returned to city council in 2014 after a break in her long tenure as a counillor. And she’s not done yet… Continue reading “CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Cathy Downer for Ward 5 Councillor”
This is the first of two full meetings as city council will work overtime to complete all the business it needs to do before hitting the campaign trail. In this meeting, much of the business is there for council’s consent, but there’s still a lot of interesting stuff in the agenda to look at. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 10 Afternoon Meeting?”
Mark MacKinnon is the only Ward 6 councillor running for re-election, and he’s hoping that his constituents in Guelph’s Far South aren’t looking to run a clean slate. Continue reading “CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Mark MacKinnon for Ward 6 Councillor”
The issues around bylaw (over) enforcement of driveway width have a number of people all over Guelph backing a notice of motion by Ward 1 Councillor Dan Gibson to suspend certain provisions of the zoning bylaw until a review is complete. In some Guelph neighbourhoods though, this idea is going to be a tough sell. Continue reading “Two Neighbourhood Groups Worried About Bylaw Suspensions”
The last city council meeting before the October 22 election will feature the debate over the driveway bylaw suspension, a handful of heritage designations, and a return appearance by a whole host of your favourite high density developments from the last year! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 10 Meeting?”
