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City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 22, 2026 Meetings?

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One more meeting before summer vacation… Perhaps appropriately before taking a break, Guelph City Council will sit back to hear about the progress over goals they set near the beginning of this term. A team from City of Guelph senior staff, plus visitors from the local boards and shared services, will share our collective progress on achieving the directives of Future Guelph, aka: the City’s Strategic Plan! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 22, 2026 Meetings?” →

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” →

This Week at Council: Trail Talk, and the Bridge Stays in the Picture

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It was a long one this week at city council with three meetings and several potential issues of controversy. One shareholder meeting went by with zero controversy, but the other one literally packed the gallery with concern about trails along the railways. At the regular meeting, the Committee of the Whole ratification still had some juice, especially around a (for some reason) controversial bridge. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Trail Talk, and the Bridge Stays in the Picture” →

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?” →

RECAP: Third City Council Meeting for June 23, 2026

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Get ready for a busy one! 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: Third City Council Meeting for June 23, 2026” →

This Week at Council: Niska Lands Blocked, Renoviction Bylaw Unlocked!

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It was a pretty big week for Guelph City Council in terms of both length and substance. The planning meeting also had scale, between the approval of a massive new project for the downtown area and the protection of a big piece of land in the south end. There were also big implications for supporting affordable housing in the city, as staff brought back three very in-demand new bylaws. So let’s get all the details from two mega meetings in this recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Niska Lands Blocked, Renoviction Bylaw Unlocked!” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 23, 2026 Regular Meeting?

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The third of three meetings on this Tuesday is the regular council meeting. On the agenda for this one includes all the stuff – controversial and otherwise – from the Committee of the Whole agenda, plus three new items. What’s new? The consolidated financial statements and audit from last year, concerns around the availability of overnight heating and cooling centres, and a need to take some additional measures to support downtown businesses. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 23, 2026 Regular Meeting?” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #529 – The Trustee to Council Pipeline (feat. Linda Busuttil & Katherine Hauser)

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Half of city council is new in terms this being their first term in office, but that doesn’t mean that some of those people were politically inexperienced entering this office. For decades, the farm league for politicians has been the local school board, which is about as direct as democracy can get. Looking back at this term, and the rapid pace of change that councillors have had to deal with, have the councillors with that school board experience had a leg up? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #529 – The Trustee to Council Pipeline (feat. Linda Busuttil & Katherine Hauser)” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 9, 2026

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It’s going to be a long one at this month’s city council planning meeting! 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: City Council Meeting for June 9, 2026” →