Better Ballot Hopes to Promote Better Behaviour in Fall Campaign

Minutes before the final City Council meeting before the Municipal Election, a group of Guelph citizens gathered to encourage candidates and voters alike to be on their best behaviour and avoid the harassment, and the perpetuation of harassment, while on the campaign trail for the next several weeks. Continue reading “Better Ballot Hopes to Promote Better Behaviour in Fall Campaign”

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for September 11, 2018

With last night’s meeting adjourning just after midnight, council reconvenes to finish its last agenda before the election. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, you can click here for the Politico preview, and you can click here to recap Monday’s portion of the meeting. 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 11, 2018”

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for September 10, 2018

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”

CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Mary Thring for Ward 2 Councillor

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”

CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE – Dominique O’Rourke for Ward 6 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”

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 10 Afternoon Meeting?

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?”