Last night’s deadly attack in Nice on revelers celebrated Bastille Day got the whole world’s attention, including members of Guelph’s City Hall. Continue reading “City of Guelph Has Official Statement on Nice Attack”
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Derrick Thomson to Replace Ann Pappert as CAO
In a surprise move that was almost as surprising as the announcement that Ann Pappert would not be renewing her contract as Chief Administrative Officer in the first place, Derrick Thomson will not be moving to the Town of Caledon to become General Manager of Community Services. Instead, he will stay in Guelph as the new CAO. Continue reading “Derrick Thomson to Replace Ann Pappert as CAO”
City is Out to Collect $14 Million in Outstanding Fines
City Hall is always being criticized for wasting money, but what if there was a big pile of money out there that the City was entitled to and they weren’t chasing it down? As it turns out, the City has $14 million out there from uncollected fees and fines, and their stepping up their collection effort by bring in a third-party agency. Continue reading “City is Out to Collect $14 Million in Outstanding Fines”
This Week in Press Releases – May 23-27, 2016
Every week, the City of Guelph and other groups send out notices to announce new events, imperatives, and information that you need to know. Here is this week in press releases. Continue reading “This Week in Press Releases – May 23-27, 2016”
In Surprise Announcement, CAO Pappert Will Not Renew Contract with the City
In bit of shocking news out of City Hall this afternoon, Chief Administrative Officer Ann Pappert has announced that she will not be renewing her contract with the City of Guelph, which is set to expire this coming October. The renewal of the CAO’s contract has been subject of much discussion behind the doors of closed council meetings for many months, but now Guelph’s mayor and council will have to turn their attention to finding someone to fill Pappert’s soon to be vacated seat. Continue reading “In Surprise Announcement, CAO Pappert Will Not Renew Contract with the City”
City Council Ratifies CUPE Deal; Full Details Still Not Known
Monday night, city council ratified the new contract between the City of Guelph and three Canadian Union of Public Employees locals that was reached on April 3. The motion was passed unanimously with all councillors and the mayor voting in favour, but they know what’s in the deal. We, among the general public, still do not. Continue reading “City Council Ratifies CUPE Deal; Full Details Still Not Known”
City Reaches Agreement with CUPE Unions
Despite the issuance of a “no board” report a little over a week ago, and the inference that there may have been issues in reaching a deal between the City and three key CUPE locals, it seems that a four-day weekend of negotiations has wiped away all concerns. Tonight, as city plows hit the roads to deal with an early spring winter storm, the people of Guelph are assured that there will be no lockout of, or strike by its office employees, outside workers and librarians. Continue reading “City Reaches Agreement with CUPE Unions”
This Week in Press Releases – March 21-25, 2016
Every week, the City of Guelph and other groups send out notices to announce new events, imperatives, and information that you need to know. Here is this week in press releases. Continue reading “This Week in Press Releases – March 21-25, 2016”
CUPE Negotiations with the City Hit a Snag
A quick but ominous press release was fired off from City Hall late today saying that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) locals 241, 973 and 1946 have requested a “no board” report be filed with the Ontario Labour Relations Board. It means that the parties involved are basically not close to making a deal, but more ominously, it starts a three week countdown to potential job action. Continue reading “CUPE Negotiations with the City Hit a Snag”
City Sends Out Tender to Finally Finish Guelph Central Station
Last week, the City of Guelph released a tender. It’s a regular occurrence, City Hall releases tenders all the time for various projects. But for local transit nerds, this is a big deal because it means the beginning of the end of a five year odyssey to create an inter-modal transit hub downtown. Yes, the City has released a tender to find a general contractor to renovate Guelph’s historic train station. Continue reading “City Sends Out Tender to Finally Finish Guelph Central Station”
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