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This Week at Council: A Renoviction Bylaw Now (or Soon)!

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It was a big meeting of Committee of the Whole, and one that’s been long anticipated. The topic on this day concern’s a proposed renoviction bylaw and a new vacant home tax. The latter was kind of a foregone conclusion because staff were recommending its creation, but the renoviction bylaw… That was going to be another story. But which version of the story was the committee going to want to tell? Find out in this week’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: A Renoviction Bylaw Now (or Soon)!” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 18, 2025 Meeting?

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Do you have thoughts about the 2026 budget? Have you been eager to share them in a public setting in front of all of city council? Can you condense all your thoughts in five minutes or less and maybe use some PowerPoint to sell your points to the city’s decision makers? Well sign up now to delegate to city council on this special night for delegations because you may not be the only one with certain thoughts about how city hall spends your money!! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 18, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for November 4, 2025

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Let’s get busy with another busy month of council business! 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 November 4, 2025” →

This Week at Council: Does Anyone Give a Dam?

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It was back to the Allan and Macdonell bridge structure at this month’s regular meeting of city council, but did anyone give a damn about getting rid of the dam? That was going to be the question at this meeting as numerous delegates tried to convince council that the dam’s time was over, and in the interest of flood control and re-naturalization it should be removed. But as you might already know there’s an issue with unknown amount of money needed to make it happen. Let’s recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Does Anyone Give a Dam?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 12, 2025 Meeting?

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The November planning meeting will have one very big project on the agenda, literally and figuratively in the centre of town. Yes, we’re heading back to the Baker District where the private developer for the future residence there will bring an updated plan that might make this big project even bigger. In other news, there are some new heritage designations, a bylaw update, and some parking issues. Let’s get into the preview… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 12, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 29, 2025

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The 2026 budget confirmation process finally begins with the presentation from City of Guelph senior staff! 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 with the thread below, or you can watch the whole meeting for yourself by watching it on the City’s website here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 29, 2025” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 28, 2025

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After a week off, council gets back to business with back-to-back meetings! 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 October 28, 2025” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 4, 2025 Meeting?

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For people concerned about housing issues, this is probably the Committee of the Whole meeting for you! Two big reports are on this agenda, one dealing with moves to stop the loss of housing and one to deal with the creation of more housing on City-owned properties. In other news, committee will approve a plan to diversify membership of the police board and changes to the plans to enhance ground water protection. Here’s the full preview… Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 4, 2025 Meeting?” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #491 – The Science of the Guelph Lab (feat. Dr. Elizabeth Jackson & Jodie Sales)

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You might not have heard of The Guelph Lab, but you’ve definitely seen the fruits of its research. From food insecurity to public washroom access downtown, The Guelph Lab highlights s unique partnership between the City of Guelph and the University of Guelph by taking academic research power and applying it to problems facing our municipality. This week, we’re going to take a peek under the hood to learn how they do it… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #491 – The Science of the Guelph Lab (feat. Dr. Elizabeth Jackson & Jodie Sales)” →

This Week at Council: Planning for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

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This month’s planning meeting was delayed a day for the Thanksgiving holiday, which may have been a good thing because all of the projects were so big that council could use that extra day to prepare. This week at council, they discussed the work so far on another heritage conservation district, the first version of the newest Official Plan Amendment, a decision for one side of Clair and a new project for another. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Planning for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday” →