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RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks at OR Land Contamination and Next Designation

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This month’s Heritage Guelph meeting covered a lot of ground. Two more properties are now on their way to city council for final approvals, but one property in the east end was de-listed from the heritage registry after being unable to put a birth date on an old barn, and there are some doings on the Ontario Reformatory Lands that might mean at least one building gets torn down. Let’s recap this month’s meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks at OR Land Contamination and Next Designation” →

This Week at Council: Water Talk and Transit Changes

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April’s Committee of the Whole meeting was short on controversy, but loaded with insightful information about a couple important City departments. This week’s those topics of conversation were built around the annual water quality report, the Stormwater Master Plan, and the transit fare review for Guelph Transit. There were a lot of facts and figures coming at us this week, so let’s recap them the best we can! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Water Talk and Transit Changes” →

CITY PAGES: Easter Hours, Transit Changes, and Baker Street Debrief

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Easter Hours, Transit Changes, and Baker Street Debrief” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 18 Meeting?

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This month’s planning meeting, again delayed a week because of a special occasion, will be a pretty big one. It’s not because of the heritage designation or the request for a sign bylaw variance, but because after four years of work the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw is finally ready for approval. It’s been nearly 30 years since this piece of regulation has been formally updated, and this month, we have arrived at the end. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 18 Meeting?” →

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 4, 2023

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April is the cruellest month, but will it be a cruel committee 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 on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 4, 2023” →

This Week at Council: Parking Master Plan and Short-Term Rental Licences Approved

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This week at council marked this last two meetings of the month. The first one was the surprisingly straightforward regular council meeting that was all about affirming the decisions from Committee of the Whole plus some GMHI business. The other meeting was more interesting, the opening of feedback from council about the new Downtown Parking Master Plan. Let’s cover it all in this week’s recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Parking Master Plan and Short-Term Rental Licences Approved” →

CITY PAGES: Feedback Wanted, Photo Contest, and New Deputy Chief

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Feedback Wanted, Photo Contest, and New Deputy Chief” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for April 11, 2023

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April’s Heritage Guelph committee meeting will see work continue on key heritage protections, but there are also some matters where heritage protections might be removed. If you’re interested in the OR Lands or old barns in random places around the city, then this might be a good meeting for you to tune in to, or if your interested in the future of 65 Delhi Street, then there might be something for you too. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for April 11, 2023” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for March 29, 2023

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Time to talk again about parking downtown. 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 on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for March 29, 2023” →

This Week at Council: Economic Development and OR Lands Boundary Approved

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After a week off for March Break, council returned for a busy work week that saw a major piece of a major heritage project completed, and some new work on the local economic development and tourism picture. But along with the regular order of business, there was some irregular order as council met at 10 am on Wednesday as a new measure of inclusion for the Muslim members of our community this Ramadan. Shall we recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Economic Development and OR Lands Boundary Approved” →