MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for March 25, 2024

Spring has sprung, and that’s true at the Guelph Public Library too, but for this month’s Board of Directors meeting we’re going to play some catch up too. There’s at least one big report that was unfortunately kicked down the road till this meeting, and there was a teased report that touches on some recent cyber news, but there are some new developments that going to be interesting to discuss too. Let us get in to the preview… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for March 25, 2024”

RECAP: The Transit Advisory Committee Chimes in About a Chime

Do you not hear the chimes at midnight? Well, technically it’s the chimes at 5:30 pm, but really you might end up hearing them any time you’re on a Guelph Transit bus. A new chime for special alerts and announcements was the biggest order of new business on the agenda at this month’s Transit Advisory Committee, and if you scan the recap below you will learn how many more of those buses pictured above you will see on Guelph roads soon! Continue reading “RECAP: The Transit Advisory Committee Chimes in About a Chime”

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for March 22, 2024

We welcome the first week of spring with an appropriate meeting, the monthly Grand River Conservation Authority membership board meeting! With spring practically here, it seems fitting that much of this month’s meeting agenda is dedicated to the awarding of construction tenders, including one locally for the new nature centre at Guelph Lake. Strap in though, because this is a packed agenda with a lot of business to tackle! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for March 22, 2024”

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for March 21, 2024

This month transit is coming around again for March’s meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee. And what advice will be sought from the committee this month? There will be the usual items about electrification, general transit news, and insights from the board and other users, plus there will be an item about chimes and messages that is still mysterious, but at least it’s something different. Let’s check out the agenda… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for March 21, 2024”

RECAP: Public Health Hears a Warning of Measles, and Cannabis Misinformation

March came in like a lion at the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting, at least if you’re concerned about the return of measles to the infectious disease discourse. Dr. Nicola Mercer had some reassuring words about vaccinations and measles, and then there were some active discussions about TB and some important gaps in the community knowledge about the effect of cannabis use. Let’s dig into the recap of this month’s meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Public Health Hears a Warning of Measles, and Cannabis Misinformation”

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for March 6, 2024

Get crunk with this month’s meeting of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting! …Not really. Seriously though, the community’s thoughts about using cannabis and the effects of using cannabis are on the agenda as a report based on survey conducted by Public Health is presented. In other news, the board will talk about the roll out of seasonal vaccines, and other communicable diseases that are going around. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for March 6, 2024”

RECAP: Library Board Says Goodbye to CEO, and Hello to Lengthy In-Camera Session

It was a special occasion at the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors. That’s not to say that every meeting of the board isn’t a special occasion, but this board meeting marked the last one for outgoing CEO Steve Kraft who’s retiring this week after 41 years at the Guelph Public Library. And what do you get for the man who has everything? How about more than two hours in-camera to talk about confidential matters?! Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Says Goodbye to CEO, and Hello to Lengthy In-Camera Session”

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for February 26, 2024

As usual, we get to the end of the month and the regularly scheduled meeting of the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors. This month is a kind of special occasion, a sad occasion, because this is the last meeting for CEO Steve Kraft after a 41-year illustrious career in the library business in Guelph. Still, much of the meeting will be looking to the future, both the short and the long-term. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for February 26, 2024”

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Has to Punt Election Decision Due to Packed Agenda

The first Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting of the year was packed! Even more packed than usual. Good thing then that one of the things discussed was the use of consent agenda items to try and streamline things, but the biggest thing on this agenda, the item that was bound to be the most contentious and controversial, ended up having to be postponed when the committee ran out time. So how did it all shake out? Here’s the recap!! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Has to Punt Election Decision Due to Packed Agenda”

MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for February 23, 2024

If it’s February at the Grand River Conservation Authority then that means it’s time for the Annual General Meeting for the membership board, and if it’s the AGM, then that means it’s time for the final passage of the budget. Not much has changed with the budget in the last 30 days, just about half-a-million dollars or so, but there’s a lot of meeting to get through before the last word on the budget and that includes a lot of audit stuff. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Grand River Conservation Membership Meeting for February 23, 2024”