Tag: Committee-of-the-Whole

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 16, 2025 Meeting?

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It’s kind of early for the regular meeting of council for the month, but we’ve arrived here just the same. At this meeting, council will follow up on the agenda from Committee of the Whole and dive into some new appointments for a couple of advisory committees, plus some appointments of their fellow councillors. Also, look for some community recognitions, and a discussion about road maintenance standards. Let’s look at the details… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 16, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for September 3, 2025

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Let’s get back to the work of city council after our brief summer interlude! 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 September 3, 2025” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 3, 2025 Meeting?

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September is here so it’s time for the new, fully staffed city council to get back to work. As usual, the month begins with a Committee of the Whole meeting, and a slate of reports that might be described as technocratic, or perhaps even boring (if you’re being cynical) kick things off. Money matters, staff recognitions, some new affordable housing measures, and a potential new bylaw to tackle graffiti are all on the agenda for the first meeting of fall! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 3, 2025 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: Ward 6 is Made Whole Before Summer Vacation

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This is the last council recap you’re going to read for a while, because Guelph City Council is now on summer vacation! Before that though, there’s a lot of action to review including the appointment of a new Ward 6 Councillor, which was a wild ride that came down to a draw between the two finalists. Then, at the regular meeting, there was actually a planning matter, and some more back-and-forth on downtown construction and accessibility. So for the last time, until September, here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Ward 6 is Made Whole Before Summer Vacation” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for July 22, 2025

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Get ready to tackle some regular 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: City Council Meeting for July 22, 2025” →

This Week at Council: Downtown, the Memorial Cup and Ramps

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It you were hoping for a lazy July at city council you’re bound to be disappointed because there’s a lot going before summer vacation officially arrives in a few weeks. Much of the action his week was centred on downtown, the massive construction that’s coming to Wyndham Street starting next year, plus a potential Memorial Cup bid, and there was also a discussion about the placement of temporary ramps around town. Here’s the recap…. Continue reading “This Week at Council: Downtown, the Memorial Cup and Ramps” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 22, 2025 Meeting?

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The last regular meeting before summer vacation, but not that last meeting before summer vacation, has something for everyone. There will be the return of the Committee of the Whole agenda,  including some additional information on one item, and there will also be some new public appointments to approve. And because when we say everything, we mean everything, there will also be a rare planning matter to consider. Let’s dig into it… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 22, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for July 8, 2025

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Let’s get into a busy committee agenda! 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 July 8, 2025” →

This Week at Council: Shareholders Hear that Rail Trail Needs to Be a Priority

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June’s council business was concluded with a trifecta of meetings. Yes, there was the usual regular meeting and there was nothing really controversial about that business, so instead the friction fell at the Guelph Junction Railway shareholder meeting. At issue was not the business of GJR, but whether or not the company was doing enough to support the develop of trails adjacent to those tracks. Let’s get into it with this week’s recap. Continue reading “This Week at Council: Shareholders Hear that Rail Trail Needs to Be a Priority” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 7, 2025 Meeting?

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It’s going be a packed Committee of the Whole meeting for July, the last one before summer break! After a lengthy closed session and a roll call of many accomplished city hall staffers, the members of committee will dig into downtown construction (and reconstruction), the collection of fees from local speeders, more accessibility, and even a proposal to push Guelph as a candidate to host a national sports event. Only six more meetings till summer vacation! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 7, 2025 Meeting?” →