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City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 10, 2026 Meeting?

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There’s one meeting already planned for this week, so why not two? And like the other meeting, which is the planning meeting, there one has to do with housing too. Picking up where we left off from last fall, council will make a move to implement a vacant home tax, a renoviction bylaw, and a rent replacement bylaw. Will these projects meeting council’s expectations, or will it be back to the drawing board for these long in-demand measures? Let’s dig into the agenda. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 10, 2026 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 9, 2026 Meeting?

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June’s planning meeting will not be short on controversy. The Niska Lands are back on the agenda, and the activists who came out to speak for it being parkland earlier this year are probably going to have a bad time with this staff report, and there’s also a mysterious item from the mayor that will likely prompt some heated discussion. Plus, one very big (tall) project will be brought forward for approval, and there will be pretty big new subdivision proposed for the south end. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 9, 2026 Meeting?” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for May 26, 2026

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It’s the end of the month, and the end of the council calendar. What’s trouble can we get into? 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 May 26, 2026” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 2, 2026 Meeting?

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If you’ve found council meetings a little to short lately, and without a lot of variety, then the June Committee of the Whole meeting will definitely need to be an appointment on your calendar. Is council doing an upstanding job when it comes to closed meetings? Can we save a valuable heritage bridge in the south end? Can we deliver energy equity for people in Guelph? Is there a way to better understand the situation when we’ve got water issues? All that and more in this preview! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 2, 2026 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: No to Five Units, Yes to More Grants

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Everyone was prepared for a long one at the planning meeting of city council this month, but in the end length was relative. One big item was deferred off the agenda, and we will see it again in September, but for this meeting, we focused on two other areas. Council once again had a look at doing five units as-of-right, and it turns out feelings about it haven’t changed, and then they looked at a new grant to get housing built. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: No to Five Units, Yes to More Grants” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 26, 2026 Meeting?

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It’s near the end of the month, so it’s time for the regular meeting of city council. In keeping with a rather laid back May agenda, the outline for this meeting arrives with one one new item in addition to the all the things that were on the Committee of the Whole agenda, which were, for the most part, uncontroversial. Perhaps there will be some surprises, but for now, let’s check out the preview for this meeting… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 26, 2026 Meeting?” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for May 12, 2026

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It’s time for the May planning 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 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 May 12, 2026” →

This Week at Council: Mixed Reviews for Fiscal 2025

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Money matters were on the agenda for the May Committee of the Whole meeting! First up, the internal auditor returned with the results from the latest value-for-money audit, which this time focused on the building permits office. For the rest of the meeting, the City of Guelph’s finance staff officially closes the book on the 2025 fiscal year with the final report save for the outside auditor’s double check next month. For now, here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Mixed Reviews for Fiscal 2025” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for May 5, 2026

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The fourth may not be with them, but the fifth will be! 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 May 5, 2026” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 12, 2026 Meeting?

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This month’s planning meeting is going to be a difficult one, and perhaps even a lengthy one. On the agenda are a tonne of new heritage designations, which should not be controversial, so the controversy will inevitably begin with the return of new planning permissions that might make it easier to get more units built on some select properties in the city and a difficult staff decision on a major development project there’s a lot of eyes on. Let’s get into the preview! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 12, 2026 Meeting?” →