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RECAP: Budget for Rent Supplements Boosted at JSSLAC; 20 New Household Per Month Will Be Covered

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It was a big meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee on Wednesday. With the final approval of the 2026 budget at hand, there was a who’s who of area social service agencies attending to make a case for spending a bit more to ensure that there’s funding for people who need rental supplements that will keep them housed and not make them another statistic. Did the committee for it? (Well, check out the spoiler in the headline.) Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Budget for Rent Supplements Boosted at JSSLAC; 20 New Household Per Month Will Be Covered” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for January 14, 2025

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After taking December off, we’re heading back to Wellington County’s administration building for the first Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee meeting for 2026. At this meeting, there will be many, many special guests on hand who want to discuss the big item on the agenda, which is the 2026 social services budget. Also look out for some follow-up on new projects, new initiatives, and a letter from the attorney general. Here’s the preview… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for January 14, 2025” →

This Week at Council: Renoviction Bylaw Go and the Budget Conclusion!

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It was a busy week for city council business with two big meetings. Nay! Make that huge meetings!! At the regular meeting, council decided (again) to pursue a renoviction bylaw and a vacant home tax with immediate effect. The real money matters though was the budget decision meeting (although technically the budget was already decided and this was just adding amendments) and there was definitely some friction to talk about there. Let’s get into the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Renoviction Bylaw Go and the Budget Conclusion!” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for November 25, 2025

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Meeting number one of a two meeting week, the non-budget one! 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 November 25, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 25, 2025 Meeting?

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It’s going to be a big week for city council with two meetings, but this may not be the biggest one with the other one being about the budget. Still, council will likely have some additional thoughts on a couple of big reports from Committee of the Whole, and they then they will dig into some items concerning the joint committee that the City of Guelph collaborates with the county on. So let’s dig into all the non-budget business in this meeting preview! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 25, 2025 Meeting?” →

RECAP: County Staff Tested on Housing Momentum at JSSLAC Meeting

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The June meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting was stacked. Many, many reports were delivered to the committee especially in the realm of updates about social housing and paramedic services planning. There was some friction here as Guelph councillors expressed frustration with a lack of momentum on housing, while Wellington councillors want more expanded paramedic services, so let’s dig into the recap for more!

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MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for June 11, 2025

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It’s going to be a full slate in this last Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting before summer vacation! We will finally get a look inside one of the biggest operations to come out of last year’s Health and Housing Symposium, and we will also get a look into the affordable housing needs of Wellington County. Plus, there will be budget information, paramedic reports and planning for childcare. Let’s begin… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for June 11, 2025” →

This Week at Council: Traffic, Containers and Conduct!

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There was something for everyone at this month’s Committee of the Whole meeting. If you have concerns about traffic safety in Guelph, or environmental protection in form or less plastic waste then this was a good meeting for you, but if you’re looking for something meaty there was a lot of back and forth about the update to the council Code of Conduct, as well as the new make-up of advisory committee. So let’s dig into it all in this week’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Traffic, Containers and Conduct!” →

This Week at Council: A Week for Report Cards

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A short meeting for the end of a short month. The regular meeting of Guelph City Council for February had some promise for controversy with reports from the integrity commissioner and the lobbyist registrar, but it seems like council is just too well-behaved. (This year anyway.) We’ll get to that, and we will also get to all the other business that council didn’t want another bite at in this week’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: A Week for Report Cards” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for February 26, 2025

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Oversight and audit are the themes of this last council meeting of the month. 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 “RECAP: City Council Meeting for February 26, 2025” →