If you don’t want to listen to CFRU’s coverage of the election returns (and I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t), The Bookshelf has a way you can enjoy Election Night 2015 in a very social manner. Continue reading “The Bookshelf is Celebrating the Election”
A week from today, Canadians – or at least the ones that haven’t been to the polls already – will vote for the 42nd Parliament of this Confederation. That night, Open Sources Guelph will hit the airwaves to broadcast the results from coast to coast to coast. Continue reading “Election Night Plans”
The early campaign tactic to throw mud on NDP candidate Andrew Seagram by the “Regional Agent of the Conservative Party of Canada” has made national headlines, but what was missing from the conversation was an answer to an important question: did he actually say that? The answer is, of course not. Two ads have been released by the nameless “Regional Agent”, both with quotes taken from social media, both taken out of context. Fortunately, the Guelph Tribune has done the dirty work of re-contextualizing things. Continue reading “Tribune Clarifies the Matter with Negative Seagram Ads”
Olympics and athletics are of top of mind this summer as the Pan Am Games and Para Pan Am Games take place in Toronto in a couple of months. What does that have to do with Guelph? Well, the provincial Special Olympics will be taking place here next summer, and the annual fundraiser, Sounds of Summer, is looking to set up Royal City Olympians in style. Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE – Sounds of Summer Raising Money for Special Olympians”
Another shock to the retail system in Canada, and one that was quite sudden, but shoppers looking to go out and buy some computers, Blu-rays, video games or other electric what-nots at Future Shop were left disappointed. All Future Shop locations across Canada were closed this morning, about half of them will be closed forever, but the rest of them, including the Guelph location, will become Best Buys by this time next week. Continue reading “Future Shop Closes, Guelph’s Store to Become Best Buy”
He was the first one in on January 2, and the momentum has been at his back for the 10 months that followed, and now, for Cam Guthrie, it all comes down to what happens on Election Day. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #18 – Councillor Cam Guthrie”
It’s municipal election craziness time across Ontario so you might have missed the news, but at their recent annual general meeting, the Green Party of Ontario agreed by a margin of 96 per cent to keep Mike Schreiner as their leader. Coming out of that news though is that when the next provincial election comes around again in 2018, Schreiner will run again in Guelph. Continue reading “Schreiner is Staying in Guelph for 2018”
Can a shoeless man become Mayor of Guelph? Joseph St. Denis is betting he can. St. Denis entered the race this past spring with a goal of shaking up the status quo. Regular politicians aren’t good enough to represent us, he argues, and the poor voter turnout in the 2010 election reflects that. Maybe its not the quality of politics, he proposes, but the content of our politicians. He may not be as polished, he may not have a platform, and he may not have a pair of shoes, but that doesn’t mean that St. Denis isn’t in it to win it. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #16 – Joseph St. Denis, Mayoral Candidate”
Andrew Donovan has the distinction of being the youngest person in the Guelph Mayoral race, and although others in the race may certainly seem that way in terms of platform, he’s also the race’s only avowed libertarian. Entering the race late in August, Donovan, who graduated from the University of Guelph just this past spring, aimed to shed some light on issues other than the ones getting the most air this campaign, which is mostly tied to Urbacon and whether or not Guelph is overspent, and overtaxed. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #15 – Andrew Donovan, Mayoral Candidate”
Jason Blokhuis came into the Guelph Mayor’s race hoping to shake things up, and break open what sometimes feels like a two man (so to speak) race. The University of Waterloo prof thinks that the choice in this election need not come down to one between the status quo of Karen Farbridge versus the populist appeal of Councillor Cam Guthrie. Instead, he wants to make an appeal for smarter government, a point of view that says maybe we can be the progressive city we know and love while still being shrewd and prudent with how we spend our tax money. A controversial opinion to be sure. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #14 – Jason Blokhuis, Mayoral Candidate”
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