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GUELPH POLITICAST #432 – Born to Run the Run (feat. David Picard)

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The first Terry Fox Run took place in 1981, just a few months after the young man it’s named after passed away, and a little over a year after his Marathon of Hope came to an abrupt end. Over the last 43 years, millions and millions of dollars have been raised for cancer research, including over $1 million from Guelph alone, and all of this was done through the power of some very passionate volunteers. This is the story of one of them. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #432 – Born to Run the Run (feat. David Picard)” →

Provincial Changes Mean Guelph’s CTS Will Be Gone By April

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The Consumption and Treatment Site (CTS) at Guelph Community Health Centre will have to close by the end of March. This decree comes from the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference today where Minister of Health Sylvia Jones announced that the provincial government is banning supervised drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres. Continue reading “Provincial Changes Mean Guelph’s CTS Will Be Gone By April” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #413 – ARCH is Gone But Their Services Remain

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HIV/AIDS Resources and Community Health, or ARCH, suddenly announced its closure last week. Losing ARCH impacts a wide variety of people in Guelph and area, whether that’s HIV prevention and care, needle exchanges and harm reduction, or gender affirming and trans healthcare. For these people, ARCH has been the first and only place they could turn for help, so who’s going to fill the void? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #413 – ARCH is Gone But Their Services Remain” →

Dolime Development Open to Suggestions at First Look Open House

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In the west end of Guelph you will find the newest part of town, 230 acres of land sitting on top of about 11 million litres of precious ground water. Presently, this land is still the Dolime Quarry, but in the years to come it will be a new subdivision. So with development plans currently in the works, the land’s owner, River Valley Developments, opened up the doors for the first time for public input. Continue reading “Dolime Development Open to Suggestions at First Look Open House” →

CITY PAGES: Waste Feedback Wanted, New Lang School Dean, and Artists Wanted

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Waste Feedback Wanted, New Lang School Dean, and Artists Wanted” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #403 – 2023: The Lousy Clip Show

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On this holiday week, you’re probably listening to a lot of reruns and year-end recaps on your podcast feed, and that’s why Guelph Politico is demonstrating its incredible efficiency by combining both things into one podcast. This week, we will review the 2023 soundbites that made the news in Guelph; the announcements, the arguments and the silliness that helped define the last 365 days in the Royal City. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #403 – 2023: The Lousy Clip Show” →

RECAP: Ward 4 Residents Get the Last Word in Budget Town Halls

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It was the sixth of six ward town halls about the 2024-2027 multiyear budget, and it happened in Ward 4, aka: The Quatro. Ward Councillors Linda Busuttil and Christine Billings were on hand, and so was Mayor Cam Guthrie, Guelph Police Chief Gord Cobey, CAO Scott Stewart, DCAO Trevor Lee and GM of Finance Tara Baker. You may also recognize some other special guests that put in an appearance, but know for sure, check out the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Ward 4 Residents Get the Last Word in Budget Town Halls” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #396 – Un-Forgetting the Korean War

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This Saturday is Remembrance Day, our annual opportunity to stop and remember Canada’s war dead who made the ultimate sacrifice and the ones that came home. But not all wars are remembered equally. For instance, the Korean War has long been characterized as “the forgotten war”, so on this 70th anniversary of the unofficial end of the Korean War, how can we make sure that the forgotten war gets remembered? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #396 – Un-Forgetting the Korean War” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #383 – The Housing Guru

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As you may know, Ontario has set the goal of building 1.5 million houses by 2031, and Guelph’s share is 18,000, but there’s a difference between setting a goal and having the means to reach it. One of the people that’s been trying to promote that idea is a man named Mike Moffatt. You might have heard have him. Certainly everyone concerned about housing in Ontario has! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #383 – The Housing Guru” →

Guelph is Splitting Up… Into Two Different Federal Ridings

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For years, Guelph has been its own thing when it comes to our political identity. We’re a single-tier municipality, and as a federal and provincial riding out city limits have also been our electoral boundaries. But now Guelph has to learn to share. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario is recommending that among the changes to the electoral map, Guelph must now be split along the south end. Continue reading “Guelph is Splitting Up… Into Two Different Federal Ridings” →