Tag: New Main Library

RECAP: The Library Board Reviews Comms, Gets Ready for New Building

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As usual, the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors was the last meeting of the the month, and there was a lot going on. There were annual reports from the human resources and the communications department, and then the board looked to the future by putting some money forward to get needed equipment for new library building and looked how to organize future raised funds in their endowment. All that and more in this week’s recap! Continue reading “RECAP: The Library Board Reviews Comms, Gets Ready for New Building” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for April 27, 2026

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The April meeting of the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors will be a busy one. All the usual reports will be on the table, including an update about the new central library, which is quickly approaching its opening date. In other news, the board will be asked to move some money around, and some of that will be in relation to the new building, and they will hear a couple of reports about staff work in the last year. Here’s the preview! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for April 27, 2026” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #503 – What’s Next ’26: The New Main Library (feat. Dan Atkins and Meg Forestell-Page)

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Thirty years. That’s how long it’s taken to get the new main library this far, and it still won’t open for several more months. The ambitions of multiple library boards, library CEOs, city councils, and patrons will finally be realized this year after three decades of debate, negotiation and preparation, but at the end of this long road, can the new main library deliver on the hype and will it be the good news story downtown Guelph needs exactly when it needs it the most? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #503 – What’s Next ’26: The New Main Library (feat. Dan Atkins and Meg Forestell-Page)” →

This Week at Council: Does Anyone Give a Dam?

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It was back to the Allan and Macdonell bridge structure at this month’s regular meeting of city council, but did anyone give a damn about getting rid of the dam? That was going to be the question at this meeting as numerous delegates tried to convince council that the dam’s time was over, and in the interest of flood control and re-naturalization it should be removed. But as you might already know there’s an issue with unknown amount of money needed to make it happen. Let’s recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Does Anyone Give a Dam?” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 28, 2025

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After a week off, council gets back to business with back-to-back meetings! 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 October 28, 2025” →

RECAP: Library Board Hears Youth Plans and Makes New Lease Offer

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Nothing too scary at this month’s Guelph Public Library Board of Directors meeting, just some of the usual updates. In terms of the new stuff, there was a discussion about youth programming at the various library branches and how the new main building will help them scale up those services. Also, there was a decision about a new lease agreement for the new library building in advance of the topic coming back to council tomorrow. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Hears Youth Plans and Makes New Lease Offer” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for October 27, 2025

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As the weather cools, people across town are looking for indoor activities to fill their spare time, and there’s always some activity to do indoors at the Guelph Public Library! And if it’s the last Monday of the month, then you know what activity is going down, and that’s the monthly Library Board of Directors meeting. What should you expect if you pop by in-person or tune-in virtually? Let’s check out the preview… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Public Library Board for October 27, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 28, 2025 Meeting?

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This end of October meeting has a lot of action, and most of it will be happening in the closed meeting agenda. No big deal. There should be some action in the main portion of the meeting though with some discussion about election behaviours and expectations, plus an update about the rationalization of back office functions at the City of Guelph. (Don’t worry, there’s a whole other meeting for this week.) Check out the preview below. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 28, 2025 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: Allan’s Bridge is Coming Down!

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This week. city council came back from an inexplicable two-week break and sat again as Committee of the Whole. For this edition, there were two main focuses, one had to do with billing for water and wastewater servicing, and the other concerned more downtown construction work! Read on to learn how a very busy intersection at the eastern end of downtown is going to get a facelift in the years to come in this week’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Allan’s Bridge is Coming Down!” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for October 7, 2025

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Back to city council with another Committee of the Whole 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: Committee of the Whole Meeting for October 7, 2025” →