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RECAP: Social Services Committee Hears ECE Recruitment Needs and How Housing Stresses Ontario Works

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The June meeting of the Social Services Committee at Wellington County covered all the bases, and some bases that aren’t typically covered at these meetings. The pressures on housing in the region are having a pronounced effect on the bottom line, and they’re also having an effect on the people using Ontario Works. In other news, the committee supported a call endorse new federal legislation to help people with disabilities, and the plight of hiring ECEs in this climate was discussed. Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Committee Hears ECE Recruitment Needs and How Housing Stresses Ontario Works” →

This Week at Council: Non-Stop Governance and Downtown’s Future

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It was a long afternoon and evening in June at Committee of the Whole. After a couple of months with some shorter agendas, it seemed like everything came home to roost this month with a massive agenda under the Governance service area including procedural updates, the Strategic Plan annual report and the last (?) you’ll hear from the Smart Cities Office. Also, there’s a lot of work coming soon in Downtown Guelph. Let’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Non-Stop Governance and Downtown’s Future” →

MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for June 14, 2023

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This month at Wellington County’s Social Services Committee, there’s going to be a lot of information. It’s going to have financial information, planning information, information about who’s being helped by the programs, and there will be some delegates too. Whether your concern is housing, social assistance, or childcare, there is something for everyone at this month’s meeting in the Guthrie Room. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for June 14, 2023” →

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for June 6, 2023

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It’s going to be a long 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 on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for June 6, 2023” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 6 Meeting?

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It’s June! The weather is nice, and there are lots of outdoor activities to take part in, so naturally this month’s Committee of the Whole agenda is one of the longest in some time. In terms of long-term issues it’s going to cover all the bases including social services, community engagement, council governance, water, Smart Cities, strategic planning and downtown renewal. All that, and a lot of staff members need to be honoured too. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 6 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Social Services Committee Reviews Housing and Childcare Changes Are Coming

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There wasn’t much to do for the Wellington County Social Services committee at the May meeting, but there was a hint of some changes to come. Ontario Works was able to take the month off, but there was some interesting new developments to discuss around childcare in the region, at least in terms of future funding. Also, it was the Housing Division’s turn to tell committee what they do and how they do it. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Committee Reviews Housing and Childcare Changes Are Coming” →

MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for May 10, 2023

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This month, the Wellington County Social Services Committee meeting will be mostly about the future of childcare and after school programs, from the County staff’s own internal plans to the outside funding changes from the Province. New funding models and new plans for the future are about half the meeting, the other half will focus on Housing 101 in Wellington County, plus maybe (?) an Ontario Works update. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for May 10, 2023” →

RECAP: Social Services Committee Looks Over Childcare and Social Spending

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Wellington County’s monthly Social Services Committee will be remembered for its lengthy in-camera session that took up about half the total meeting time. As for the non-in-camera stuff, the committee looked at quarterly financials, housing states, discretionary funding, and they took a very high overview of the County’s childcare service. Let’s recap this month’s meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Committee Looks Over Childcare and Social Spending” →

MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for April 12, 2023

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April’s meeting of the Wellington County Social Services Committee has three items on the agenda covering daycare, housing, and social spending. Not the biggest agenda, but one with a lot of information if you’re interested in how child care in Guelph and Wellington works, plus the number of units and types of housing currently in the region’s social housing stock. Let’s learn more… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for April 12, 2023” →

This Week at Council: New Strategic Plan Process Begins, and the 2023 Budget Confirmation

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This was a very busy week at city council with three meetings, one of which was a super-long meeting indeed. Obviously, that long meeting concerned the confirmation vote for the 2023 budget, which saw council trying to balance community need with a hopefully smaller tax burden for the public. This balance was also kind of reinforced by another meeting this week, which looked at creating the next Strategic Plan. Continue reading “This Week at Council: New Strategic Plan Process Begins, and the 2023 Budget Confirmation” →