Guelph loves its cultural heritage! As we count down to the 200th anniversary of the city in 2027, we’re seeing more and more of a focus on our local history, but there’s something else happening in 2027… the elimination of the heritage registry. Any property listed, but not designated, on January 1, 2027 will be deleted. The stakes, and the workload, have never been this high! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #Repeat – The Good Old Guelph (feat. Stephen Robinson & Jack Mallon)”
At June’s planning meeting, a lot of ground was covered but there were two primary modes. First, there were a lot of heritage files needing some work, including the latest heritage conservation district and a couple of individual designations that were unexpectely controversial. And then there was the Princess Auto file, an interesting confluence of confusing planning rules that nearly scuttled the future Guelph location of that chain. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: The Princess Auto Diaries”
Planning is buffet at this month’s 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: City Council Meeting for June 10, 2025”
It’s a big agenda for the planning meeting this June! More heritage designations, two new proposals, and the finished guidelines for the now Ward Heritage Conservation District is on the agenda, as well as a discussion about provincial policy! Is this going to be a “bring your pjs” kind of night at city council? It might be but it depends on how many people have ideas about these pretty big projects! Learn more about them below! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 10, 2025 Meeting?”
It’s another month where there are two Heritage Guelph meetings, and like last month this second meeting will focus on matters of heritage conservation districts. Two this time! First up, committee will discuss in detail the proposed HCD for the core of the city, and then they will discuss the other HCD in process just slightly to the east of downtown in the area of Guelph more commonly called The Ward. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for February 20, 2025”
There has been a lot of heritage news this year, and especially in the last couple of weeks. This should not be surprising because heritage staff in all municipalities have been in a mad scramble these last few years to designate as much heritage as possible before the end of this year due to Bill 23. That changed back in the spring, so it’s probably a good time now to catch our breathe and look at the work done so far, and all the work that is to come. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #446 – The Good Old Guelph (feat. Stephen Robinson & Jack Mallon)”
There are three heritage conservation districts being studied right now in Guelph, one involves the Ontario Reformatory property, one involves Downtown Guelph, and then there’s the one that was the subject of this meeting. For the first time, the Ward West Heritage Conservation Distinct came to Heritage Guelph for their feedback and insight, and if you want to hear what that was, check out the recap below… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Has Notes About Ward West”
The day after Thanksgiving you might be thankful that you get a second helping of Heritage Guelph for the month of October. By now, we’ve tackled the Ontario Reformatory Lands Heritage Conservation District and the Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District, so now we’re going to take a crack at the Ward West Heritage Conservation District. What feedback for the plan does the committee have in store? Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for October 15, 2024”
It’s “Back to School” time for Heritage Guelph, though there’s really nothing related to school on this month’s agenda. This busy docket for the heritage conservation team will see a couple of permits, an appointment, at least one new future designation to consider, and another three to pass on to council. Put your history shoes on, nerds! There’s going to be a lot of ground to cover!! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for September 9, 2024”
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