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This Week at Council: Housing is Exactly as Complicated as You Think

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After several weeks of hype, Guelph City Council held a meeting meant to rake out most of their concerns about housing, homelessness, social services, addictions and mental health. A substantial agenda requires a commensurate meeting length, and council tackled seven hours worth of facts, figures and insights into all those issues to find the gaps, and hopefully start to find some solutions. Here’s the recap from this week’s council meeting… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Housing is Exactly as Complicated as You Think” →

RECAP: Stacked Meeting Reveals Pressures on Most Social Service Areas

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The Social Services Committee of Wellington County got together again for the first time since July, and a lot of the agenda was taken up by the pressing matters or housing and fighting homelessness. Less than 24 hours after a Guelph City Council meeting dedicated to that subject, there was still somehow lots of new ground to cover, but then there are also the pressures on childcare. Let’s recap this month’s meeting in the Guthrie Room… Continue reading “RECAP: Stacked Meeting Reveals Pressures on Most Social Service Areas” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for September 12, 2023

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This is a meting all about housing! You can click here for the amended agendas 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: City Council Meeting for September 12, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for September 13, 2023

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Wellington County’s Social Services Committee are meeting again, and they’re meeting again in the Guthrie Room of the Administrative Centre. Good thing because there’s a packed agenda that includes the Paramedic Service, childcare, and yes, housing too. Money matters, quarterly metrics, and future programming in many of the areas is also on the docket so let’s dig into the agenda and see what’s coming up. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: County Social Services Meeting for September 13, 2023” →

CITY PAGES: Algae Alert, Safe Semester, and Fall Fun!

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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: Algae Alert, Safe Semester, and Fall Fun!” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on September 12?

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In July, there were promised future steps about tackling the housing crisis in Guelph, and we’ve now arrived at the next step. At this special meeting entirely dedicated to the housing crisis, council will hear about the research done about community needs, and how the City is going refresh its affordable housing strategy. For everyone in Guelph concerned about the issue, let’s just call this a must see. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on September 12?” →

CITY PAGES: Heat Plan, School Budgets, and Heritage Help

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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: Heat Plan, School Budgets, and Heritage Help” →

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” →

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” →

CITY PAGES: EV Charger Funding, New Campaign Chair, and Summer Reading

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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: EV Charger Funding, New Campaign Chair, and Summer Reading” →