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

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)”

GUELPH POLITICAST #502 – What’s Next ’26: The South End Community Centre (feat. Danna Evans & Ian Scott)

It’s the start of a new year, but more than that it’s the start of a big year for Guelph, and not just because there’s a municipal election in October. To end 2025, and to start 2026, this podcast will be airing back-to-back episodes that will mark the pending completion of two major construction projects by this time next year: Today we’re talking all about the South End Community Centre! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #502 – What’s Next ’26: The South End Community Centre (feat. Danna Evans & Ian Scott)”