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Local groups are concerned about a man with two aggressive German shepherd dogs that’s frequently seen in the Riverside Park area.
The University of Waterloo has escalated with it comes to dealing with a pro-Palestinian encampment on their campus by issuing a legal trespass notice.
Torontonians and science fans everywhere are still in shock after the sudden closure of the Ontario Science Centre on Friday due to its allegedly fragile ceiling. In other news, the cost of the Ontario Line – which the Science Centre was supposed to co-anchor – has increased in cost by 43 per cent from just a few years ago.
The RCMP Commissioner is warning about the potential dangers in naming names in the case of foreign interference in the federal government. Meanwhile, an Ontario superior court judge refused Global News request to throw out a defamation case brought against them by former Liberal MP Han Dong, an early casualty of the probe.
Let’s preface these updates with a general word that the official numbers released do not represent the true number of COVID-19 cases, which are likely higher due to limited testing.
The WDG Public Health COVID-19 dashboard will not be updated again until the fall.
Vaccination Rates: Now 69.1 per cent of people over 80 are up-to-date on their shots, followed by 42.5 per cent of people between 60 and 79, 12.8 per cent of people between 40 and 59, and 6.3 per cent of those between 18 and 39.
OUTBREAKS: COVID-19 is back in Caressant Care in Hariston and the Shelburne Long-Term Care Home, it also remains at the Avalon Care Centre in Orangeville as of the end of last week. In terms of respiratory, the outbreak at Duffrin Oaks in Shelburne is now over a month old, and there’s a respiratory outbreak at Avalon Care in Orangeville.
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Here’s last week’s Police Notes entry.
A new group called Seniors for Climate Action Now! Guelph wants you to know that climate action is not just a game for the young.
A new non-profit has opened in Fergus that will help adults with acquired brain injuries get some much-needed assistance.
Wellington OPP seized $100,000 in meth in Mount Forest after a patrol spotted a midnight drug deal on Main Street Wednesday.
A research team at Western believes that Ontario has surpassed the prairie provinces as the tornado capital of Canada.
Naheed Nenshi is the new leader of the Alberta NDP.
Over 1,300 people have died so far during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Daily temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius are pushing people to their physical limits.
Coming up this week on the Guelph Politicast, we will have an interview with Kate Johnston, who is the executive director of the Hillside Festival. There’s one month left till the 41st annual musical and cultural jamboree on the island in Guelph Lake, so you can imagine things are pretty busy right now for the boss of all things Hillside. Still, Johnston will take time out to talk about her first festival as executive director, the last-minute challenges, and how Hillside continues to thrive post-pandemic.
Get the latest edition of the Guelph Politicast on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday, tune in to CFRU at 3 pm for another episode of End Credits. This week Peter Salmon will co-host as we take an easy ride with Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and the rest of their motorcycle gang in the new Jeff Nichols drama The Bikeriders. Along with that review we will run the series on Eddie Murphy and the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy before the release of Axel F next month on Netflix.
Listen to all these shows any time by subscribing to the Guelph Politicast channel on your favourite podcast app at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
There are more Bike Month activities this week and you can see the full list on the City’s website.
Guelph Pride Month events also continue this week, and you can get times and locations from the website for Guelph Pride.
There’s an open house for Exhibition Park neighbourhood infrastructure improvements at the Exhibition Park Arena from 4 to 6 pm tonight.
The monthly Guelph Public Library Board will be at the main library and online tonight at 6 pm. (See the Politico preview here.)
The Economic Development Advisory Committee will meet again on Tuesday 25 at 3 pm in the MacKinnon meeting room at City Hall. (The agenda will be posted soon on the City’s website.)
There will be a special pop-up engagement session about new dedicated bike lanes along Scottsdale Drive at the Scottsdale library branch on Wednesday June 26 from 3-6 pm.
The month’s second meeting of the Committee of Adjustment is on Thursday June 27 at 3:30 pm online and in the council chambers.
The next meeting of the Guelph Museums Advisory Committee will be in the Civic Museum meeting room on Thursday June 27 at 5:30 pm. (The agenda will be posted soon on the City’s website.)
The next edition of the Ward Night Market is at The Boathouse on Thursday June 27 from 6-10 pm.
Jaywalking is back! Enjoy the “Gwelf Early Days” tour for the every Thursday, including June 27, at 8 pm. Get tickets here.
There will be an open house for the Ward West Heritage Conservation District at the Italian Canadian Club on Thursday June 27 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
The next general membership meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority is on Friday June 28 at 9:30 am either on YouTube or in-person at the Administration Building in Cambridge.
TAAG is hosting a Getting Around Guelph pub night at Which Craft on Wednesday July 3 at 5 pm.
The GOOD Games will unfold in Guelph on July 7 and 8 at the University of Guelph.
The next hybrid meeting of Heritage Guelph will be on Monday July 8 at noon online and at City Hall. (The agenda will be posted soon on the City’s website.)
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