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WDG Public Health says that they’ve found the first local case of monkeypox, not that the vast majority of the public are in any real danger, of course.
So far, 10 parties have appealed the Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan to the Ontario Land Tribunal, including the previously announced appeal filed by the Township of Puslinch (the other nine are all developers).
Despite his lawyer’s appeal, the legal representation for the Guelph Police Service says that Const. Corey McArthur is of “no further use” to the service.
Tyson 'Freedom George' Billings became the first leader of the Freedom Convoy to be found guilty and was released for time served. Outside the court after the verdict, he expressed no regrets.
People with mobility issues living in a six-storey apartment building on Waterloo Avenue might be stuck in their apartments for the next five-to-eight weeks as work on their building will make the elevator unavailable for all that time. The building’s owner, Skyline, had no comment.
An attack on a TTC bus where a woman in her 20s suffered second and third degree burns after being sprayed with a flammable liquid and set on fire, is now being investigated as a hate crime.
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.
Both Wellington, Dufferin, and Guelph Public Health and Public Health Ontario are now both updating local COVID-19 cases numbers on a weekly basis. You can get the latest statistics in Friday’s newsletter. You can also check the Public Health site for the latest vaccination rates.
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Here’s last week’s Police Notes entry.
The first make-up meeting from last week’s cancelled city council planning meeting is today at 3:30 pm You can see the Politico preview here.
Speaking of last week’s fubared planning meeting, all parts of that agenda have now been officially rescheduled and spread out among four future meetings (including the one mentioned above).
Getting more women into STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is the goal of the new group, Moms in Proteomics.
Nominations for the Guelph Mercury Tribune Reader’s Choice awards are now open.
A Guelph man was arrested in Owen Sound on a number of weapons charges.
This week, Township of Wellesley council will vote on a one-year pilot for a four-day work week for township staff that could start on July 1.
Political dysfunction at Brampton City Hall has forced the same meeting to be cancelled twice in the last week.
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley has apologized for the way her party has handled complaints about internal harassment and has promised that a third party will be hired to do a thorough investigation.
Lt.-General Trevor Cadieu, who was supposed to be leading the Canadian Army right now, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault, which date back to RMC Kingston in 1994. Cadieu, who retired from the Forces in April, is currently in Ukraine advising the military there.
Toronto and Vancouver have been chosen to the host cities for the pan-North American 2026 FIFA World Cup, which also includes 11 U.S. venues and three in Mexico.
French President Emmanuel Macron lost his majority in the National Assembly in regional elections across France this weekend with both far-left and far-right parties making gains.
Coming up this week on the Guelph Politicast, we’re talking to Guelph Museums manager Tammy Adkin, and the City’s manager of policy and intergovernmental relations Leslie Muñoz will join us to talk about the past, present and future of relations between City Hall and our local Indigenous communities. How far along are we on the course of reconciliation, and is change going to be permanent this time?
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, Tim Phillips co-hosts as we enjoy a little basketball (movie) with the new sports drama starring Adam Sandler called Hustle, which you can now stream on Netflix. And in honour of Sandler’s latest dramatic turn, we will also talk about other comedic actors who’ve done some seriously heavy acting.
Listen to all these shows any time by subscribing to the Guelph Politicast channel on your favourite podcast app at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
The Bookshelf Cinema will be the Viking drama The Northman until Wednesday when they play for two days the mob classic Goodfellas. This weekend, it’s the Spanish comedy Official Competition.
There are two virtual town halls this week about potential changes to the rail crossing on Edinburgh Road, one on Monday June 20 at 6:30 pm and the other on Wednesday June 22 at 2:30 pm.
The Accessibility Advisory Committee will meet in a hybrid format on Tuesday June 21 at 3 pm.
National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples is in-person, in Riverside Park, at 5:30 pm on Tuesday June 21.
The Economic Development Advisory Committee will meet in committee room A at City Hall on Wednesday June 22 at 2 pm.
Guelph Urbex will be hosting another tour of the ground of the Guelph Correctional Centre on Wednesday June 22 at 7 pm.
Urban planning advisor Brent Toderian will talk about what Guelph is capable of planning-wise speaking at a virtual event on Thursday June 23.
Opening seven days a week starting this Friday, the Mustang Drive-In will spend its first full week playing the animated Bad Guys, along with a reprise of Top Gun: Maverick.
The Yorklands Green Hub is hosting weekly walks through the Reformatory lands every Saturday at 9 am until June 25.
Art on the Street runs in-person, this weekend on Saturday June 25 and Sunday June 26.
A Guelph Tribute to the Music of MOTOWN hosted by Guelph Black Heritage Society will take place at Royal City Church on Saturday June 25 at 7 pm.
The next meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board is Tuesday June 28 at 7 pm.
Onward Willow is hosting a community diner at the Shelldale Centre on Thursday June 30 at 5 pm.
The Guelph Games unfold over the Canada Day long weekend in Exhibition Park.
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