Barn Notice
The policy of neglect takes another hit in the south end.
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The Coldest Night of the Year raised $183,000 for HOPE House.
After scoring $21,000 for the Guelph Wish Fund, concerns have been raised about the authenticity of a donated jersey with the signatures of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
Mattamy Homes has been told by a court that they have to repair the old stone barn on their property in south Guelph, which is the latest loss for the company saying that it’s too expensive to bother fixing.
With March Break coming, public health units are telling anyone planning to travel that they should make sure that they’re up to date on the measles vaccine.
The Government of Ontario has formally ended the long provincial nightmare of Bill 124.
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.
In this week’s update to the WDG Public Health COVID-19 dashboard shows another rise after a brief dip in the prevalence of COVD-19, the 7-day moving rate of confirmed cased is up four points to 10.26 per 100,000 and the wastewater signal is 0.42, which is more than two times bigger than last week, and seemingly driven by the signal coming out of Orangeville. There are presently 1,413 confirmed cases in the region, but number of COVID fatalities remains unchanged after two weeks sitting at 237.
Vaccination Rates: As of this week now 67 per cent of people over 80 are up-to-date on their shots, followed by 41.6 per cent of people between 60 and 79, 12.6 per cent of people between 40 and 59, and 6.1 per cent of those between 18 and 39.
OUTBREAKS: COVID persists at St. Jospeh’s Health Centre and this week they were joined by a new outbreak at Homewood Health Centre in the Oasis unit of the hospital. There’s a still a respiratory outbreak in the Village of Riverside Glen, but now enteric is back with three area outbreaks, all of them in Guelph at The Elliott Community, Lapointe Fisher, and Chartwell Royal on Gordon.
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Here’s last week’s Police Notes entry.
Might Guelph and Cambridge end up connected by a new passenger rail system? It’s a possibility.
The Guelph Diaper Relief Project is offering parents ways to access free diapers when they’re in need.
The Aberfoyle Farmers' Market is not going to open for 2024, even though they were looking for vendors for the coming season just a couple of weeks ago. They haven’t said why.
The Elora Centre for the Arts is getting $1.2 million in help from the federal government to fund their expansion project.
In one part of Waterloo Region on Saturday there was a peaceful demonstration in support of Ukraine on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion in front of Kitchener City Hall. Later that night in Woolwich Township, a Toronto man was arrested after a demonstration by members of the Eritrean community.
Coming up this week on the Guelph Politicast, we talk to Greg Dorval who has established himself as an ambassador for people living rough in downtown Guelph and continues to protest for more action on homelessness by camping out in St. George’s Square. We’re going to talk about how his protests have had an impact, the things we don’t understand about why people are living rough, and why they need to be a part of the conversations when it comes to finding solutions.
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 co-hosts as we get back on the road with one half of the Coen Brothers and the Drive Away Dolls for another zany heist across America. We will also mark the end of “Dumpuary”, that time of year where Hollywood dumps its less-then-stellar options, by talking about the best examples of the form.
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.
The City of Guelph will holding an open house to look at gentle density in Guelph and how to develop it on Thursday February 29 at 5 pm in the Marg Mackinnon Room at City Hall.
The Beat the Blues Ward Night Market and Dance is Thursday February 29 at 115 York Road starting at 6 pm.
OPIRG is hosting their annual Rebel Knowledge Symposium, this year it’s about Food and Housing Injustice, on Saturday March 2 and Sunday March 3 at the University of Guelph.
Celebrate Paper Bag Princess Day at the main library building of the Guelph Public Library on Saturday March 2 at 10:30 am.
The next online meeting of Heritage Guelph is on Monday March 4 at 12 pm.
The Committee of Management for the Elliott will meet again in the council chambers at on Tuesday March 3 at 1 pm.
The next meeting of Committee of Adjustment is online and in the council chambers on Thursday March 14 at 4 pm. (The agenda will be posted soon on the City’s website.)
Tales from the Hill is back for another month at the Guelph Civic Museum on Thursday March 14 at 6:30 pm.
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