Canoe? You Cannot!
Kitchener has banned the boat in Victoria Park.
Welcome to the Guelph Politico Tip Sheet, a thrice-a-week newsletter meant to “tip” you off about some of the important stuff going on in the Royal City. It arrives directly in your inbox on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
REMINDER: There will be a recap of this week’s city council meeting in Thursday’s newsletter.
Special Meeting of City Council – Tuesday June 10, 2026 at 4 pm.
Council will make a final movie on the vacant home tax, the rental replacement and renoviction bylaws. You can see the agenda on the City’s website here.
Shareholder Meeting of City Council – Tuesday June 23, 2026 at 3:30 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday June 11.
Shareholder Meeting of City Council – Tuesday June 23, 2026 at 4 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday June 11.
Regular Meeting of City Council – Tuesday June 23, 2026 at 6 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday June 11.
Committee of the Whole Meeting –Tuesday July 7, 2026 at 2 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday June 25.
Planning Meeting of City Council – Tuesday July 14, 2026 at 4 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday July 2.
For more information on Guelph City Council meetings, from agendas to live-tweets to recaps, you can visit that page on Guelph Politico here.
More details have emerged about an SIU investigation was opened on Sunday. A 58-year-old man died falling from an apartment balcony after police breached his front door.
Activists are now demanding Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett’s resignation after she offered no regrets one-week after the Pride Month kerfuffle.
The City of Kitchener is banning canoeing in Victoria Park, which has made a number of recreational canoers confused.
One week after the Pride flag flying outside Emily Stowe Public School in Norwich was burned, somebody stole the replacement flag.
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A driver from Niagara Falls was clocked doing 160 kilometres per hour in an 80 zone along Highway 6 in Puslinch after midnight on Friday.
It seems that intimate partner violence led to a car crash into a ditch on Concession 7 in Puslinch.
Another vehicle smashed through a storefront somewhere in Wellington County, this time it’s the Foodland on Main Street in Palmerston.
The City of Waterloo handed out more than 350 fines this past winter for snow clearing fails.
The Upper Credit Humane Society has too many kittens, needs help.
A former Air Canada captain is facing fraud charges after he allegedly flew hundreds of flights over nearly 17 years without a necessary licence. Now, he could fly! He just didn’t have the necessary licence to be a captain.
Despite recent threats from Baby Huey in the White House, the Gordie Howe Bridge is set to open later this week.
This week on Open Sources Guelph, Scotty Hertz and I will have back-to-back interviews. In the first half we will have a conversation with Guelph MP Dominique O’Rourke about federal support for Guelph Transit, supporting a tough economy and Canada’s support for human rights. In the second, we will chat with Matt Whitfield and Gaetan Heroux, organizers of the People’s Assembly for Housing Justice, who tell us why fighting Toronto’s housing crisis may not involve getting involved in the local election.
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Guelph Royals (IBL): Last Tuesday’s game in Hamilton saw the Royals star in what’s become a familiar story as they lost to the Cardinals 5-6, but then something changed… The Royals won three in a row starting with a 14-7 drubbing of the Maple Leafs in Toronto, a 10-2 massacre of the Majors at home, and then a 7-2 blow out of the Baycats in Barrie. Barrie was in town last night to complete the two-game set. In terms of new editions to the team, in the last week the Royals have re-signed right-handed pitcher Nelson Mercado, who returns to the team after a brief stint in the Frontier League, and they’ve signed up utility player Victor Mascai from Brazil and starting pitcher Liam Watt.
Guelph Storm (OHL): The date of the home opener for the Memorial Cup season has been set: The Erie Otters are coming to town on Friday September 18. Tickets are now on sale. Meanwhile, the team picked a well-rounded roster fo three players - a forward, a defenseman and a goalie - during the 2026 OHL U18 Draft.
Guelph Silvercreeks (OBA): The Red Sox were just a little bit better in last Wednesday’s game at Hastings, beating the Silvercreeks by a score of 5-7. Things were looking up though after a trip down the 124 on Sunday when the ‘Creeks outpaced the Cubs with an 8-5 win. The Waterloo Tigers come to town tonight.
Guelph Regals (Junior B Lacrosse): A trip to Owen Sound worked out well for the Regals who dominated the first and second periods so hard that the North Stars could only put two points on the board in the third. Guelph took that game 6-2 in the final. Coming back to Victoria Road Rec Centre, the Regals celebrated that away victory by absolutely decimating the Wallaceburg Red Devils 16-4 on Sunday. Despite the back-to-back wins, the Regals are tied for second with the Orangeville Northmen, even after the first place Six Nations Rebels took their first loss of the season.
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