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 now on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
In case you hadn’t noticed, the Guelph and Wellington area is under a heat warning. “Dangerous heat and humidity will continue through early to mid week,” according to Environment Canada.
The business director of Dutchie’s says “We will do better” after finally being handed a sentence for not compensating all the employees he ripped off.
Following the passage of Bill C-5 (with Conservative help at that), First Nations youth are promising a summer of protest.
In the aftermath of the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites, Canada’s PM Mark Carney offered a tepid request to “return immediately to the negotiating table.”
Pope Leo XIV has taken a bold stand of his own to say that there should be no tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church.
The WDG Public Health COVID-19 dashboard is on hiatus until this fall.
OUTBREAKS: As of Thursday, the region is outbreak-free. The most recent respiratory outbreak at Caressant Care in Harriston was declared over after 11 days.
MEASLES: There have been no new additions to list of measles exposure sites since last week.
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Here’s last week’s Police Notes entry.
The Upper Grand District School Board is developing a data governance and security policy to cover areas of cyber security, AI and digital technology and how that impacts students.
A Mount Forest developer say the Wellington North council is using his business as a cash cow when it comes to an arrangement to co-fund infrastructure to support a new development.
According to their Asset Management Plans, many pools, arenas, community centres, and even city hall, in the City of Kitchener are currently rated as being in poor condition.
Three people were fined $10,500 and are now prohibited from applying for a migratory game bird hunting permit for one year after conservation officers in the Wrigley Road area of Waterloo Region found them with too many dead ducks last fall.
Supporters of the Ontario Science Centre spent the weekend marking one year since the sudden closure of the Centre. They haven’t forgotten.
John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister who held numerous portfolios including defence, has passed away.
On Wednesday, tune in to CFRU at 3 pm for another episode of End Credits. This week, Candice Lepage co-hosts as we dive into the highly discussed and actively mixed feelings about Celine Song’s follow-up to Past Lives, The Materialists (#PedroSummer). Also, we will start the countdown to episode #400 by talking about horror in the 21st century by looking at some of the movies that have scared us these quarter-century!
Listen to all these shows any time by subscribing to the Guelph Politicast channel on your favourite podcast app at Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The next meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board is online on YouTube on Thursday June 26 at 2:30 pm.
The first meeting of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee will be on Thursday June 26 at 5 pm in the city hall meeting room and online.
The Grand River Conservation Authority membership will meet at the admin centre and on YouTube on Friday June 27 at 9:30 am.
Tea ‘n’ Tales will be offered again on Friday June 27 starting at 10 am at the Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park.
The GOOD Games are this weekend, Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29, at the University of Guelph.
Knights Fest will celebrate Medieval Times at the Guelph Youth Music Centre on Saturday June 28 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Enjoy Canada Day Tea at McCrae House on Tuesday July 1 from 10 am to 2 pm.
The Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday July 2 at 5 pm.
The next meeting of the Heritage Advisory Committee will be in the committee rooms at city hall and online on Thursday July 3 at noon. (The agenda will be posted soon on the City’s website.)
The next Guelph Tool Library Repair Café will take place at Three Willows United Church on Saturday July 5 from 11 am to 3 pm.
Finally, feel free to reach out to me by email at adamadonaldson [at] gmail [dot] com, or find me on Facebook, Twitter, and, of course, GuelphPolitico.ca!