Gone in a Flash Freeze
The roller coaster continues.
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Committee of the Whole Meeting – Tuesday March 5 at 2 pm.
The agenda for this one looks pretty light. Committee will hear bout property tax policy, the update to the private tree protection bylaw, and the internal audit workplan. You can see the agenda on the City’s website here, and you have until Friday at 10 am to register with the clerks office as a delegate or to send a correspondence.
Planning Meeting of City Council – Wednesday March 20 at 10 am.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday March 7.
Regular Meeting of City Council – Tuesday March 26 at 10 am.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday March 14.
Workshop Meeting of City Council – Wednesday March 27 at 10 am.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday March 14.
For more information on Guelph City Council meetings, from agendas to live-tweets to recaps, you can visit that page on Guelph Politico here.
Sure it was nice today, but Environment Canada says you should be ready for a flash freeze tomorrow as temperatures will fall by about 20 degrees in the span of a couple of hours.
A Guelph man lost $180,000 to a crypto scam, and this despite the fact that his bank personally warning him that he was being scammed.
A Fergus man plead guilty to several charges including luring and failure to comply with bail conditions (he was online when he wasn’t supposed to be).
A national survey of food banks says that one-third of agencies are turning people away due to the demand.
The Government of Ontario announced $1.3 billion in emergency assistance for the province’s colleges and universities, but internal reports show that this came after Premier Doug Ford shot down a plan to hike tuition by five per cent over three years.
Just in time for International Women’s Day next week , a comedy group in Vancouver is sold out of t-short depicting convicted serial killer Robert Pickton. Naturally, family members of Pickton’s victims are outraged.
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Today is Pink Shirt Day so put on your best rosé coloured outfit and take a stand against bullying!
Nominations are officially open to find a new Liberal Party standard bearer in Guelph for the next federal election.
It turns out that the contaminated gas from a now closed gas station on Woolwich Street was spiked with windshield washer fluid.
A Guelph man turned himself into police after he was caught standing outside a bank wearing a ski mask and waving around an orange-coloured water pistol.
There’s no “Zoom fatigue” for the Introverts Book Club. They’re still going strong after four years.
The maple syrup season has officially begun around the region, though some producers were tapping as early as the January.
Now it’s the people of Kitchener who are worried about people driving recklessly around school buses when they’re boarding.
The University of Waterloo has wisely decided to pull the vending machines with facial recognition technology from around campus.
Four months after a cyber attack, the Toronto Public Library is finally able to restock some one million different borrowed materials that they had been unable to shelve in the aftermath.
Sign of the times? U.S.-based Wendy’s stores are looking to introduce surge pricing for 2025.
This week on Open Sources Guelph, Scotty Hertz and I are talking to Fae Johnstone, a trans activist and the Executive Director of the Society for Queer Momentum. They join us this week to talk about the impact on Canada’s queer and trans communities after many provincial governments have been trying to legislate parental rights or are openly discriminating against LGBTQ+ people, and how they maintain hope that we’re still on the progressive road to equality.
Tune in to Open Sources Guelph later today at 5 pm on CFRU 93.3 fm!
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Guelph Storm (OHL): It was another bad weekend for the Storm as they took two hard losses, the first one was at home on Friday where they let the Spitfires get one by them losing 7-8 in overtime, and then they headed to Erie where they lost by one goal again to the Otters 2-3 in regulation. This losing trend has forced the Storm from third place in the Central Division and they’re now one point behind Owen Sound and tied for 12th overall in the OHL with the Kingston Frontenacs. This Friday, March will come in with an Attack, as Owen Sound come to the Sleeman Centre for the Friday night and then on Sunday, the Saginaw Spirit come to town.
Guelph Gryphons (OUA): It may still be winter, but it was a good weekend for Track & Field! At the OUA Track & Field Championships in Windsor, endurance runner Julia Agostinelli secured four medals including a gold in the 1000m race and the 4x400m relay race while fellow endurance runner on the men’s side, Max Davies, set a new record for the 1000m race, shaving three seconds off the previous record by completing the run 2:20.22. Not only did Agostinelli and Davies secure the Gryph's Locker Athletes of the Week honours, but they secured OUA Athletes of the Week status too, which is also Agostinelli’s second time as an OUA Athlete of the Week this season. Click here to see the wrap from last weekend and click here to see the playoff preview for this coming weekend.
Guelph Royals (IBL): Baseball news in February! Dino Roumel will return as the team's field manager for the 2024 season, and former IBL MVP Garrett Takamatsu, infielder from the Toronto Maple Leafs, is heading west down the 401 for the 2024 season. Meanwhile, in the front office, owner Shawn Fuller has announced that the Cosmos Sports & Entertainment is expanding the ownership group and is accepting offers from interested parties.
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