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A pre-Canada Day download.
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.
Publisher’s Note: The Wednesday newsletter will be delayed one day due to the Canada Day holiday.
Guelph Police are looking for help in finding Rhonda, who’s been missing since Wednesday.
Wellington County council has instructed staff to proceed with a plan pay for the construction of new paramedic stations and then lease them back to the City of Guelph.
Due to a loss of provincial funding, the Support After Suicide program through the County and partner agencies has come to an end, but there’s some hope it might be restored through other sources.
After some delays, the water’s finally flowing into the reservoir at the Wellington Street Dam.
Four of the province’s biggest school boards have joined the growing list of boards now under Queen’s Park’s direct control for supposed "mismanagement.”
Not only has the Ontario government paved the way for 57 new privately operated surgical and diagnostic centres, they’re chipping in $155 million over two years to make them happen.
The WDG Public Health COVID-19 dashboard is on hiatus until this fall.
OUTBREAKS: There are presently no outbreaks in the area.
MEASLES: There have been no new additions to list of measles exposure sites since a few weeks ago.
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Here’s last week’s Police Notes entry.
Orillia’s mayor may have spilled the tea about why Trevor Lee wasn’t selected as CAO while answering a hypothetical question about Strong Mayor Powers.
How did you spend your summer vacation? Well Guelph’s Hazel Heaney is spending it playing Annie in Stratford.
Waterloo Regional Police shut down a bicycle chop shop at a residence in the King and Green area of Kitchener.
There was more fireworks related violence in Kitchener on the weekend as someone in a pick-up tossed a lit firecracker into the lap of the person in the car next to them.
One person was exposed to a rabid bat in Brant County.
Just in time for Canada Day, staff at the CN Tower are this closer to striking, or perhaps being locked out.
A Quebec judge has said a class action lawsuit against Tim Hortons can proceed for the supposed half-million customers who were told in an email that they won a boat in Roll Up to Win.
Canada Day marks the 40th anniversary of Canada’s first cell phone call. Toronto mayor Art Eggleton used a 10-pound cellular telephone to call then-mayor of Montreal Jean Drapeau from Nathan Phillips Square.
Coming up this week on the Guelph Politicast, we will talk to two different people. First, co-founder of the Transit Action Alliance of Guelph Steve Petric will talk about the current state of mass transit in Guelph and the growing gaps, and then we will hear from Daniel Kaufman who helped organize the residents of three apartment buildings on Brant Avenue about how they beat back the “King of Renovictions”.
Get the latest edition of the Guelph Politicast on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, tune in to CFRU at 3 pm for another episode of End Credits. This week, Peter Salmon co-hosts as we head back into the zombie apocalypse (and franchise country) in 28 Years Later. And speaking of franchises, we will continue to countdown to episode #400 with another draft/not-a-draft focusing on the biggest movie trend of the 21st century: The explosion of expansive movie franchises!
Listen to all these shows any time by subscribing to the Guelph Politicast channel on your favourite podcast app at Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Check out the fun and fireworks in Riverside Park for the Guelph Canada Day Celebration on July 1.
Enjoy Canada Day Tea at McCrae House on Tuesday July 1 from 10 am to 2 pm.
There will be a special edition of Tea ‘n’ Tales on Canada Day starting at 10 am at the Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park.
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.
Tea ‘n’ Tales will be offered again on Friday July 4 starting at 10 am at the Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park.
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.
The Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee will hold their next meeting in-person at city hall and online on Tuesday July 8 at 3 pm. (The agenda will be posted soon on the City’s website.)
The next meeting of the Committee of Adjustment is Thursday July 10 a 3 pm in the council chambers at city hall and online.
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