Mister Gig Stuff
New labour rules post-Labour Day and other working news.
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 today’s meeting this time tomorrow.
Committee of the Whole Meeting – Wednesday September 4 at 2 pm.
This agenda includes the City’s new policy for engagement with Indigenous people, plus a slate of reports about downtown renewal. You can see the Politico preview here.
Planning Meeting of City Council – Tuesday September 10 at 6 pm.
Another heritage designation, a decision report and a new project downtown are all on the agenda. You can see the Politico preview here, and you have until Friday at 10 am to register with the clerks office as a delegate or to send a correspondence
Committee of the Whole Meeting – Tuesday September 17 at 4 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday September 5.
Regular Meeting of City Council – Tuesday September 24 at 6 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday September 12.
For more information on Guelph City Council meetings, from agendas to live-tweets to recaps, you can visit that page on Guelph Politico here.
In the west end on Saturday, a man was arrested for assault after pistol whipping another man with the handle of an Airsoft pistol. The suspect was arrested with a practical drug store on his person.
It was a busy Labour Day for Wellington North firefighters after responding to a barn fire on Sideroad 5 East near Derrynane, east of Kenilworth. Almos 1,600 pigs were killed, and the damage estimate is $1.5 million.
After calling the federal government a bunch of “bleeding hearts” while demanding bail reform, Premier Doug Ford refused to rule out the possibility of a provincial election in early 2025.
Huge labour news (especially given the timing): Unifor has applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board to represent workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga.
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The Guelph Youth Music Centre is sending out an urgent call for donations to make needed repairs to the building and to support affordable programs for kids.
In similar news, the head of the Eden Mills Writers’ Festivals says this weekend’s activities constitute a “make or break” year for the organization.
The Guelph Community Singers are looking for some new people to harmonize with.
Waterloo Regional Council opted not to proceed with the installation of 175 new automated speed cameras saying that more consultation with the various municipalities needs to be done first.
Former Woodstock mayor Trevor Birtch was back in court on Tuesday facing three new charges of sexual assault involving one woman.
In other labour news, British Columbia launched a great experiment to impose employment standards, like a $20.88 minimum wage, to protect gig workers driving for Uber, Skip the Dishes, and the like.
The Ministry of Education in Paraguay has put together their first ever sex education curriculum, but it means telling kids that condoms don’t work, a bit of fake news that’s unlikely to impact the highest teen pregnancy rate in South America.
This week on Open Sources Guelph, Scotty Hertz and I are talking about the six dead hostages in Gaza and what it means for the hope of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, plus we will talk about the growing grumbling about temporary foreign workers in Canada. We will also have an interview with Jean Hopkins, manager of the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy, to talk about where things go from here for harm reduction services.
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Guelph Royals (IBL): Since the last newsletter, we’ve almost made it through the entirety of the IBL second round playoffs, and if it wasn’t for some bad luck in the ninth on Monday, the series might now be over. The five-game series has been a back-and-forth with the Royals taking games one and three away and then losing to the Jackfish at home in two and four. It all comes down to a decisive fifth game in Welland tomorrow night with the winner going on to face the Barrie Baycats in the finals.
Guelph Storm (OHL): A good start for the Storm last Friday in Brampton, beating the Steeleheads 6-4 in the first pre-season game. There will be back-to-back pre-season games this week, first at home against the Petes on Friday and then on Saturday in Oshawa against the Generals. In other news, 2024 seventh-round selection Dawson Morris and 2023 13th round selection Jimmy Sutherland have signed OHL Scholarship and Development Agreements with the Storm.
Guelph Gryphons (OUA): Soccer ruled in the first round of Gryph's Locker Athletes of the Week honours this year with Olivia Brown and Matthew Glavanov being named; soccer season started strong for the Gryphons with a 2-1 victory for the men, and 4-0 shutout for the women against the two Waterloo Warrior squads. In terms of other types of football, the Gryphons left TMU with a 47-10 victory, which puts them at 2-0 for the season so far, while the women’s rugby team had a heckuva season opener beating the Mustangs 63-3. If it’s hockey you’re looking forward to, the women’s team will be hitting the ice this fall without head coach Rachel Flanagan, who will be taking a new position as assistant coach to the PWHL Toronto team.
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