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Regular Meeting of City Council* – Tuesday July 23 at 6 pm.
It’s the last meeting before summer break with only the ratification of committee business to consider. 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 – Wednesday September 4 at 2 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday August 22.
Planning Meeting of City Council – Tuesday September 10 at 6 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday August 29.
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.
*Last council meeting before summer break!
For more information on Guelph City Council meetings, from agendas to live-tweets to recaps, you can visit that page on Guelph Politico here.
A day after the pro-Palestinian encampment official packed up, the University of Guelph announced their intention to follow-up on one of their demands by reviewing their endowments.
A U of G professor’s untoward comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump is being looked at by the administration. A UBC professor is in the same boat.
Dominique O’Rourke has been formally acclaimed as the Liberal candidate in the next family election.
Heavy rains resulted in flooding on some of Toronto’s busiest roads including Lake Shore and the DVP, and it also flooded portions of Union Station. (In terms of local impact, the City of Guelph closed the trail along the north side of the Speed River along Wellington out of an abundance of precaution last night.)
LCBO workers are heading back to the bargaining table as the strike closes in on the two-week mark.
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Weird crime of the week? The airbags from 10 different Honda Civics were stolen from the same area in the west end on the weekend.
A Guelph family is looking a live liver donor for their 10-month-old son who was diagnosed with a rare and chronic liver disease.
The City’s automated speed enforcement cameras are moving again on August 1.
Centre Wellington has “extremely low” access to childcare even compared to other municipalities in Wellington County.
The Elora Mohawks banner will not be raised again at the Jefferson Elora Community Centre as the township develops a new policy regarding Indigenous-themed sports logos at public facilities.
A body was discovered in the Grand River Monday evening as the search for two missing boaters has become a recovery effort.
The opposition NDP want to remove Goldie Ghamari from her role as chair of the standing committee on justice policy after she was removed from the whole PC caucus for (virtually) meeting with a neo-Nazi.
Speaking of Toronto traffic, a poll by the Toronto Region Board of Trade finds that a majority of people think that the city traffic has reached a level of crisis.
This week on Open Sources Guelph, Scotty Hertz and I are talking about this wild week in the wild 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Someone shot at Donald Trump, he chose his VP, skated on document theft, and yet, people still want Joe Biden to retire. We will cover that, and we will talk to Ward 2 City Councillor Carly Klassen about this week’s debate around tiny homes, and questions about support for Downtown Guelph.
Tune in to Open Sources Guelph later today at 5 pm on CFRU 93.3 fm!
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Guelph Royals (IBL): After Jackfish beat the Royals in Guelph 0-3 last Tuesday, the two teams went to Welland and did it all again on Thursday, meaning another 0-3 loss for Guelph against the number one ranked team in the IBL. Things didn’t look too much better on Friday, when the Royals fell to the Majors in London 2-6, but there was redemption back at Hastings on Saturday though as the Toronto (baseball) Maple Leafs went home after falling 5-1 against the home team. The Royals remain in fourth place in the standings, but they still have time to improve.
Guelph United FC (League1 Ontario): The good news is that the men’s United team didn’t lose their game against the Alliance United, but on the other hand they didn’t win it either. The scoreless game left the men’s team in 10th place out the league’s 12 teams. The women’s team didn’t fair any better losing 0-1 against the Blue Devils, but they’re a little higher in the standings in sixth place. Both teams are back in action at the Centennial Bowl this Saturday.
Guelph Storm (OHL): Scott Simmonds, former OHL player with the Belleville Bulls and part of the OUA championship winning Gryphons team in 2014/2025, has been hired as an assistant coach for the Storm.
Guelph Silvercreeks (OBA): It was a split decision for the SIlvercreeks last week. First, they took a loss to the Kitchener Panthers in Jack Couch Park 10-14, giving up multiple runs in three different innings. On the other hand, they took back-to-back games against the London Badgers, first in an 8-4 double up in Labatt Park last Wednesday, and then 12-11 at home on Friday in Hastings Stadium.
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