Singh For the Moment
At least this newsletter still has confidence and supply.
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A big portion of Victoria Road North was closed on Thursday as emergency services responded to a hit and run involving an elderly woman on a bicycle.
The expansion of the Elliott is delayed by about two months and $300,000.
Guelph is getting grant money from the provincial government to, among other things, hire a dedicated nurse to assist with offload delays at the Guelph General Hospital.
About 15 mostly international students in Waterloo are each out thousands of dollars after they all responded to the same scam apartment listing and tried to move in the same day.
The University of Waterloo has launched a new emergency notification system that they hope won’t fail in the event of a campus-wide security threat.
Metrolinx is “not going to speculate” about when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT in Toronto might finally open after it blew past another deadline.
Almost four out of every five people in the GTHA want the Ford government to fix the Science Centre and leave it alone.
Jagmeet Singh announced the end of the confidence and supply agreement with the federal Liberal government because Justin Trudeau “can’t deliver change” although he did acknowledge that “we accomplished some significant things for Canadians.”
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A contractor is suing the University of Guelph for $6.1 million in outstanding payments for renovation work to the Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology building, which was completed in 2021.
There will be a memorial for anti-poverty activist Ed Pickersgill this Saturday at Goldie Mill Park.
The Muslim Society of Guelph will be hosting a community barbeque on Saturday afternoon.
The Clothing Closet says that they’ve welcomed 500 new families in the last year alone.
CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says that Guelph General is going to need $12.4 million more in funding next year, plus 26 extra beds per year through 2032.
Guelph/Eramosa Township bylaw is trying to entice residents into following the rules by giving out tickets for good behaviour.
Wellington OPP charged a Cambridge man after an attempted copper wire heist caused $100,000 in damage to hydro lines.
A video of a stunt on a construction crane in London has generated questions about its authenticity if it’s fake, and concerns about safety if it’s real.
The London Health Sciences Centre has eliminated one-third of its leadership team in a bid save $14 million and help dig themselves out of a $150 million budget deficit.
A Windsor woman with dementia was fined more than $28,000 for refusing to move to a long-term care home she didn’t choose as per provincial legislation.
After passengers on a VIA Rail train were stranded for 10 hours somewhere between Quebec City and Montreal, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez wants a list of changes on his desk by the end of the month.
To celebrate his stolen election, Venezuela “president” Nicolás Maduro has announced that Christmas will take place on October 1 this year!
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 today 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.
In a second helping of committee, they will talk about an audit of the City’s transit electrification, the second quarter budget numbers, and a move to help prevent renovictions in the future. You can see the agenda on the City’s website here, and you have until next Friday at 10 am to register with the clerks office as a delegate or to send a correspondence.
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.
Andrea Lucas has been hired as the new Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive at Gulph General Hospital. She starts on November 11.
The CMHA Waterloo Wellington wants you to help recognize World Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, with September 10th being World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day, and World Suicide Prevention Day September 10th.
CrimeStoppers is hosting its annual shredding fundraiser in Mount Forest on Saturday September 14 and in Guelph on September 28.
Jaywalking will walk to the River Run Centre for a special Culture Days performance of Gwelf Early Days on Thursday September 26.
Rotary Guelph is inviting everyone to take part in the Reconciliation Walk on Sunday September 29 at the Green Pavilion at Riverside Park from 10 am to 3 pm. Remember to wear your Orange Shirt.
The Guelph Public Library has begun its search for a new Chief Executive Officer.
Seven faculty members from the University of Gulph have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s most prestigious body of independent scholars, researchers and creatives.
Current “Have Your Say” opportunities: Disc Golf in Margret Greene Park, Downtown Infrastructure Renewal, Finding Your Way, Grove Street Reconstruction, Guelph’s Bicentennial, and Scottsdale Drive Bike Lanes.
Transit Detours/Notices:
Reminder #1: The detours along the #4 York have changed and will remain in effect till December 20.
Reminder #2: Outbound trips on the #2 College Edinburgh will be detoured until December 20 affecting three stops.
The #3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20 and 99 will all be detoured around Macdonell and Wyndham downtown on Friday and Saturday nights through September for the Safe Semester program.
See the full list of stops affected by detours here.
Upcoming Construction:
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