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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 – 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 Politico preview 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.
Committee of the Whole Meeting – Tuesday October 1 at 2 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday September 19.
Planning Meeting of City Council – Tuesday October 8 at 6 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday September 26.
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 70-year-old woman struck while on her bicycle outside St. James last week has passed away from her injuries.
Beware of scammers using a pre-teen boy in the latest variation of the taxi scam.
Also from the crime blotter, Guelph Police are looking for someone caught peeping into the bathroom window of a house near Gordon and College.
Conestoga College says that they’re looking for residence space for between 300 and 500 beds to support their new downtown Guelph campus, but their still not sure how they’ll get them,
Staffing shortages closed the emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital for a second time last weekend shortly after it opened from the first closure. This is on top of a government report secured by The Trillium that says in January there were nearly 2,000 patients per day on average who were kept in “unconventional spaces” in hospitals around Ontario.
A $5 million lawsuit has been filed against the Upper Grand District School Board alleging that the plaintiff was sexually, verbally and physically abused by the principal at an Erin School in the 1960s.
Ontario food banks continue to feel the pinch after hitting an eight-year high in terms of usage.
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A car fire on Stone Road Monday night may have been caused by a rogue squirrel.
The North End Harvest Market has found a new home at Trinity United Church.
Erin resident Pamela Geiger has been acclaimed as the People's Party of Canada candidate for Wellington-Halton Hills North, which includes areas in southern Guelph.
The GCVI choir will next be joining Everclear on stage!
The Elora community got together to raise the funds for a new mobility scooter after his was lost when he was hit by a truck in the summer.
A Simcoe woman was charged with assault after she accidently hit her neighbour. With water. From a water gun.
The Ministry of Education is looking for feedback about how much time in Ontario schools should be dedicated to learning life skills.
After a 20-year hiatus, the Munchies are back (even though the original Hostess chips are not)!
Late breaking news as U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris picked up a key endorsement: Taylor Swift!
This week on Open Sources Guelph, Scotty Hertz and I are talking about the collapse of the confidence and supply agreement between the NDP and Liberals and what happens next, plus we will talk about the indictment of a Russia-backed social media company paying right-wing influences to spread propaganda and their Canada connections. Also, we will have an interview with Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice about his plans for the fall sitting in the House and why he thinks it’s business as [un]usual.
Tune in to Open Sources Guelph later today at 5 pm on CFRU 93.3 fm!
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Guelph Royals (IBL): We did it! We made it to the final round of the playoffs! Last Thursday, the Royals punched their ticket with an overwhelming 12-3 victory against the Welland Jackfish who finished number one over all at the end of the regular season and were the defending champions. The Royals must now defeat the number two Barrie Baycats if they’re to win the Jack and Lynne Dominico Cup, and they’re not off to a very good start. Game one on Sunday went to the Baycats in Barrie 10-12, and game two happened last night at Hastings Stadium with Barrie winning a much slimmer blowout 0-3. Game three is on Thursday.
Guelph Storm (OHL): A good first pre-season weekend gave way to something more disappointing in weekend number two. The first face-off at home against the Peterborough Petes did not go our way with a 3-4 defeat in a shoot out; both sides were evenly matched with goaltenders Colin Ellsworth and Zach Jovanovski each securing 31 saves. The next day, Oshawa came to town and it was the Generals turn to beat the Storm, which they did in three periods by a score of 5-6. The Storm are taking the week off, and then next weekend they will be in Peterborough for a re-match against the Petes. The regular season begins at home on Friday September 27 against the Attack, which will be preceded by Fan Fest in Old Quebec Street starting at 4 pm.
Guelph Gryphons (OUA): The football Gryphons may have taken their first loss of the season up the road in Waterloo against the Golden Hawks, but rugby was doing their part. Liam Bowman and Taylor McKnight were named the Gryph’s Locker Athletes of the Week after the men’s rugby team dominated the Hawks in their season opener 52-17, and the women’s team moved up two places to be ranked number two in USPORTS after their second win against the Varsity Blues last weekend 96-0. Both soccer teams are also showing their stuff after both the men and women’s teams beat visiting Algoma last weekend, though the women went a little harder winning 12-0 compared to men’s more modest 2-0 win.
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