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Still no love for an old house in Ottawa.
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.
Orchard Park at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre may end up being demolished as the cost to rehabilitate may be too high.
With two people already in the race, the City of Guelph will be hosting an information session about being the next city councillor for Ward 6.
Cambridge City Council looks to be the next municipality in the region to tackle a possible fireworks ban.
Dr. Theresa Tam is officially stepping down as Canada's Chief Public Health Officer at the end of the week.
A cyber intelligence firm warns that “gangs” of young men from English-speaking countries like Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. are being recruited for all sort of crimes from major data breaches to sextortion to and corporate ransom.
The must-have accessory at summer camp this year is a measles vaccine.
The WDG Public Health COVID-19 dashboard is on hiatus until this fall.
OUTBREAKS: Respiratory seems to be spreading again with the one outbreak at St. Joseph’s Health Centre now nearly four weeks old, and the one at Dufferin Oaks in Shelburne hasn’t cleared up either. Now Caressant Care in Harriston makes three with a new outbreak starting just last week.
MEASLES: There have been many new additions to list of measles exposure sites but they are all in Orangeville. They include Greystones Cage, Walmart, the CIBC on First Street, the Shoppers Drug Mart on Broadway and the Orangeville Urgent Care Family Practice.
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Here’s last week’s Police Notes entry.
The Government of Ontario is helping out the cause of reconstructing York Road with $3 million.
On top of everything else, this is Pollinator Week.
Centre Wellington is working on a new community strategy, and the township really wants people to “truly heard”.
A private member’s bill co-sponsored by Perth Wellington MPP Matthew Rae wants to let Members of Provincial Parliament more easily officiate weddings.
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says that vending machines with facial recognition abilities on the University of Waterloo campus violated students’ privacy.
Former MP Pablo Rodriguez has been chosen as the new Quebec Liberal leader surprising all observers who didn’t know that the Liberals still have an active provincial party in Quebec.
There’s a new prime minister, but the fate of the prime minister’s old residence at 24 Sussex Drive looks to remain in limbo.
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 wonderful worlds of Wes Anderson and his latest film, which is an espionage business family comedy called The Phoenician Scheme, and it’s now in theatres. Speaking of unique, we will also talk about the re-release of Kevin Smith’s Dogma, why it took so long to make a return and whether the movie sill holds up 25 years later.
Listen to all these shows any time by subscribing to the Guelph Politicast channel on your favourite podcast app at Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The Guelph Tool Library will be holding a Sewing Machine Basics Workshop at their Old Quebec Street office on tonight from 6 to 9 pm.
The next meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee will be in the city hall meeting room and online on Tuesday June 17 at 3 pm.
The Transportation Advisory Committee will meet again for the first time on Thursday June 19 at 5:30 pm in the city hall committee room and online.
Charlie Angus will bring his Elbows Up! Tour to Guelph on Thursday June 19 at 6:30 pm at the Royal City Mission.
Tea ‘n’ Tales will be offered again on Friday June 20 starting at 10 am at the Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park.
The National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples will take place at the Riverside Park bandshell on Friday June 20 starting at 5:30 pm.
Woolystock ’35 will mark the 35th birthday of the Wooly Pub with events from Friday June 20 to Sunday June 22.
The Great Parking Lot Market will take place at Centennial CVI on Saturday June 21 from 9 am to 2 pm.
The City of Guelph will mark Recreation and Parks Month at the West End Community Centre on Saturday June 21 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Art on the Street will take place in downtown Guelph from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday June 21.
The Summer Solstice Shindig will take place at the Guelph Farmers’ Market on the First Day of Summer from 5 pm to midnight.
The 12th Annual Tour De Guelph Community Ride will take place Sunday June 22.
The first meeting of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee will be on Thursday June 25 at 5 pm in the city hall meeting room and online. (The agenda will be posted soon on the City’s website.)
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