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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 this week’s city council meeting in Thursday’s newsletter.
Planning Meeting of City Council – Wednesday April 15, 2026 at 6 pm.
There will be new projects to look at on both ends of College Avenue, and there will be a final decision about the Downtown Community Planning Permit. You can see the agenda on the City’s website here, and you have until Friday at 10 am to delegate or write a correspondence on any of those agenda items.
Regular Meeting of City Council – Tuesday April 21, 2026 at 6 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday April 9.
Committee of the Whole Meeting –Tuesday May 5, 2026 at 2 pm.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday April 23.
For more information on Guelph City Council meetings, from agendas to live-tweets to recaps, you can visit that page on Guelph Politico here.
After starting the day by threatening that Iran’s “whole civilization will die tonight”, U.S. President Donald Trump declared a two-week ceasefire at the 11th hour.
The Upper Grand District School Board says that they’re reviewing Bill 33 with Guelph Police Service as school resources officers will be reintegrated into Guelph schools by provincial demand.
Guelph General Hospital is in the market for a new chief of staff.
An assault early Sunday morning where six guys beat up one is being investigated as a hate motivated incident according to Waterloo Regional Police.
The Community Drug Alert initiated in Waterloo Region on March 16 has been extended again after now 45 people have been subjected to drug poisonings.
The Ontario government still won’t say what the tab is for all those “Protect Ontario” commercials on TV, movie screens and online.
The chiefs of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nations are demanding an apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney for saying that he can “outlast” a shouting Indigenous protestor at a Toronto event last month.
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As it warms up in the next few days, be careful of turtles crossing along area roads.
The Upper Grand District School Board is expected to approve the use of generative AI for students following a training day for teachers later this month.
For the fourth time in 10 years, Wellington North is tackling the question of allowing backyard chickens.
Wellington OPP arrested and charged a Mount Hope man for using a permanent market to make some unauthorized edits to his licence plates.
The Mobile Food Market, a project by the Cambridge Food Bank to offer affordable and fresh produce, is about to sell its 100,000th basket.
The Region of Waterloo’s Sustainability, Infrastructure and Development Committee approved the design of a pedestrian bridge over the Conestogo River that will further connect the Guelph and Goderich Trail.
After last week’s reported goose break-in on Laurier’s campus, a new map has been designed to tell people how best to avoid the birds on campus.
Former Brant mayor Ron Eddy has passed away at the age of 94.
Both Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish want the Ontario government to rethink its consolidation plans for local conservation authorities.
Nearly 38,000 votes were cast during advanced polls over the Easter long weekend in three crucial federal by-elections.
This week on Open Sources Guelph, Scotty Hertz and I will talk about Donald Trump’s Easter weekend insanity and the mixed messages on the Iran war. Meanwhile, closer to home, we will talk about the fight over high-speed rail as the federal government works towards making the Alto a reality, and then we will look at the politics of anti-Semitism from accusations against Avi Lewis to the drama inside Canadaland.
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Guelph Storm (OHL): The Storm season came to a very unceremonious end after the Spitfires completed a clean sweep at the Sleeman Centre last Thursday. Windsor walked to the second round after drubbing the Storm 11-3. “On behalf of the entire Guelph Storm organization, we want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your incredible support throughout this season and playoff run,” the Storm org said in their end of season sign-off. “This group gave everything they had, and nights like our final game of the season remind us why we love this game. The passion you brought to the Sleeman Centre each and every night fueled this team, and that means everything to us.” At least the Storm are assured a place in the Memorial Cup next year.
Guelph Gryphons (OUA): If you’ve been following along with varsity athletics week to week, you will probably recognize a lot of the winners from this year’s Gryphons Athletics Awards Ceremony. Kobe Faust from rugby was named the Men’s Athlete of the Year while soccer star Olivia Rizakos was the Women’s Athlete of the Year. Hockey dominated the W.F. Mitchell Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards with Nathan Allensen and Katherine Heard getting those honours. For the complete list of award winners, click here.
Guelph Royals (IBL): There’s one new signing this week, and it’s outfielder Ashton Patterson, who now in his fifth season with the Royals will be among the longest-serving players on the team with Brandon Deans, Conner Morro, and JD Williams.
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