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Guelph Police are investigating after an 11-year-old girl was followed by a man reported to be in his 50s in the area of Brant and Victoria on Wednesday afternoon.
The OLT has endorsed a settlement agreement that will allow a development for 268 townhouses and a 187-unit apartment building to proceed at 12 Poole Street.
Two teens have been arrested for their involvement in a large fight at Centennial CVI last month that included at least 20 students.
The City of Kitchener has launched a survey to learn more about the circumstances where people are facing eviction.
University of Waterloo students are shocked and angry about campus vending machines that seem to utilize facial recognition technology to collect customer data.
A judge has determined that the hit and run that killed four members of the Afzaal family in London in 2021 was an act of terrorism under Canadian law.
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Council turned down a developer’s request to get a refund on development charges pre-paid on a west end development.
The Guelph.Beer Bus is back for a fourth year this April.
That property tax sign guy? He’s still at it.
Area residents got their first look at the master plan for the Harriston Arena and Fairgrounds.
The Town of Minto is considering a change that will allow gun hunting on Sunday’s within the municipal boundaries.
The Town of Mapleton is being pushed to make equal ice-time for female hockey teams written into policy.
The OPP busted a Guelph driver for doing 209 kilometres per hour on the 401 near Mississauga.
The conflict over a little pantry in a Cambridge neighbourhood continues as the pantry’s owner faces a deadline for the end of March to finally remove it.
A Waterloo couple are blaming a bag of DampRid for the fact that they got pinched at Punta Cana airport in the Dominican Republic after their luggage dinged positive for drugs in a screening.
The office of the Official Opposition leader had to backpedal after Pierre Poilievre told the media in Kitchener that we would impose a requirement for porn sites to collect photo I.D. before Canadians could access them.
OPP are investigating a hate crime after emergency services were called to Highway #401 near Woodstock for a person in crisis that turned out to be a dummy of some kind with obscenities scrawled all over it.
If you bought batteries, light bulbs or other products subject to an eco fee at a Dollarama store, you may be entitled to receive a $15 gift card as part of a class action settlement.
A U.S. federal judge says that MyPillow founder and rampant Big Lie enthusiast Mike Lindell has to pay $5 million to the person who accepted his challenge and disproved his 2020 presidential election claims.
Regular Meeting of City Council – Wednesday February 27 at 6 pm.
Council will revisit reports from the Committee of the Whole. There’s also the annual report from the integrity commissioner and an update about changes to the County’s social services committee that will increase Guelph representation. 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 March 5 at 2 pm.
The agenda for this one looks pretty light. Committee will hear bout property tax policy, the update to the private tree protection bylaw, and the internal audit workplan. 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.
Planning Meeting of City Council – Tuesday February 20 at 10 am.
The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the City’s website on Thursday March 7.
For more information on Guelph City Council meetings, from agendas to live-tweets to recaps, you can visit that page on Guelph Politico here.
Six Upper Grand District School Board schools have been affected by a cyber security breach that was experienced by a subcontractor of Edge Imaging, a company that produces yearbooks.
The City of Guelph will holding an open house to look at gentle density in Guelph and how to develop it on Thursday February 29 at 5 pm in the Marg Mackinnon Room at City Hall.
Last year at the Guelph Public Library, 2.23 million items were checked out and over 8,400 new cardholders were signed up. Those are two points of information in the Library’s annual report.
The Guelph Humane Society is promoting the adoption of rescue rabbits for the rest of February with a reduction of fees to just $75.
The City of Guelph is setting up a dashboard and story map, plus other tools, that will allow Guelph residents to follow the progress on the Vision Zero commitment to end traffic fatalities.
Ontario Bean Growers donated $2 million to the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus to fund a faculty position in Weed Management.
A $40,000 donation from PetSmart has enabled Guelph Humane Society to find homes for 600 cats.
The ArtsEverywhere Festival is going to be May 2-5 this year.
The deadline for the Guelph Arts Council Members’ Show is next Friday at midnight.
The Teen ETCH Writing Contest at the Guelph Public Library is back for 2023. The deadline is March 31.
Current “Have Your Say” opportunities: Dark Sky Bylaw, Downtown Heritage Conservation District Study, Guelph’s Bicentennial, Housing Affordability Strategy, New Community Gardens, Playground Replacements for 2024, and Waste Reduction Strategies.
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