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.
The rain stopped just long enough for the community to mark the National Day of Mourning in Goldie Mill Park.
Five trucks answered the call but only one person was taken to hospital Friday after a report of fire at the Holiday Inn Express.
After a tough couple of years, Torchlight Services is ready to mark its 50th birthday!
The Ontario government is bringing in new regulations for the province’s public schools to clamp down on vaping and restrict the use of smart phones since they’re “distracting kids from learning.”
The Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia has declared a state of emergency after a spike in benzene level was detected, and new calls have been made to shut down the source, the INEOS Styrolution chemical plant.
Let’s preface these updates with a general word that the official numbers released do not represent the true number of COVID-19 cases, which are likely higher due to limited testing.
In this week’s update to the WDG Public Health COVID-19 dashboard shows small moves this week. There were only 13 new cases in the area, down three from last week, and the 7-day moving rate of confirmed cases shaved off almost a whole point to sit at 4.04 per 100,000. The wastewater signal remains unchanged, and so do the numbers for local COVID-19 fatalities, which still sits at 238 since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
Vaccination Rates: As of this week now 68.1 per cent of people over 80 are up-to-date on their shots, followed by 42.3 per cent of people between 60 and 79, 12.8 per cent of people between 40 and 59, and 6.3 per cent of those between 18 and 39.
OUTBREAKS: It’s a real potpourri in the outbreak department this week with COVID-19 at Lord Dufferin in Orangeville, respiratory at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in the 3N long-term care home, and enteric facility wide at Heritage House.
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Here’s last week’s Police Notes entry.
Your Downtown Guelph Friends are hoping to fill the gap as Royal City Mission cuts back on homelessness services on Mondays and Tuesdays.
University of Guelph researchers are getting money to look at how you can compose those disposable K-cup coffee capsules at home.
The Guelph Humane Society reminds you to be cautious around nesting geese for the next month.
The first ever Flora’s Walk, a fundraiser for perinatal mental health, will be held this coming Saturday starting at Hanlon Creek Park.
A Netflix series will be filming in downtown Elora this weekend. Scuttlebutt says it’s FUBAR season 2.
Wellington North is looking to replace four bridges along Wellington Road #109 over the Conestogo River. The original bridges were built in the 1930s.
A 10-year-old Kitchener girl needs a vital medication as she waits for a liver transplant. At issue? It costs $600,000 and it’s not covered by OHIP.
Peter McCallion, son of “Hurricane” Hazel, has dropped out of the Mississauga mayoral race. Whether or not someone will pick up the baton on the issue of bringing an NHL team to town is another question.
After a month, it looks like workers at the Art Gallery of Ontario are finally going back to work after ratifying a new agreement with AGO management.
Coming up this week on the Guelph Politicast, we will be joined local author and historian Ed Butts. He has authored a new book called Guelph Stories, which highlights some of the many tales he’s collected over the years and shared on Guelph Today and the Guelph Mercury, so we will talk about looking into all of the Royal City’s nooks and crannies, and all the unknown and underappreciated Guelph stories that have yet to be told from its first 200 years.
Get the latest edition of the Guelph Politicast on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday, tune in to CFRU at 3 pm for another episode of End Credits. This week, Peter Salmon co-hosts as we get sexy in the world of tennis with the new romantic drama from Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino. We’re reviewing Challengers starring Zendaya, who’s already had one big hit this year with Dune Part Two, but we will look ahead to the coming summer movie slate to predict some other big hits of 2024, or at least talk about the movies we’re looking forward to seeing!
Listen to all these shows any time by subscribing to the Guelph Politicast channel on your favourite podcast app at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
The next meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Committee is on Tuesday April 30 at 3 pm at the Marg MacKinnon meeting room at City Hall.
The next hybrid meeting of the Natural Heritage Advisory Committee is on Tuesday April 30 at 6:30 pm.
The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health will be meeting at their Chancellors Way office at 2 pm on Wednesday May 1.
Jaywalking is back! Enjoy the Gwelf Early Days tour for the every Thursday, including May 2, at 8 pm. Get tickets here.
Th next hybrid meeting of Heritage Guelph will take place online and at city hall on Monday May 6 at 12 pm. (See the Politico preview here.)
The City of Guelph will be hosting a recreation job and volunteer information fair on Tuesday May 7 from 3 to 5 pm at the Victoria Road Recreation Centre.
Check out The Super Mario Bros Movie “under the dome” at the Guelph Sports Dome on Tuesday May 7 at 7 pm.
The next Tales from the Hill is Thursday May 9 at 6:30 om at the Gulph Civic Museum.
It’s the launch party of the latest slate of releases from Gordon Hill Press at artBar on Friday May 10 at 7 pm.
The Guelph Police Services’ Family Fun Day is Saturday May 11 from 9 am to noon at police headquarters on Wyndham Street.
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