Author: Councillor Goller

The following article appeared in the January 8 edition of the Guelph Tribune: City hall is looking at creating a “one-of-a-kind” park for pollinators – including bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and moths – as part of its plans for turning the former Eastview landfill site into a big community park. “It’s going to be one of […]

Guelph residents have organized a Working Committee that represents the interests of 102 (and ever growing) neighbours living west of the Hanlon. Our mandate includes coordinating our concerns to the Ministry of Transportation in response to the EA for the development of the future freeway.   Read more.

There is a growing and very vocal number of residents living in the south end of Guelph advocating for a new recreational centre to be built as soon as possible. Currently, the City of Guelph has in it’s capital budget, construction of a new south end rec centre sometime in 2014. The projected cost of the rec centre […]

The following Guelph Mercury editorial was forwarded to Councillors by Randy Norris:  I remember my parents telling me that time speeds up as Father Time gets older. I much prefer being called mature compared to what my teenagers could call me. It allows me to retain some resemblance of dignity since I’m on the dark side of […]

I wish to congratulate Vicki Beard for her suggestions to alleviate garbage by bringing the problem of overpackaging to the retail stores. There is no other way the severity of this problem can be illustrated more graphically than by leaving the trash with the store. The store, and pretty soon the manufacturer, will get the […]

Further to Guelph Hydro’s on-going discussions with the shareholder about our merger workplan with Horizon Utilities Corporation, I am writing to provide you – and through you, the shareholder – a brief year-end update on our status to date, including our expected next-steps.Background The shareholder will recall that the driver for exploring a merged entity […]

This letter to the editor appeared in the December 10 edition of the Guelph Mercury followed by Councillor Vicki Beard’s response: Dear Editor – Re: “Environmental activists vow to convert others to cause” (Guelph Mercury, Dec. 10).When Mike Nagy says “understanding the impact each of us has on the environment is the first step to […]

Budget deliberations have begun at the City of Guelph with preliminary discussion at the Emergency Services, Community Services and Operations Committee. At that meeting, much focus was put on offering 20 minute bus service in Guelph and it’s related costs. Since changing to 40 minute bus service at peak times, Councillors have received a large […]

So let’s push the design envelope a little with these provocative designs for outdoor washrooms from Texas. Thanks to Councillor Piper for forwarding these images. Outside in Inside out