Guelph celebrates great water with events for all ages in March Guelph, Ont., March 5, 2019 —The City of Guelph is celebrating great drinking water with a series of engaging events in March. From games at Guelph Public Libraries to entertainment and interactive displays at the annual H2O Go Festival, there’s lots to discover and […]
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Guelph for their continuing support over the last 8 years. It has been my honour and privilege to represent Ward 2. I started this blog early in my first term to engage our community in something new called social media. It was the first […]
Press release. Guelph was called “the brightest kid in the class” by Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy Bob Delaney during a meeting to discuss Guelph’s Community Energy Plan at the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference. Mr. Delaney encouraged Guelph to share its community energy expertise with municipal colleagues across Ontario […]
Staff memo. Further to the attached media release, this e-mail is to provide you with information on the University of Guelph’s bid to host the 2016 Canada 55+ Games. Through our regional Sports Tourism Initiative, which is funded in part by the City of Guelph’s Tourism budget, we have supported this bid going forward. City […]
A resident’s perspective. On Monday, May 5th, I had the pleasure of attending the Urban Design Summit hosted by the City of Guelph at the River Run Centre. A number of the themes repeated throughout the evening were place making, innovation, citizen engagement, boldness, risk-taking, social inclusion and connectivity. Needless to say, the recently-submitted Wilson […]
Staff memo. As you know the first ever Open Guelph Hackathon was held this past weekend to commemorate International Open Data Day. Open Data Hackathons are a fantastic and tangible example of what open government is all about – in this case, the City worked as a platform to support and empower the community to […]
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) today announced the winners of its 2014 Sustainable Communities Awards, as part of its Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show (SCC) in Charlottetown, PE. The awards recognize innovation and excellence in municipal sustainable development across Canada in six categories: brownfields, energy, neighbourhood development, transportation, waste and water. “Tonight’s winners […]
Today the City released its first six datasets on guelph.ca/opendata for public use. The datasets, or collections of raw, electronic information currently include Guelph Transit bus stops; municipal election polling stations and subdivisions; Guelph’s ward boundaries; and recreation program information. Later this week, an additional six datasets will be added to the catalogue. “As we […]
Staff memo. Tourism Services Operational Review Following the September 2013 Council approval of the staff recommendation that the City undertake a formal operational review of Tourism Services, the staff working group set out the parameters for the review. Included in the review will be: • a review of services currently offered • an assessment of […]
Staff memo. As promised, the 2012 We’re Making a Difference report is now available online. The 2012 report is a slimmer version than those published in previous years and it focuses exclusively on 2012 accomplishments. Staff