Category: City Policy

Clubhouse Donuts Closes

As a result of calls from the media, staff have been made aware that Clubhouse Donuts at the corner of Speedvale Ave. E. and Victoria Road, have made statements to the media to the effect that the City has closed their business down. They have also posted signs to this effect outside the business. This […]

Guelph bans pesticides

The following article appeared in the May 23, 2007 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Guelph will have a bylaw that bans the cosmetic use of pesticides, city council decided last night. In a nearly unanimous vote, councillors approved a resolution that prohibits the use of pesticides except under specific circumstances.

Tony Leighton writes on the first 6 months of this Council

The following editorial appeared in the May 12th edition of the Guelph Mercury.  We appear to have voted in real leaders this time It’s time for some shameless cheerleading. Lots of people think one government is pretty much like any other, and voting doesn’t matter much. Guelph’s new city council has already proven them wrong. […]

Time to revisit dog leash laws?

A Guelph resident writes: LEASH BYLAWS: Sorry that I can’t challenge you with a task more intellectually demanding, but doubt seriously that I could provide you with anything more politically challenging than what follows. I will try to make my point as direct and concise as I can. I would like to see council support […]

Community Support for the CEP

Guelph City Council unanimously approved the Community Energy Plan (CEP) at the April 23, 2007  council meeting(see City of Guelph Community Energy Plan Final Report on this site for full details of the plan). This is an ambitious plan to reduce Guelph’s overall energy consumption, source local energy solutions and make Guelph a world leader in sustainability.