The City of Guelph’s credit rating has been upgraded to AAA by S&P Global after a periodic review of S&Ps institutional framework used for credit rating analysis. The City must still go through its formal 2022 Credit Rating Review with S&P this August. “An upgrade to our credit rating is always good news and an […]
Category: Transparency
Virtual Information Session: Proposed Transitional Housing With Supports project at 65 Delhi Street
On Tuesday June 29th at 7pm Ward 2 Councillors Gordon & Goller hosted an information session with staff from Wellington County to find out more information about the proposed Transitional Housing With Supports project at 65 Delhi Street. Below is the vide recording of that event. The purpose of this session was to provide an […]
City releases its first digital Guelph. Future Ready progress report
Read the Council staff report Guelph, Ont., June 18, 2021 – The City of Guelph is sharing its first Guelph. Future Ready progress report with Council and community on June 28. The digital progress report presents a balanced and transparent view of how the City is making progress towards achieving its Guelph. Future Ready. Strategic Plan initiatives, and highlights […]
Information Session about the Drop In Centre’s Proposal to create Supportive Housing at The Parkview Motel
This is the recording of the Ward 2 Town Hall held on Thursday September 17th, to provide Guelph residents with more information about the Drop In Centre’s proposal for permanent supportive housing at the current site of the Parkview Motel. If you have any questions about the proposal, please reach out directly to Gail Hoekstra […]
Ward 2 Virtual Town Hall about the Drop-In Centre’s proposal for Supportive Housing at the Parkview Motel
Hello Neighbours! You’re invited to join your Ward 2 City Councillors, James Gordon & Rodrigo Goller and our special guest, Gail Hoekstra, the Executive Director of Guelph’s Drop In Centre. At this town hall we will be discussing the Drop In Centre’s plans to purchase the Parkview Motel (located at the corner of Woolwich Street […]
City launches Council composition and ward boundary review
Join the conversation online at haveyoursay.guelph.ca Guelph, Ont., August 17, 2020 – The City invites community input as it starts a review of Guelph’s Council composition and ward boundaries that will explore whether the city’s local government structure should change as it grows. “This review is an opportunity to come together as a community to […]
Take a moment to have your say and shape Guelph
Hello Neighbours! Rodrigo here. Just wanted to take a moment to remind you that the City of Guelph has a community engagement platform called ‘Have Your Say Guelph’ ( haveyoursay.guelph.ca ), where the City regularly hosts opportunities for community members to speak up, be heard and help shape the direction we take as a growing […]
Findlay's last Deuce post
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 […]
Statement from the Office of the CAO re: Urbacon Settlement
Press release. Last night City Council received a staff report regarding settlement of the City’s litigation with Urbacon and it directed staff to make public the details of the settlement. Read the City Council resolution regarding the settlement with Urbacon . The City and Urbacon have settled the litigation out of court for $6.635 million […]
Governance Committee today
A resident’s observations sent to Councillor Bell and myself.. I enjoyed sitting in on the Governance Committee today, as strange as that might sound! Governance has always been an interest of mine. I appreciated the amendments you were making today – taking notifications of oral presenters as close the meetings as possible, accepting e-petitions, and […]