Former Ward 2 Councillor and Guelph Hydro Chair Dan Moziar has offered 13 questions the current City Councillors should ask Guelph Hydro about the merger. Click here for the answers.
Category: Energy
Rogers Coverage of July Meetings
The City has been informed by Rogers that there will be no coverage of the July 7th (Wal-Mart expansion) and 14th (Hydro merger) Council meetings due to staffing shortages. They will cover the regular Council meeting on July 21st.
Higher taxes
I must add my opinion about higher taxes Please don’t over spend our money. Suggestions: 1— We do not need a fountain/rink in front of City Hall 2— Why should buildings on Wyndham St be demolished to build the Library, when a vacant lot is right behind those businesses, The business could relocate to any […]
Dan Moziar has questions about the hydro merger
I am unable to attend the July 14 Council meeting to address you on a number of concerns about the proposed merger with Horizon. Even if I were able to attend, I doubt that five minutes would be sufficient time for me to cover all the concerns I would like to bring to your attention […]
The value of Guelph Hydro
In January of 1957, our then mayor Harold Suitter, came to council with a deal to good to be true. He had an offer of $400,000 to buy the underground gas lines and the distribution rights of the natural gas that the city of Guelph owned. He told councillors that most cities, except for Kitchener […]
Guelph Hydro/Horizon Utilities merger
The present strike affecting Horizon Utilities should be seen as a warning to Guelph city council about the wisdom of entering into a merger with them.Most of the issues of the strike centre around the discontent of , and disrespect shown to employees as a result of the Hamilton/ St. Catharines merger as well as […]
Proposed Merger of Guelph Hydro and Horizon Utilities
Several months ago Guelph Hydro employees were told by Paul Truex that a labour dispute at Horizon Utilities would be a merger deal breaker. Now that Horizon is on strike Guelph Hydro employees are being told that they need to look at this merger as a “long term strategy for the community” and that this […]
Think long and hard
My question to our City Councillors is this: why would you be considering approving a merger with a company (Horizon Utilities) that has had ongoing labour issues for a long period of time? This labour unrest has stemmed from a merger, which took place 3 years ago when Horizon merged with St. Catharine’s Hydro. Horizon […]
Green power
Ian Findlay: So is this how you run your business by paying 50 per cent more for you products than you have to? If you did then I do not think you would be still in business after all these years or maybe you know something that I and most other people do not know. […]
Guelph Hydro to Fix Hamilton’s Ancient Power Plant?
Would someone out there please tell the wonderful people of Guelph what the heck is going on?? Is it actually true that Horizon Utilities in Hamilton is trying to take over our beloved Guelph Hydro? Are they nuts??? Who is trying to pull the wool over whose eyes here. Until now, you are only hearing […]