As Earth Hour 2012 nears, Guelph residents have something to be proud of as numbers in a new report released by the Community Energy Initiative (CEI) show that energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions per capita are on a five-year decline. “Urban areas like Guelph use 75 per cent of all energy and generate 80 […]
Category: Energy
Join the Movement for Earth Hour
We are excited to let you know that the City of Guelph, Guelph Hydro and Guelph Environmental Leadership (GEL) are hosting a second annual Guelph Lights Out Relay on March 31st 2012! Participation in the event last year made a difference. Guelph residents almost doubled their commitment to cutting electricity. This involvement was equivalent to […]
New idea for old farmhouse
The article appeared in the March 15 edition of the Guelph Tribune: Coun. Ian Findlay is pushing a new idea for what might be done with a farmhouse in a north end subdivision, as city hall gets ready to build a park there this summer that doesn’t include the farmhouse. Findlay wants to see the […]
Hydro outage
Currently there is a hydro outage in the north end of Guelph. I am advised that most of the community north of Speedvale Avenue is without power. I have spoken with Guelph Hydro and have been advised that a hydro feeder from outside the City has been damaged (unknown where or how as of yet). The line feeds […]
Annual State of the City explores themes of collaboration, innovation
In her annual State of the City address this morning, Mayor Karen Farbridge asserted that Guelph is a “charismatic city” because of its capacity for collaboration and innovation. The mayor told two stories to illustrate this capacity. The first involves a local company called Enpar, which is developing new technologies to treat water and waste […]
Jobless rate lowest in Canada
The following article appeared in the September 15 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Guelph has the lowest unemployment rate of any city in the country, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Numbers released by StatsCan this month indicate the seasonally adjusted three-month moving average unemployment rate for the city was 4.7 per cent […]
Guelph boasts lowest jobless rate in country
The following article appeared in the September 15 edition of the Guelph Tribune: It may not be an all-time low, but Guelph’s unemployment rate for August came close at 4.7 per cent – the lowest in the country. “Our existing employers are getting busier and we’ve got new employers coming into Guelph,” said Guelph Chamber of Commerce […]
local solar project
Ian, here is a news release out of Kitchener. might be of interest. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/KITCHENER-COMMISSIONS-cnw-2537385054.html?x=0&.v=1 GO
Official launch of the Blue Built Home program
The City of Guelph will officially launch the Blue Built Home water efficiency standards and rebate program on Thursday, June 30 from 10 to 11 a.m. The Blue Built Home program is a certification program for new homes in Guelph, developed in consultation with local home builders and administered by the City. Blue Built Homes […]
Guelph to Host Ontario's Largest Community Financed Urban Solar Park
As the City of Guelph’s urban shadow has encroached further south over the years, my family and its foundation (founded by my parents) have wrestled with how to develop the 105 acrea farm property in a environmentally sustainable, yet economically-viable manner. As a board member of the foundation, I am excited to announce a partnership […]