I was reading an article in the Oct.30-07 Tribune about Guelph’s transit system. It discussed how important it was to keep the buses running properly and it listed a few of the issues that end up taking buses off the road. Some of these issues included graffiti, mechanical problems, and impacts from salt. Well, I […]
Category: Environment
Local woman draws praise from David Suzuki Foundation
The following article appeared in the November 5 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Inspired by her environment-focused son, Carol McMullen’s efforts to improve air quality in downtown Guelph are being praised by the David Suzuki Foundation. McMullen said over the weekend that it is the city officials who listened to her and acted on her […]
From David Suzuki’s office
We’re famous. Attached is the letter of congratulations to City Council from David Suzuki’s office and they wanted to interview me about our story as well. It’s apparently going to be up in both audio and visual format (!) on their website this week so I’ll keep you posted. Thanks for your help in making […]
Guelph councillor wins award
This posting originally appeared on The Fountain Pen: Guelph City Councillor Vicki Beard has been recognized by the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) for her work on pollinator habitats. Beard, one of five individuals from Canada, the United States and Mexico, was presented with the 2007 Pollinator Advocate Award in Washington D.C. on 24 […]
Bees Knees for City Duo
The following article appeared in the October 26 edition of the Guelph Tribune: Two Guelphites were honoured in different ways this week for their work in promoting and conserving pollinators. Ward 2 city councillor Vicki Beard was honoured for her commitment to pollinator conservation at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. This, while University […]
Helping raise our awareness of bees
The following editorial appeared in the October 24 edition of the Guelph Mercury: It’s usually good when people mind their beeswax. It’s even better when people mind the bees. That’s what Vicki Beard and Ernesto Guzman are doing, and we should all be grateful for their work. Beard is being honoured in Washington today for […]
Beard earns recognition for work to protect pollinators
Guelph City Councillor Vicki Beard is among only five from Canada, the United States and Mexico to be recognized by the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) with the 2007 Pollinator Advocate Award. The honour – to be presented to Councillor Beard in Washington DC tomorrow – recognizes her efforts to protect existing pollinator habitats […]
Buy local, buy fresh!
The Wellington County’s Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Map has grown by leaps and bounds over its three year history. With only a few thousand copies left of 30,000, the BL!BF! Map has helped the current local food movement come to fruition. This is your invite to come and enjoy two new initiatives this year that […]
Essex Street re-opening
We are contacting you with respect to your decision to allow a road to be built through the Essex Street Park. We applaud your decision to choose an alternative road alignment in an attempt to protect the trees on the site. We remain concerned about the trees that will be closest to the road alignment […]
Site alteration by-law
Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF) has reviewed the draft Site Alteration By-Law. We note that the by-law does not include any tree protection measures, and would ask that such measures be a part of the by-law.The Town of Oakville’s site alteration by-law, for example, includes the following: