Staff memo. Per statutory provisions under the Development Charges Act, 1997 [12. (1)], it is required that a proposed Development Charges (DC) By-Law and DC Background Study shall be made available to the public at least two weeks prior to the public meeting where the proposed DC By-Law is being presented. As you are aware, […]
Category: Growth
Launch Your Idea with The Elevator Project
Help bring your great community idea to life! Hopefully you’ve heard about the Guelph Community Innovation Connection , a collaborative 3 year project funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It’s now officially underway, and has been renamed the Elevator Project. 10 Carden is one of the 4 community partners, including Innovation Guelph , The Guelph Community Health Centre, […]
Construction starts soon on new commercial shopping plaza
Construction is set to begin on a new 37,700-square-foot commercial shopping plaza, located at 40 Wellington Street West. Belmont Equity Partners, developer and co-owner of the site, is developing the former Rockwell Automation (Canada) Inc. industrial land to include four retail buildings. In 2012, Council approved a zoning by-law amendment to permit a multi-building retail/office […]
A business case for the creation of the Wilson Farmhouse Community Centre
Wilson Farmhouse Proposal Oct 22 ian
City starting construction on Wellington Street East
tarting Monday, October 21, the City will begin construction on Wellington Street East, from Macdonell Street to Neeve Street. The purpose of the construction is to relocate sanitary sewers and watermain infrastructure from the site at 150 Wellington Street East to under the roadway on Wellington Street East, and to replace the storm sewer, curb, […]
Follow-up from October 7 public meeting re Riverside Glen
From Riverside Glen. I want to provide a brief update on several follow-up actions we are undertaking following the Oct 7 public meeting. 1) We have now completed work that started 4 weeks ago to have a 100% separated ventilation system for the health centre. We proceeded with this work despite the fact we originally […]
City seeks public input into rethinking St. George’s Square
Imagine St. George’s Square as a lively year-round destination—a place that offers a broad range of activities, experiences, and entertainment. The City of Guelph invites all interested community members to participate in an interactive public workshop on Wednesday, October 23 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to provide input into rethinking […]
St. George's Square and Key Streetscapes Workshop Materials
Staff memo. Please find attached a covering memo and meeting materials for the upcoming October 23 Public Workshop regarding St. George’s Square and key streetscapes. The covering memo provides information on this ongoing Downtown Secondary Plan implementation initiative, and the materials outline what will be reviewed and discussed with stakeholders and the public on October […]
Staff Commendation – Sylvia Kirkwood and Michael Witmer
A developer’s recognition. I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the efforts of Sylvia Kirkwood and Michael Witmer of the Planning Department for their work related to the Site Plan Approval for the Zehrs foodstore now under construction at Clair and Gordon. As you are aware, Loblaw has a significant presence in the Guelph […]
RE: 55 Delhi — Another Commentary and Update
More from the developer of 55 Delhi. I just stumbled across this on the website Historically Guelph about the project at 55 Delhi and I thought you might be interested in reading it. http://historicallyguelph.wordpress.com/2013/10/10/55-delhi-street-nurses-residence/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Additionally, just so you know, the revised Expression of Interest for 65 Delhi which was mentioned several times on Monday’s meeting […]