Allow me to preface this letter by explaining that I have recently returned from South Korea, where I lived and worked for 18 months. Prior to that I was a resident of Guelph since 1993. The purpose of this letter is to share a couple of ideas I had on how Guelph might benefit from […]
Category: Health
Council hears concerns about proposed Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph health facility
At a special meeting of City Council Wednesday night, Councillors and the public heard a variety of concerns brought forward by City staff regarding the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health’s plans to build and own new facilities in Guelph and Orangeville. City Treasurer Margaret Neubauer presented Council with financial context to show the current and potential […]
Public Health issue related to Community Engagement / Needs Assessment
The following is a copy of the WDGPH Space Needs Assessment (Dec /2011) and a link to the Ontario Public Health Standards (2008). ian facility space needs assessment final http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/program/pubhealth/oph_standards/ophs/progstds/pdfs/ophs_2008.pdf
Special meeting of Council about new public health facility scheduled for April 13
The City of Guelph will hold a special meeting of City Council on April 13 to bring forward information regarding the new public health facility that was announced by the Board of Health on February 2, 2011. Senior City staff will provide Council with information about the proposed facility, including legal and governance issues; the […]
Letter from Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Please see a letter from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care attached for your information. Staff CorpAdmin0719_000
Winter Snow Plows
As you know we had a hefty amount of snow fall over the last few days, and as you know this also comes with the mundane task of shovelling the driveway. On the morning of Feb.2 I went out to shovel the hard, packed, wind drifted snow from the night before, cleared it and went […]
Guelph Health Priority Setting Event – Follow-up
As the Healthy Communities Partnership coordinator, I am committed to timely information sharing and correspondence. As such, I have attached our first Healthy Communities Partnership Communiqué which provides you with information about the Health Priority Setting Events, next steps and other important information about the Healthy Communities Partnership. Communiqués such as this will be shared […]
Smoking By-Laws and hospitals
I received the following email (which I have edited for succinctness) asking for a change to current practices regulating smoking adjacent to health care facilities. As I understand it, both Homewood and the General have implemented a no-smoking on hospital property policy. While municipalities may not have the legislative authority to enforce greater restrictions, it […]
Mayor Karen Farbridge leads the walk to two new schools
The Mayor and members of Guelph City Council will walk with members of both the Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School in a planning exercise on Tuesday June 22. The goal of the exercise is to identify potential barriers or problem areas for children who will be walking to two […]
Wyndham St. Restaurant Putting the boots to good people.
I am guessing I have been going to the Apollo restaurant since the 60’s when the owners father first opened the place. Since the father passed away the son and his wife have been running the restaurant. Each year that passes probably puts them closer to retirement. During their working lives they have worked seven […]