From the Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre. We are pleased to introduce a new recognition event, Heroes in the Home, We encourage you to take the time to nominate a peer, a service provider or a family caregiver in our community. Please consider making a nomination and joining us on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014.A […]
Category: Health
Guelph Fire wants all families to “Push the Button!”
The Guelph Fire Department is partnering with TVOKids and the Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management to raise awareness about the importance of early fire detection at home. During the two week spring campaign—“Push the Button!”—families are encouraged to test the smoke alarms in their homes beginning February 24. “Kids love pushing […]
City Hall Living Wall
A resident’s comments. I have seen a few items circulating around social media in regards to the “death” of the living wall at City Hall. I am getting the impression that many of our city residents did not realize the yearly cost to maintain this decorative wall. Now that the wall had major issues, we […]
Repairing the living wall in City Hall
The living wall in Guelph’s City Hall is being repaired and the project will be completed by the end of the month. To ensure the continued comfort of people working and visiting City Hall, the City is performing repairs and adjusting its maintenance schedule as recommended by the City’s Joint Health and Safety Committee. An […]
Cell Tower Update
A resident’s comments. The government as set out some new rules regarding cell tower placement. The health issues still aren’t being addressed, but this is nevertheless a great step in the right direction. Here’s what Global News made of it: http://www.c4st.org/news/what-s-happening-in-canada/ottawa-closes-cellphone-tower-loophole.html Also, on the health front, Frank Clegg (founder of Canadians for Safe Technology) had […]
Guelph Fire asks residents to clear snow from exterior vents
The Guelph Fire Department is asking residents to remove snow from exterior vents connected to heating appliances. This warning follows a recent increase in emergency calls where responding firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in local residences. Carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas, is known as a silent killer because it is colourless, odourless, and […]
Canadian Blood Services – Join us for an Olympic style event
From Canadian Blood Services. I would like to introduce myself to you as the Community Development Coordinator for the Guelph Blood Donor Clinic (130 Silvercreek Parkway, North). Recently, our team got together and started to brain storm around events in our community regarding the 2014 Olympics. We have many local Olympic athletes who will be […]
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Riverside Glen Health Clinic Rezoning- Traffic Report
From Riverside Glen. I wanted to inform you that Paradigm Transportation Solutions has finalized their Traffic and Parking Report. It was submitted to Stacey Laughlin in the Planning Department on Thursday. We are now busy establishing a few meeting dates that suit our team so that we can offer them to our Parkside/Foxwood neighbours and […]
Cell towers and "smart" meters are making me very ill
A comment on cell towers. I moved into southern Ontario a couple years ago from the north, and did not understand why my health deteriorated so suddenly. Rather quickly half my hair fell out, I developed chronic PNEUMONIA that has almost killed me a number of times, and there is inflammation that makes my joints […]