I wish to urge you to reconsider your decision to sell the property at the corner of the planned Ingram park. When deciding where to build our house a large factor in chosing our location was the proximity to the planned park. The recent decision to sell the run-down “heritiage” property at the corner of the park concerns […]
Category: Heritage
Wilson Farm
Please vote against keeping the Wilson farm standing. The old building is an eyesore to the community and a haven for wild animals. It would be nice to save the old trees for the park and playground. Maybe a plaque for the playground dedicated as “The Wilson Farm Playground” would be nice. See you on […]
Wilson Farm House
We are writing to express concern about the proposed sale of the Wilson farmhouse property at Simmonds and Webster. When we had a house built in this area, we understood that the entire block bounded by Simmonds, Kinlock, Ingram and Webster would be public parkland. If this property were to continue as parkland, the mature […]
Neighborhood Park Concern. Please read before July 25th
When I purchased my home the first thing i did was get a copy of the cities plans for the site of my home and the further developments that were upcoming phases of my neighborhood. Based on that i picked out a lot and chose to buy our home. This was back in 2003. One […]
Wilson (Ingram) Farm House concern
We have recently been made aware of the plans for the Wilson Farm House as a heritage site and plans to sell the property privately. In the past, we were told it would be either demolished for additional parkland or fixed up as a community centre. My wife and I enjoy the park already and […]
Downtown Secondary Plan Memo
Please find attached a memo from staff with respect to the Downtown Secondary Plan Schedule.Staff council memo
501 Wellington Street West (Sleeman Manor)
We have the following comments and concerns with respect to the potential; redevelopment of the Sleeman Manor and the adjacent city/MTO property. a) The report before you indicates that the Sleeman Manor is a culturally significant building. If this is the case, why has it not been already designated as a heritage building? It does […]
80 Simmonds Drive (Wilson Farmhouse)
I honestly thought it must be April 1 when I read of council’s intention to designate the above Ward 2 property as being of cultural heritage value. It is, in truth a piece of junk ruining a much needed park for children to play in. Without going into the details, when on earth are our […]
Kitchener EDIF
Following up on our conversation – the group was asking for background on the Kitchener Economic Development Investment Fund. This is a 2006 presentation which explains its origin and public process for setting the direction. As you can see it was a methodical approach to addressing community needs / wants – and it was a […]
Fundraising for new Guelph Civic Museum surpasses goal
A community fundraising campaign for the new Guelph Civic Museum has raised $772,000, surpassing its original goal of $500,000. The total was announced by Capital Campaign Committee Chair John Valeriote this morning at the final meeting of the committee. Mayor Karen Farbridge attended to personally thank committee members for their work. “The tremendous success of […]