The following article appeared in the February 12 edition of the Guelph Mercury: The City of Guelph hasn’t put aside any funding for a new youth shelter yet, but that could soon change. The joint Guelph-Wellington social services committee is to vote tomorrow on a recommendation to approve funding for Wyndham House to provide an […]
Category: Youth
Wyndham House gets Change Now money
The following article appeared in the February 1 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Wyndham House is getting all the money the United Way of Guelph and Wellington used to spend on Change Now. That more than doubles the amount of cash the shelter is getting from the United Way — from $100,000 to $254,000.
Children’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms
On April 16th, 2007 City Council passed a resolution to adopt the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Children’s Charter. As part of that resolution Mayor Farbridge added that the Charter would be signed by each Mayor, thus renewing the adoption by every Council. Through adoption, Mayor Farbridge and Council made a commitment that the City of Guelph […]
Councillors Hofland and Findlay become Council’s lead on children and youth issues
Councillors June Hofland and Ian Findlay have formed Council’s Lead on Children and Youth, a made-in-Guelph role that will see them advocate on behalf of the city’s young people. Part of their work will involve working towards enhancing a sense of community responsibility for the well-being of children and youth; working towards ensuring municipal departments […]
Youth engagment in Places to Grow
Are you in Grade 11 or 12? Are you interested in cities, urban planning, and designing the future of your community? The Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal and Youthography, a research and communications company dedicated to youth, are excited to be launching the second year of the Places to Grow Youth Engagement Project.
Guelph needs a recreation master plan designed for today’s pressures
The following Guelph Mercury editorial was forwarded to Councillors by Randy Norris: I remember my parents telling me that time speeds up as Father Time gets older. I much prefer being called mature compared to what my teenagers could call me. It allows me to retain some resemblance of dignity since I’m on the dark side of […]
Sidewalk snow clearing
Raise property taxes, offer new services or cut existing services. These are the decisions that Guelph City Council considers when reviewing budgets. Since Guelph Transit’s move to a 40 minute bus schedule, residents have spoken loud and clear that they want to see an improvement in transit service as soon as possible. Of course this […]
Waverly Park Redevelopment Plan
As a member of the Waverly Drive school council I am writing to express my enthusiasm for this project. As our community grows and develops it is wonderful that our green spaces can be adapted to fit the needs of the neighbourhood. The redevelopment will bring new life to our park and will create opportunities […]
New discussion list for youth in Guelph
A new list has been created for discussion about organizing to support youth in Guelph. We hope to further initiatives that have come out of community meetings held since Change Now was shut down and support those currently providing space and services for youth.
The More Things Change Now The More They Stay The Same
Back in 1986 a group of street kids linked up and formed SKIN: Street Kids In Need. They were a dozen or so and determined. We met every week for about three months and they developed a plan. Their plan was to get support from the city of Guelph for an idea that would provide […]