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Members of the Barlee's Angels Rescue Network are desperately seeking a cockapoo named Candy that went missing Thursday night. Here’s a plea for help sent by email from Jennifer Windh, founding director of the Guelph-based non-profit organization, a small grassroots all-volunteer non-profit all breed animal rescue: We recently took in a severely neglected and unsocialized two- to three-year-old white with black cockapoo from a southern Ontario shelter that we have named Candy. She is very...
The irony of today's blog, Moving Forward..., is that I've been hijacked, waylai...
Looking for something political to do next Thursday evening? How about dinner with Senator Doug Finley in Guelph?
That's right, he'll be the special guest speaker at Guelph's Annual Sir John A Dinner on Thursday Feb. 2nd. Tickets are $90, a portion of which will be tax deductible.
Contact the Guelph EDA at 226.706.5530 ASAP to book tickets! More info can be found at http://www.guelphcp.ca .
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As a follow-up to the GM of Guelph Transit’s e-mail that transit service will resume shortly after 12 pm today, I can provide the following update on the road conditions. Firstly, the snow has stopped and it is not expected … Continue reading →
If Gloria Kovach was not in a conflict of interest when she sat on the Guelph Police Services Board, then Bob Bell is not in one while he sits on the Board of Guelph Non-Profit Homes. If June Hofland was in a conflict when council discussed a planning application for the old LaFarge lands, then so were Kovach and Bell in their separate situations. When our city councillors get their teeth into year two of this term, conflict of interest ought to be high on their to-do list. Any policy of this nature needs to be clear and consistent. It must be easy to understand, easy to follow and equally applicable to everyone. In 2008, during her first term in office, Coun. Hofland was faced with a decision about whether or not to get involved in a debate and a vote over development in her neighbourhood...
We have temporarily suspended bus service this morning at 8:45 due to the extremely slippery conditions. A number of intersections with inclines and declines became impassable this earlier this morning and this has now had a “ripple” effect through our … Continue reading →
Please be advised that City Staff at the composting facility have noticed an odour coming from the stack. The Ministry of Environment have been notified, as have the neighbours around the site. I have asked for an urgent meeting of … Continue reading →
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A familiar face is retiring from the Guelph hockey scene. See story here.
Back practicing with full contact and should play Friday. McNaughton returns Sunday from his five-game suspension.
Posted by Phil Andrews Our reporting in, editing on and decision to place the James Bourdeau story as our main front-page item Thursday have generated some criticism. At least one letter to the editor has been received and is soon to be published on this subject. I've also heard from relatives of newspaper delivery carriers upset that that youth they know doing this work will be obliged to look at that content. Sexual assault stories present many challenges for media outfits. One issue is that the charge 'sexual assault' covers a huge range of criminal acts. I think coverage of such cases needs to provide some detail of the acts to allow for readers/audiences the context to evaluate the justice provided by the courts. This particular case has jarred the community since...
Brandon Foote left practice in some discomfort Thursday with a lower body injury and didn't return.
Posted by Phil Andrews Marty Burke has sent a response to one of the letters to the editor recently published arising from one he had sent in about this month's federal Liberal policy gathering. I have shared with him that his latest proposed letter will be published next month -- as we guard against allowing more than one letter to be published per month from any contributor. I also shared with him that I would first publish the response on this blog. Here's the pending letter: How predictable. I comment on a policy Guelph MP Frank Valeriote’s Liberal Party recently adopted. Valeriote supporter Dan Petrie, apparently incapable of defending this policy, writes in- once again- to attack me personally. For the record, I am not “bitter” about anything. I am an ai...
On doing some digging, I determined the early-morning comment was sent...
A couple of locals are getting some attention for this year's OHL Priority Draft. Leading the pack is 6'5" defenceman Patrick Sanvido.He has three goals, 19 assists and 38 penalty minutes for the Guelph Jr. Storm minor midget team this season. His teammate Owen MacDonald, a 5'8" centre, leads the same team with 27 goals and 27 assists and 110 penalty minutes in 38 games. The Junior Storm is playing in the OMHA showcase tournament in St. Catharines this weekend, along with some of the top teams in the province.
This is a staff response to a resident’s question as to why some Guelph streets get snow clearance while others don’t. Winter control service is provided to the community at different levels depending on the classification of street being serviced … Continue reading →
Earlier today an inspector from the Ministry of Transportation conducted a spot inspection of our fleet at Transit. Initial indications are that Fleet Services received an excellent rating from the inspector (official report to follow). The only faults found were … Continue reading →
THE FRIENDS OF THE GUELPH PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENT… “ZUMBA IN THE POOL WITH CARLOS!” The Friends of the Guelph Public Library proudly present the staged premiere of the 90-minute comedy, Zumba in the Pool with Carlos, written by Friends member … Continue reading →
Corporate tax cut disciples will ridicule the messenger, Canadian Labour Congress just reeks "enemy of the state", but their study on corporate taxes is largely reliant on third party conclusions, ROCK SOLID empirical manifestations, that deserve consideration. What is presented is a clear and concise picture of the utter failure of corporate tax cuts to deliver the benefits as previously argued. That a large segment of economists and apologists can still play offence on corporate tax cuts is mystifying, given data which is supposed to be the underpinning of their arguments contradicts their entire rationale.
CLC finds the promised investments have...
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A city spokesperson told me today there is no truth to the rumour the city had ordered one such squeezy bin for each...
The following article appeared in the January 24 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Ian Findlay was enjoying an unusual view from the front of his downtown video shop Tuesday afternoon. “I’m having the main street exposure without having to change addresses,” the … Continue reading →
Perhaps you are wondering why all the palaver over a man who died over 200 years ago. Did you sing Auld...
The Conference Board of Canada offers a framework for principle-based governance for boards of directors which has relevance in considering the questions posed in a previous post ( Basic Building Blocks): How should Council express its relationship with the Community (taxpayers) and City Hall (city employees)? How should Council be accountable for its leadership role and deliver results to the Community? How should Council execute its oversight role of City Hall? I know. Many people find this type of work so very, very boring – especially the media. No catchy headlines here. Yet, this is foundational to Council doing its job and doing it well. Leadership and stewardship Ensuring strategic direction and planning Planning for succession and renewal Overseeing risk ma...
Congratulations to St. John School for winning $45,000 from AVIVA for their school greening project. Fantastic! Their amazing spirit was recognized by AVIVA and they were chosen to host Canada AM for the announcement of the awards. Parents, teachers and students were at school before 6:30 am to get ready for the live television show. They did Guelph proud. 
Well not quite, but since the name of the game in the short term is perceived viability, Liberals will take the recent spate of polling. Three polls out, all offer similar trends, Liberals will a slight uptick, NDP down, reinforcing recent narratives. Perhaps of biggest concern to the NDP, CROP now pegs support in Quebec at only 29%.
Harris Decima gives the Liberals a 3% rise since their last offering, a now noteworthy 6% rise since the election to 25%. Angus Reid also finds Liberal "gains" , up 3% to 22%. Bo...
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If you were wondering what the three libraries Editor Chris Clark from the Tribune was talking about today. Check out http://www.guelphtribune.ca/opinion/libraries-in-winners-circle/ …and then have a look at the links below…they are amazing!!!! Bibliotheque Raymond-Levesque (gold): http://www.canadianarchitect.com/news/biblioth-que-raymond-l-vesque/1000352079/ (info about the project … Continue reading →
I had the pleasure of discussing municipal issues with Jan Hall and Adam Donaldson on CFRU 93.3 Beyond the Ballot Box this week. Click here to listen to the interview. The interview starts at the 8:20 minute mark. If you have feedback on any of the topics discussed, I am always open to hear your thoughts on local issues. LP 
One of the first things they teach you in Directors College is to understand the basic building blocks of your organization and the relationships between them. There are three parts to our local government: Our taxpayers – Community Our elected officials – Council Our city employees – City Hall Our democratic institutions are founded on the understanding that we can achieve more working together to improve quality of life than we can as individuals. This is “why” we do it. The Community elects members of Council to provide leadership. They expect results, that is to say an improved quality of life. The Community provides taxes to City Hall to deliver services. They expect value in return for their investment. Council provides oversight of City Hall on behalf of the Community ensu...
Posted by Phil Andrews The announcement of a $1.5 million private donation to help renovate Alumni Stadium has purportedly led to a huge fundraising push in the local running community to deliver big bucks and fast to ensure a new international-caliber running track is part of the stadium upgrade. The running community is apparently under pressure to raise $1 million within 30 days or so. What's more, it's pretty confident it's soon going to generate news of a series of significant donations. We're chasing the story.
Staff have since posted signs at various stormwater management ponds stating that skating is not permitted because of possible safety risks, and put this notice...
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Tom Flanagan will carry the Wildrose banner in the next provincial election, running alongside his leader, fellow climate change sceptic Danielle Smith. For a province fighting an intense public relations war over its emissions, having a upstart party riddled with global warming deniers doesn't exactly project a flattering image. Polls suggest Wildrose is at least poised to become the official opposition in Alberta, perhaps challenge the current government. Flanagan believes global warming is a "non problem", Smith thinks we all need to keep an open mind, remain "neutral" while the "robust debate" within the scientific community evolves, this p...
I would like to take this opportunity to touch base with you on the status of our winter control activity to date this season. We are approaching the end of January and as such approaching the half way point of … Continue reading →
The City of Guelph has posted signs at its stormwater management facilities—commonly referred to as ‘storm ponds’ or ‘drainage ponds’—stating that recreation activities are not permitted due to safety risks. Signs have been posted at the following stormwater ponds: Grange … Continue reading →
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The Grades 1 – 6 from Central Public School visited the new museum last week to test out the Families Gallery and the various spaces in the new museum. This says it all! 
Our last couple of posting were all about how to save for next Christmas. Of course you may not be able to do that if you are bogged down with thousands of dollars in debt. If that’s the case then it may be time for you to look at filing a consumer proposal. A consumer proposal is a legal procedure whereby you repay a portion of what you owe. The idea is simple, if you can’t afford to repay everything that you owe, maybe you can afford to pay back part of it. When you file a consumer proposal creditor calls will stop. If a debt has gone to collections, even if they’ve taken legal action against you, when you file a consumer proposal the calls will stop. When you file a consumer proposal interest charges will stop. How many times have you said to yourself, “all I am doing every...
I have a pretty good chocolate chip cookie recipe that I use on a regular basis, but today I decided to try a new one. I have this great book my Mom got me, which is called Old-Fashioned Cookie Recipes, so I thought I would try out a new one, and I am glad I [...]...
Email. Some days I love it. Some days I hate it. And I was hating it something fierce recently when my computer insisted it had to “rebuild” my inbox and in doing so resent random emails from March 2010. This elicited confused responses from the unintended victims recipients. I spent the weekend cautiously checking email and wondering when the next “What’s going on?” email would arrive. In an effort to keep the Universe in check, a stray email landed in my inbox the same week. A subscriber, intending to forward one of my posts to a friend, inadvertently sent i...
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