Some lovely photographs of nature from Riverside done by students at Waverley Park PS…. Grades 3 and 4 Grade 8 For more information on the work of Focus on Nature – “Inspiring young people to explore and connect with nature through photography” http://focusonnature.ca/ http://focusonnatureca.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Focus-on-Nature/360707007028
May 15, 2012
Basic Building Blocks – Roles and Responsibilities III
Last one but an important one…. See previous posts: Basic Building Blocks, Basic Building Blocks – Roles and Responsibilities, Basic Building Blocks – Roles and Responsibilities) on this topic. The Community elects Council. The Community provides taxes to City Hall to deliver services. Does it end there? Guelph is [...]
May 14, 2012
Diversity Strategy Launched
I am tremendously proud and excited about our Diversity Strategy. There are lots of statistics about the diversity of our community. In my role as mayor, I get invited to lots of community events on the weekends, where I have the chance to see our diversity first-hand. We have an incredible number of cultural organizations and faith [...]
May 14, 2012
Toad Crossing
Every spring when the conditions are just right, toads wake up from hibernating on the drumlin across the river from the Sleeman Centre and River Run and make their way down to the river to spawn. Residents can be found on Arthur Street in the evening helping them cross the street.
May 11, 2012
Funny rumours
Winner of “Funny Rumour of the Week” is that fire trucks cannot travel under the new Wyndham Street bridge. Runner up is that the fountains and water feature in Market Square do not work. Knowing some people need to “see it to believe it”, I offer the following photos to quell any concerns.
May 11, 2012
Basic Building Blocks – Roles and Responsibilities II
So Boards, and by extension Council, can adopt principles to guide the execution of their responsibilities. And the Conference Board of Council offers a set of principles representing the best practices out of the private, public and non-profit sectors. So following along the theme I established earlier (Basic Building Blocks, Basic Building Blocks – Roles [...]
May 10, 2012
Anti-bullying groups meeting this weekend
Read more in The Fountain Pen.
May 4, 2012
Wrestling with the challenges of congestion
One of the challenges of growth is how to avoid, what has been in the past, an inevitable increase in traffic congestion. I have been reminded by the discussions in Arlington of the importance of approving the downtown secondary plan this week. Guelph is approximately 8,800 hectares with a population of 125,000. Arlington is 6,734 [...]








May 16, 2012
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