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 [...]
January 25, 2012
St. John School wins $45,000
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. [...]
January 24, 2012
Basic building blocks
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 [...]
January 23, 2012
Praise for new Guelph Civic Museum
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!
January 20, 2012
Consultation in Guelph on Southwestern Ontario Development Fund
Following its announcement last December, the provincial government is preparing to consult widely on the design and implementation of its proposed Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF). Five consultations will be held with one in Guelph. Details, dates and locations, along with an rsvp form are available at this link. Guelph, February 6, 2012 – 2:30 – [...]
January 18, 2012
Food Talk
There is a lot of interest in food and the local food movement in this community. The Guelph Wellington Food Round Table is active in promoting the local food movement. Guelph City Council has endorsed their Food Charter. We continue to grow our community gardens to meet local interest. The 31st annual Guelph Organic Conference is coming [...]
January 12, 2012
International Year of Co-operatives launched in Guelph
Here are my speaking notes about the launch and some history of co-ops in Guelph: Guelph is thrilled to be joining 13 communities across Canada – representing all 10 provinces and 2 territories – in launching the International Year of Co-operatives. We are honoured to be hosting the Ontario launch, and proud to be flying [...]
January 6, 2012
Reminder: Join us for free family fun tomorrow
Come on down to City Hall tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m. for my first annual Mayor’s New Year’s Levee! Let’s celebrate the new year together with children’s activities, performances by the Funky Mamas, hot chocolate and cookies, and skating on our new outdoor rink! guelph.ca/newyear
January 5, 2012
Exciting news from the Chamber of Commerce
Just in from Lloyd Longfield…. The Board of Directors has approved the Chamber moving to the Downtown, to create a Chamber Business Centre. A site has been selected in the Walker Building at 111 Farquhar Street, across the tracks from the new transit terminal on the 2nd and 3rd floor of Guelph’s oldest industrial building [...]
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January 25, 2012
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