We are fortunate to have strong local advocacy to improves access to mental health services in Guelph and Wellington County. On several occassions, I have met with key organizers who tirelessly promote awareness of this issue.
The AD VOX Wellington Project is giving voice to the challenges of individuals, families and organizations in addressing mental health issues. The Children’s [...]
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Last night at Council’s regular Planning meeting, we had a discussion around the whole issue of drive thrus. Council referred the matter to staff to consider whether we should be approving drive thrus given our urban design and community energy planning polices.
I have received a fair bit of correspondence over the years from residents concerned [...]
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This weekend, fifteen Guelph youth participated in a final design charette to identify ways to bring new people and business into our downtown. I was able to drop in and hear their ideas for the future of Guelph. They tackled the challenging issue of intensification and how it can be done without compromising the unique and [...]
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Yesterday we travelled with several community leaders to Queen’s Park.
We met with 5 Ministers.
We introduced the Ministers of Environment and Energy to Guelph’s Community Energy Plan and our goals for our organics facility. We will be following up with their staff on potential partnership opportunities.
We also met with the Ministers of Training, Colleges and Universities, Research and Innovation, and Agriculture, Food [...]
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