On July 3, 1608 at 11 a.m., Samuel de Champlain landed at the “Pointe de Quebec” and established Canada’s first city – Quebec City.
The Mayor of Quebec City has invited all cities across the country to ring bells this Thursday at precisely 11 a.m. to mark Quebec’s 400th anniversary. In Guelph, St. George’s Anglican Church [...]
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There was a letter to the editor today in the Mercury suggesting that the City of Guelph is working to close the farmers’ market.
I know this is going to have many people concerned, so let my response be unequivocal. Why on earth would we close the farmers’ market? Period. Or, make any changes to the market without [...]
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One of the recommendations in the draft Waste Management Master Plan is to promote recycling at major community events and celebrations.
The Hillside Festival has been the leader in recycling at their music festival at Guelph Lake for many years.
The next events to come on board are Canada Day and Ribfest. Rotary and the City will [...]
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For their 100th anniversary in 2020, the Rotary Club of Guelph has set a goal for a 40% tree canopy in Guelph.
In addition to the new Rotary Forest that is being planted at Guelph Lake in partnership with the Grand River Conservation Authority, they have launched a new Tree Registry. If you are planting trees, [...]
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There have been way too many bicycle accidents so far this year in Guelph.
There is a good editorial on this in a recent issue of the Ontarion at:
http://www.theontarion.ca/viewsection.php?list_sec=Editorial
Council has recently approved a Bicycle-Friendly Guelph Project developed by our Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, Jennifer McDowell.
This is an excerpt from the report that went to Council that outlines [...]
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One of the goals for this blog is to open up dialogue on issues that the City of Guelph is grappling with and to vet different points of view in a fair, honest and open manner.
Intuitively, it makes sense that drive thrus contribute to green house gas emissions. When I was presented with a different perspective, [...]
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There was an article in this weekend’s Saturday Globe and Mail by John Barber on the subject of zero waste. The Ontario Zero Waste Coalition was launched at a Niagara Falls conference last week. Guy Crittenden, editor of Solid Waste magazine was quoted in the article as saying “(W)hy on earth should municipalities pay for industry’s [...]
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There was lots of evidence this week that Guelph is a caring community.
The Multicultural Festival flag was raised at City Hall (the Festival is this weekend) and the Guelph Citizenship Committee was launched. Both initiatives work to ensure new Canadians feel welcome and valued in our community. Twenty-one percent of Guelph’s residents are new Canadians. We will [...]
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This weekend marks the 12th Guelph and District Multicultural Festival in Riverside Park. You can find out more about the festival, including a schedule of events, here.
Here is a picture from the flag-raising ceremony at City Hall, along with a reflection from volunteer organizer Carmela Nini:
The raising of the One World Living Together Multicultural Festival Flag is [...]
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If there was a blueprint for living sustainably, our lives would be easy and we would be on a clear path. But the path is not clear and the issues complicated. What can sometimes seem to be a no brainer may not achieve the goals we are seeking – regardless of how intuitively right it seems. We [...]
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