The Guelph Community Foundation is developing an annual report on Guelph and Wellington County, called Vital Signs. You can be a part of the survey for just 15 minutes of your time. Vital Signs is an annual report card prepared by Community Foundations across Canada that measures the health of a community, identifies significant trends, [...]
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A recent prediction by CIBC economists, Jeff Rubin and Benjamin Tal (June 26) predict gas prices in the U.S. will go to $7 a gallon – our prices will follow with them. They predict gasoline spending will exceed groceries, declining car sale and 10 million vehicles off the road by 2012. Households under $25,000 will be [...]
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I have to be honest. I continue to be flabbergasted by people writing to suggest that all our blue bags are going to landfill. Someone is doing a great job at spreading misinformation (or is that disinformation) to people. So don’t take my word for it. Come out and see our recycling facility with your own eyes. Come [...]
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The answer to one of the recent comments posted is “yes”! Our local Farmer’s Market will join the World’s Longest BBQ, a national event created by local cookbook author Anita Stewart, by hosting a barbecue at the Market on Saturday, August 2. The World’s Longest BBQ is all about celebrating local foods. At the Market, [...]
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While Guelph has had its share of manufacturing losses over the last few months and we can never take lightly the impact on those who have lost their jobs, it is good to read overall our City and region is doing better than most. This news is a testament to our local businesses and entrepreneurs. [...]
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While the responsibility for reviewing the types of services we provide, and level of service provided, is a direct responsibility of Council, finding operational efficiencies is an ongoing responsibiltiy of City staff. Staff identify priority areas for operational reviews in their annual workplans. The new budget process also provides an opportunity for Council to provide [...]
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Dear Mayor Harding, It is with great enthusiasm that I throw the City of Guelph’s hat into the ring and accept your 2008 Blackout Day Challenge. Guelph is up for the challenge! We are very excited to be taking part in the challenge again and hope to achieve even greater energy savings this year. August [...]
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Woodstock and Blackout Day challenges Ontarians to “have fun with the lights out” on Aug. 14th! WOODSTOCK, Ont. (July 17, 2008) The city of Woodstock, in partnership with the Blackout Day group, is once again challenging Ontarians to “have fun with the lights out” on August 14th. Why August 14th? It’s the 5th anniversary of [...]
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In a previous post I spoke about our goal to move to a more proactive budget setting process which involves Council earlier in the process: http://mayorofguelph.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/managing-budgets/ This has certainly led to lots of discussion in the community and has resulted in several positive opportunities for dialogue. For instance, Ward 3 Councillors (Maggie Laidlaw and June Hofland) discussed [...]
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This was a big issue in our community last fall when we had to fall back to a 40 minute service during peak times to ensure people would be making their connections. We heard from many people that this was not acceptable. Council approved additional funding in the 2008 budget and staff have purchased the [...]
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