Dumping in rural areas

I received the following comments and photo about the irresponsible dumping of garbage that goes on in rural areas especially just outside of the city boundaries:

 
“I recently led a cleanup of a chronic dumping ground on the lands of the GRCA on Niska Road, just outside of City limits, where we have a new trailhead and new [...]

Restraint on Capital Projects

Council’s Finance, Administration and Corporate Services (FACS) Committee met today. 
The committee (Councillors Karl Wettstein (chair), Ian Findlay, June Hofland, Bob Bell and I) received a report that will lead to significant changes in the City’s capital budget spending program should it be supported by City Council on July 28th.
First, the committee is recommending that the burden on taxpayers for capital projects be [...]

Skating outdoors – totally Canadian

The recently-launched Guelph Citizenship Committee organized a citizenship ceremony at Canada Day celebrations this year at Riverside Park.  It was brilliant.
Thirty new Canadians took their oath of citizenship in front of Judge Morrow and an audience of hundreds.  They were well welcomed into our country and community as new citizens.
In the days leading up to this [...]