Macleans has identified Guelph as being the most “caring” community in Canada. Not quite sure how they determined this. However, it certainly fits with our vision to be the city that makes a difference – for our citizens, our community and the world. You can’t begin to make a difference unless you come from a [...]
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In addition to our meeting with Minister Smitherman, we also met with Jim Bradley, Minister of Transportation.
We discussed the need to integrate bicycle and pedestrian linkages across HWY 6 into the design of the overpasses and interchanges being considered through the Environmental Assessment and that these linkages should be funded by MTO as part of the project. The good news is [...]
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Members of the Guelph delegation split up this afternoon to cover off several workshops:
Hans Loewig attended a workshop that highlighted projects similar to what we are planning to do on the Baker Street parking lot. Several contacts were made to follow up on their experience.
Margaret Neubauer attended a workshop on the review of market value assessment that is happening [...]
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The last few posts have been about the happenings at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual conference. To give you an idea of the types of workshops that are being offered, these are this afternoon’s concurrent sessions:
Extended Producer Responsibility – The Time is Now – this is about the need for producers to pay [...]
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Hans Loewig (CAO), Margaret Neubauer (Treasurer), Councillor Vicki Beard and I met with Minister Smitherman, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, this morning. We had an opportunity to advise him of the priorities of our community energy plan and how they align with provincial energy management goals. We also were able to brief the new Minister on our [...]
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Premier Dalton McQuinty announced during his speech today at the annual meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario a one time transfer of $1.1 billiion to municipalities for capital projects. Guelph will be receiving just under $11 million.
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I attended the joint meeting of mayors from large urban centres (LUMCO) and regional chairs (MARCO) yesterday.
The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Jim Watson, was present to update the group on a number of items.
Key issues of concern raised by members of the group included:
Housing – the lack of funding in the last Federal [...]
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For those of you interested in buying local food, there are some great resources on the Foodlink website for our area.
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The issue of bottled water has been in the news alot lately. Just this week, the City of London banned the sale of bottled water from all City-owned facilities. Our staff have also been considering this issue in light of local interest. They are working towards making the new City Hall a “municipal water facility” (or “bottled water [...]
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The most recent edition of National Geographic magazine has a terrific aerial photograph of community garden plots in Boston, Massachusetts. From this vantage point, they look like an intricate green patchwork quilt. This got me thinking about community gardens and what appears to be a growing interest in growing food locally. I would be interested in [...]
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