Click here for links to my entire State of the City presentation on YouTube. Posting the presentation on YouTube is a bit of an experiment this year, as we try to find new ways to share the State of the City with a broader audience. Let me know what you think. Just a reminder that I will be [...]
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The Canada West Foundation has produced an interesting report called Problematic Property Tax: Why the Property Tax Fails to Measure Up and What to Do About It. You can read a summary of the report in their press release here. The full report is here.
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I am honoured that the blog has been nominated for a 2008 Canadian Blog Award in the “Best New Blog” category! Voting is now open and runs until Sunday November 30th.
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Now that the dust has settled a bit on the uploading of some costs from municipalities to the Province, we can get a better sense of what it means for Guelph. The Province announced that the upload for Guelph is $11.1M annually. This includes Ontario Disability Benefits, Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works Benefits. It is important to [...]
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Read about Guelph’s Pollinator Park project in a recent Canadian Geographic article: Canadian Geographic article on Pollinator Park
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One of the things that I highlighted in my State of the City address was all the work that goes on behind the scenes to keep this city running. That work, which we call “turning the crank” takes up about 80 to 90% of our resources. In my address, I covered some of the work done [...]
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In August, the Province of Ontario announced new infrastructure funding for municipalites.This meant almost $11 million to invest in local infrastructure and projects. Today, Liz Sandals announced the formal receipt of the funding by Guelph and I provided an overview of how the money will be invested. Media release (PDF) Backgrounder (PDF) Speaking notes: [...]
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Today I delivered my annual State of the City address to the Guelph Chamber of Commerce. This annual event has been hosted by the Chamber for around a decade. Like all good ideas, it has spread beyond this event. I approached several groups this year about delivering the State of the City address to their members and, [...]
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Remembrance Day Ceremony Sleeman Centre Tuesday, November 11, 11 a.m. Honoured veterans, members of Canada’s armed forces, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and children: I am honoured to be with you on this day of remembrance. On behalf of Guelph City Council and all the citizens of Guelph, I offer heartfelt thanks to all those who [...]
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These images are so powerful, they are worth posting here. View from Wilson Street View from Norfolk Street View from market I frequently talk with people about the future of our planet and our reliance on the automobile. They question an investment in more parking for automobiles. I do point out the facility will also [...]
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