I have written on this blog before about the challenge for municipalities to address enormous infrastructure needs through the property tax base.
In December, I sent a letter to the federal Ministers of Finance and Transportation, Infrastructure & Communities to urge funding that would allow us to build quality municipal infrastructure, while creating jobs and stimulating the [...]
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The City is conducting a survey on its customer service. You can take the 10-minute survey here. The survey will remain open until February 6, 2009.
This survey is part of our efforts to build on our customer service, and meet our strategic plan target of having the highest municipal customer service satisfaction rating of any [...]
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From time to time, I hear the opinion expressed that we don’t need libraries anymore, since we have the Internet.
The numbers don’t bear this out. The Guelph Public Library celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2008, and it is more popular than ever. I recently received these statistics from our Chief Librarian:
Circulation of library materials has [...]
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A recent comment raised some concerns about groundwater protection at the Waste Resource Innovation Centre (WRIC). I want to clarify that the Ministry of the Environment, which monitors all activities at the site and receives regular reports, has confirmed in recent correspondence that the groundwater quality at the site has not been impacted by the City’s waste [...]
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On February 2nd, I will have the privilege of moderating a panel hosted by the Ontario Centres of Excellence as part of their “Mind to Market Innovation Series.” Here is an excerpt from the event invitation:
Ontario is counting on the innovative actions of its communities to move the province toward a more sustainable way of [...]
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I have had interest in the past on this blog about the City’s efforts to promote the use of bicycles in Guelph.
We recently received funding to support our plans. The following was a piece published in the Guelph Tribune:
Bicycle plan gets funding
Jan 09, 2009
A cycling initiative in Guelph will be established thanks to a $127,100 [...]
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