Red Friday recognized at City Hall

More details on Red Fridays can be found here.

Greening our Fleet

One of my biggest concerns as an organization is that we “walk the talk”. In the area of environmental protection, we promote many programs that encourage residents to use water wisely, manage our waste responsibly and conserve energy. Residents are quick to point out when it looks like we aren’t “walking the talk” and so [...]

Just in time for Valentine’s Day: Guelph named Ontario’s most romantic city

Over the past couple of years, Guelph has been named Canada’s safest city, most caring community, fourth smartest community, and one of the top ten places in which to live. Add another distinction to the list: according to online retailer Amazon.ca, Guelph is the most romantic city in Ontario, and the fifth most romantic in [...]

Small Biz on Local Issues

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business came to meet with me today to share research pertaining to small and medium-sized businesses.  Some of the points of note from their presentation: the CFIB has 700 members in Guelph and has three representatives on the ground in our community meeting with this membership each week the CFIB [...]