I was happy to see many people at the second Annual Mayor’s New Year’s Levee. Thank you for coming to celebrate the start of a new year in our beautiful city. Even though the weather was unsuitable for skating, there were a lot of exciting activities held in the Galleria at City Hall from crafts to face painting. […]

Come and join the fun on Saturday, January 12 from 1 to 4 p.m for the second annual Mayor’s New Year’s Levee in Market Square!   Let us celebrate the New Year together with acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Jack Grunsky who will perform three free mini concerts.  Described by the Toronto Star as a Canadian musical treasure who […]

Transforming the Way the City Does Business: Citizen-focused Service Delivery This morning, I delivered my annual State of the City address to a packed audience. Thanks to the Guelph Chamber of Commerce for once again hosting this event. This year, I spoke about what we are doing to transform how we do business as a […]

Our CAO, Ann Pappert, announced some adjustments to City Hall today to position the organization to deliver results, performance and value to a growing city. You will have heard me say the phrase “doing business differently” many times and in many ways. More precisely, this means “delivering public services better”. We are creating a working […]

It’s been a little over a year since I gave my inaugural address at the first meeting of this term of Guelph City Council. During the first Council meeting of 2012, I provided an update on our progress during the first year and looked ahead at our priorities for the rest of the term. You can […]

One of the first things they teach you in Directors College is to understand the basic building blocks of your organization and the relationships between them. There are three parts to our local government: Our taxpayers – Community Our elected officials – Council Our city employees – City Hall Our democratic institutions are founded on […]

Come on down to City Hall tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m. for my first annual Mayor’s New Year’s Levee! Let’s celebrate the new year together with children’s activities, performances by the Funky Mamas, hot chocolate and cookies, and skating on our new outdoor rink! guelph.ca/newyear

Everyone is invited to my first annual Mayor’s New Year’s Levee on Saturday, January 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Guelph City Hall. The fun will include children’s activities and entertainment (including performances by the Funky Mamas), facepainting and crafts, hot chocolate and cookies, and skating on our new outdoor rink! For more information, visit […]

The Guelph Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State of the City breakfast this morning – a time for me to offer my thoughts on Guelph’s progress and where we are headed. You can read my speech here and read the news release here. We’ve all seen the headlines about Guelph – lowest unemployment rate; most […]