The City of Guelph and three residents are to receive Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award at a Queen’s Park ceremony on February 22. The awards recognize outstanding contributions to the identification, preservation, protection and promotion of Ontario’s heritage. Congratulations to our residents -  Terry Crowley, Shirley Perrior and Susan Ratcliffe! For more information, here is a […]

We are proud to join Canadians across the country in celebrating National Flag of Canada Day on February 15. It was declared National Flag Day in 1996. It marks the day when the flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Please click here for more information.

The restoration of steam locomotive 6167 is being honoured by the North America Railway Hall of Fame. Here is some history, courtesy of the nominator: Steam locomotive 6167, built in 1940 and rebuilt after a disastrous collision in 1942 with sister 6166 in Quebec, served in Eastern Canada during WWII hauling material and troops. She […]

The Ministry of Tourism and Culture recently released its newest publication as part of the Ontario Heritage Tool Kit: “Places of Worship: A Guide For Conserving Heritage Places of Worship in Ontario Communities”. Check out the cover by clicking here.

June is Italian Heritage month. This year is the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. Today is the 65th anniversary of the day Italy became a republic. And this afternoon I was joined by the Italian Vice Consul Gabrielle Niccoli, MPP Liz Sandals and members of the Italian community to raise the Italian flag at […]

From our staff… Since the fall, construction activity has proceeded in a number of locations. Most noticeable for the general public was the installation of the windows, the replacement and repair of the roof, and completion of the exterior plaza and parking lot.  Inside, subfloors and fire-rated ceilings were installed and mechanical and electrical rough-ins […]

Our community recently celebrated John Galt Day for our civic holiday. Galt had grand plans for Guelph, including building a magnificent church on the hill that overlooks our beautiful city. So it was timely that I just attended a ceremony on Catholic Hill to celebrate the ongoing restoration of the iconic Church of Our Lady. […]

“Locomotive No. 6167 is one of three existing locomotives of this type in North America.  It was built in March 1940 and was one of 203 “Northern” locomotives used by the Canadian National Railways (CNR) for both passenger and freight servce berween 1927 and 1960.  6167 spent most of its working life in eastern Canada. During […]

Thomas Ryan, the inventor of 5 pin bowling, was born in Guelph. Canada Post  has issued a stamp in recognition of the sport’s 100th anniversay in 2009. “When members of the Toronto Bowling Club complained about the weight of the standard ten-pin bowling ball, Thomas F. Ryan, the club’s co-founder, introduced a smaller ball and […]

Councillor Leanne Piper along with Sustan Ratcliffe (Heritage Guelph) and Ben Polley (Harvest Homes) will be presenting at this year’s Heritage Canada Conference in Toronto. The session title is “Marrying Green and Heritage in Building Retrofits”.  They will be showcasing the 70 Manitoba Street residential strawbale restoration. More details can be found at: http://www.heritagecanada.orgIt’s being held in Toronto this […]