At this time of year, my office usually fields a number of questions about road construction. It can seem difficult to get almost anywhere in the city without running into at least one construction zone. People wonder, is this really necessary? Do we really need this annual exercise in patience? The short answer is yes. […]

A national construction newspaper, the Daily Commercial News, has published an article about Guelph’s construction program, which we delivered with the help of federal and provincial infrastructure stimulus funding. It’s a good read.

This is a thank you letter. First I’d like to thank residents, businesses and visitors for their continued patience as we work to complete an unprecedented amount of work on our aging buildings, roads, sewers and water systems. Thank you for putting up with the noise, mess and inconvenience that goes along with construction. Next, […]