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City looks for public input into rezoning efforts for Niska lands
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The housing we need is affordable housing. There is no way that homes built on this location will be remotely affordable for those in greatest need. The land was originally gifted to the GRCA as parkland, it should remain so to respect the wishes of the donor(s).
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We'll never get parkland this cheap again. We need it to add a missing connection to our trail system. And with it we can start correcting our longstanding shortage of sports fields.Every single councillor needs to support this purchase.
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It's a no brainer in my opinion. Buy and designate. Keep home expansion going east and south of Guelph.
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Where did anyone mention “free money”? Read the article and understand what the announcement is about before uttering something utterly unrelated to what’s being reported!Innovation requires investment and support. This is a positive news story for Guelph and local agricultural and food/food service startups!
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It isn't free money. It is a waste of taxpayers money. Regardless of what the political operatives utterly say.
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Another example of under and illeducated, 3000 +/- vote getting councillors making decisions without consequences to themselves. What an absolutely stunningly stupid decision.
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It isn't free money. It is the taxpayers money they are awarding.
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Heat warnings are being issued for lower temperatures every year. Used to be 40+c with humidex before it was issued. Only going to be 36c, what are people going to do when Summer actually gets here? No one had A/C back when we were kids, we survived.
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Leave it alone.
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Maybe they figured out that if you warn people earlier they do a better job of taking precautions and fewer people get sick. " Survived" isn't a very high bar for a public safety goal.
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The item was not a City Council decision.The site is zoned for permitted uses of restaurant and drive-thrus. It was in front of the Committee of Adjustment, an advisory committee of council mandated by the province. The restaurant needs to have a smaller setback than was allowed by the zoning laws. Setback changes are most often "minor in nature" and don't go to City Council.If this restaurant with drive-thru were fully within zoning requirements, it would just go straight to site plan with no public input.
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You can count the organizations that need and deserve this money on ONE HAND , the rest is nothing short of wasted tax dollars . Thanks for nothing again on next years taxes.
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Habitat for Humanity is doing a great job putting people together with affordable housing but they surely need a big boost to do more good work! We need to stop expecting for profit builders to to be philanthropic. That's not their business model but it is the business model of Habitat! They deserve the funding; they've proven they deserve it with positive results. Can we please support them with funding?
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Yup. And we walked to school, uphill both ways, during frightful blizzards in July
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I think all property owners should read this list. and decide if this is where you want your money going. What on earth is "UNITED KERALA SPORTS" and why do they need $5,000? Another $5,000 for a Guelph Comedy Festival? Why aren't their any grants for groups dealing with Guelph's homeless crisis, or other issues that homeowners are concerned with?
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I love this !!! Great work Ben !!
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This is a great opportunity. Get out from under your bridge, little fella! Congrats to the recipients.
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This money would be much better spent in building low income housing. People are hurting under this Lieberal Govt and spending their tax dollars on these frivolous programs is a waste.
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How is keeping the bars open going to "help Ontario deliver a safe, vibrant and welcoming experience"? I'm all for having a good time and enjoying a few beverages and often wonder about shift workers wanting to enjoy a beer at the end of their day even if that is 8:00 am but keeping things open till 4:00 seems like more problems than a welcoming experience. I guess I'm just getting too old!
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Support them but don't let the government off the hook so easy. If you need the housing equivalent of a food bank to put roofs over peoples heads you need to fix your system.
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