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Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

What an incredible act of courage and selflessness. We hear so much about the bad things happening in the world, but stories like this remind us of the goodness in people and the difference one person can make in a moment that matters most.

- Christine1122

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

Thank you for being a great person.Good karma comeing your eay

- usr_684341

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

We are still the only city that is proposing 9% tax hikes per year. over the next 4 years. Can't blame that on the province.

- Runningrebel

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

The right person at the right time - he deserves a lifesaving medal!

- Wendy (ex- nurse)

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

What a great story! Im glad everyone is alright!

- Bonnie Mochrie

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

So Ken Yee chews platform is to use Strong Mayor Powers to tell staff to make the cuts they chose? Wow. That’s leadership. What will they cut? Where’s the public voice in that approach. Lord help us. Most of what cities do is deliver mandatory regulated services. And the province keeps adding more and changing the rules.

- RaineyS

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

Timely article reminding us all that when we hear candidates proposals for how they’d attack Guelph’s problems, an important question for all of them must be, how would they propose the city deal with provincial government and its consistent underfunding of municipalities and even more consistent practice of downloading(dumping) responsibilities on them. The fiction that municipalities are somehow magically able to take on more provincial responsibilities without receiving any increase in funding is insidious and leads to citizens criticizing the city for an issue the province has irresponsibly gifted downwards!Let’s ask candidates how they think they can ensure critical services will be funded and how they would think pressure can effectively be applied to the province to improve funding formulas to ensure cities can properly deliver necessary service including those the province has dropped downwards!

- Coach_1

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

The best point this article makes is stating the students pay for the majority of our transit system. The rest is simply the weekly socialist rambling complaining we don’t have enough moneyWe have lots of money. We simply choose to spend it on silly things.The university of Guelph gives our city a massive economic boost. We should be thanking them and asking them how we can help them expand.We are pushing property taxes to the limit. It use to be rare when someone was paying $1,000 per month. It’s not rare anymore. The majority of our efforts should be focussing on how to become more efficient and reduce costs. Please remember this when you vote. One candidate for mayor spoke early on about taking an extended leave from their current job while running for and perhaps being employed as mayor. Do you think this person will be focussed on reducing costs?

- JK19

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

More than once I've asked those running for office "OK, what are you going to cut??" or "What would you change about the policy you're speaking out against?" in response to the usual political slogans... Usually there's little substance or just crickets.. But calling Chew's proposal "populist" feels more dismissive than engaging... Cities 100% have more than just 1 lever to pull (staffing, service levels, capital spending/sequencing)... It doesn't have to be either/or.. You can push Queen's park for fair funding AND demand city hall control what it can... without singling out old Dougie while glossing over decades of previous prov governments...The better question to those running is "What can Guelph fix itself, what requires Queen's Park, and what specifically will you do about both?" And don't let "I'll advocate" substitute for tough answers they either don't know - or don't want to give...

- Adam Cloet

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

If someone wants to run on the promise that there’s a hidden pot of money waiting to be discovered, fine. It's a surefire vote getter. Just ask Cam Guthrie. But voters deserve to know that’s fantasy budgeting. The column’s argument is simple: until Queen’s Park fixes the outdated rules municipalities operate under, local politicians can’t pretend they can solve the budget with

- David Gibson

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

Not every hero wears a cape. Great job Matt.👍

- Roger Allison

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

Beautiful story. Made me teary. Thank you.

- Ms. Staci M. Barron

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

I say cities should cut non essential services that are seldomly used , and get rid of positions that are redundant ,

- truthteller2026

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

Sounds like they all experienced the hand of God protecting them, including the fact he had training in the coast guard and volunteer work. Thankful they're all ok.

- Jmts

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

While this provincial government is in power nothing will change they are spectacular in their wrong decision making .We must look to save ourselves ,if any of the candidates come forth with revenue making ideas then he would get my vote .Cost cutting will get us nowhere.

- John Steggles

Can you fix the city budget with Queen's Park in the way?

What services would you cut….As for cutting staff, lots of room there, starting at the top.

- Ben There

MUST READ: Diana Downtown back up for sale

Reflecting the current value trend of Downtown Guelph, apparently.

- Ed Vanove

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

Great news. Made me think - what would I have done. I certainly don’t carry a knife in my car.

- hilldale

Meet the person who pulled a Guelph man out of a car overturned in Guelph Lake

I bought one of those tools that with smash a window and cut a seatbelt if necessary. May never use it but the car in the lake probably thought the same thing

- AuntieDapablo

Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

...oh and the gravel pits. Crushers use the water as sluice and water goes back into the ground. btw, bottled water isn't a waste particularly if you have a business like a motel that has a water system go down, patrons are given bottled water. You might think it a waste, but often it is essential. Need to think before you comment.

- Diane Limebeer