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Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

Say what you will about the actual costs and benefits of this policy change, but in 2025 it takes a great deal of courage for an elected official to stand up in public and say "I was wrong, let's reconsider."Thanks Councillor Gibson, you are setting the example that I hope we can all follow.

- Matt Saunders

Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

Crossing The Floor seems to be catching on these day's // first with the Federal Government , now with Guelph City council !!!!!!!!!!! What your going to accomplish is mass confusion and who gets plowing and who doesn't, some lanes open , some not. You made a decision and it was voted on,, Live with it !!!!

- M.R.W

Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

Added work for homeowners??!! Just a reminder councillor, there is NO on street parking in this city over the winter months. And since when is it the responsibility of the homeowner to shovel the road? And if as you say that that 16 or 17 feet of roadway would have been cleared, you still can’t park there anyway because it’s a bike lane! The storm water drains have been there as long as I’ve been alive, so much longer than bike lanes, so quit looking for some Armageddon to happen just because the bike lanes are not cleared. PLOW TO THE CURB! It’s been voted on and passed, get over it. Are you going to flip flop on every issue that somebody bends your ear on? Joke.

- 1SPOOK

Downtown Guelph event turns to social media influencers for clout

If I'm being honest, my first thoughts were "tacky & lame".We've resorted to paying people to tell other's how wonderful Guelph is? It would be different if they were invited, came on their own, and shared their genuine impressions. But scripting them on what to say/do makes the whole thing feel like a puppet show.

- GuelphGirl

Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

So you want politicians so rigid that they won't ever admit they were wrong, and make new decisions based on new information?

- Faustus Legrand

Protest ride in favour of bike lane maintenance happening tonight

If plowing these lanes is going affect/raise my property taxes even more than what they have been, then I disagree 100%!!!! Leave it as is, why should I pay more money for the very slim minority of people that use them??? Cyclists should be made to purchase a licence, pay insurance like cars do, then they could use that money to expand the plowing to the bike lanes, only fair!!!!!

- LabsRule

Downtown Guelph event turns to social media influencers for clout

Couldn't agree more with Guelph Girl. It is not genuine and money could have been spent in more meaningful ways for the community.

- Lorraine Pagnan

Protest ride in favour of bike lane maintenance happening tonight

Licensing and insurance costs have absolutely nothing to do with municipal road and sidewalk maintenance. Cyclists pay taxes just like the rest of us.

- Royal City Rabble Rouser

Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

Remove all barriers and then plowing is easy.

- Reasonable Person

Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

If this happened to every vote we'd be stuck in neutral. Lets open up a bunch of other votes now to be reconsidered. Sounds like lick a finger and stick up in the air to see which way the wind is blowing.

- littlebill

Guelph driving school labelled 'bad actor,' licence revoked by MTO

So are they going to revoke the licenses of people who were given drivers licenses through them? Just wondering?

- jackhammer

Guelph driving school labelled 'bad actor,' licence revoked by MTO

Another "Who Done It" article with zero informative content on "What they did." The irony here is that it is followed by a strange invitation for comments section. Just curious, where was the invitation for comment section(s) that should have followed articles this week on the confusing GPS $300K budget surplus; the even more convoluted GPS article on response times to police calls; and the long disgraceful, protracted discipline saga of suspended, paid GPS officer Corey McArthur. Again, just curious.

- Michael from Guelph

Guelph driving school labelled 'bad actor,' licence revoked by MTO

As soon as i heard Brampton it wasn't surprising that there was corruption involved. Been wondering how some of these newer drivers were tested and licensed. Also how so many people and businesses can outright put peoples lives in danger , break the law and still have the right to privacy protection // or shall we call it [ Lets Keep A Secret ]

- M.R.W

Protest ride in favour of bike lane maintenance happening tonight

There goes the one theory that people have no alternative to get places. This ride sounds like It's for leisure. A bike ride protest( in dangerous winter conditions) is not the safest idea. Hope you aren't using young children as props. Be careful out there.

- littlebill

Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

@1SPOOK - by removing the plowing of bike lanes, there is NO PLOWING TO THE CURB since those painted lines often run between the live lane of vehicular traffic and the curb. Your argument therefore supports Coun. Gibson's reasoning.

- Morgan Dandie-Hannah

Downtown Guelph event turns to social media influencers for clout

An event so popular we have to pay people to come from other cities to pretend to care about it.

- Faustus Legrand

Guelph driving school labelled 'bad actor,' licence revoked by MTO

Well, it only took about eight months from the time CBC Marketplace exposed the fraud from these so-called “schools” before MTO actually did something.

- Arthur K

Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored

No thanks. Have you seen the drivers out there these days?

- Matt Saunders

Guelph driving school labelled 'bad actor,' licence revoked by MTO

It's about time the Ministry of Transportation starts shutting down driving schools that are giving/selling A and D licenses to truck drivers who have no right putting people at risk. Bravo......a good start. Now time to blitz and remove driving privileges from current operators without proper licences and insurance. City also needs to shut down budding truck yards like the one on Stone Rd E near Watson.

- Mar Z

Protest ride in favour of bike lane maintenance happening tonight

The purpose of installing separated bike lanes is to provide a safer space for people who otherwise wouldn't ride their bikes. It is expected that use of these new lanes will be relatively low the first couple of years, and increase over time - as it has elsewhere. To say "nobody uses the lanes" is shortsighted. To not maintain the lanes undermines the intent and purpose of these lanes. Further, it seems that many commenters opposed to separated lanes have the view that cycling is only recreational - that's wrongheaded. The key to shifting trips away from cars and onto other modes is to provide transportation CHOICE. A resilient and healthy community would provide enough choice that driving a car should be the last choice. To close down cycling infrastructure for half the year undermines the purpose, and creates conflict in the community. What we need from the Mayor is leadership, instead we got a cycling cheerleader producing social media content, instead of results.

- Two Riverss