Council eyes review of winter maintenance costs, service levels
30I hope they concentrate on the Roads and Sidewalks before bike lanes
5- MakeGuelphGreatAgain
Royal City Mission receives emergency grant for daytime shelter
33I wish City Hall would make up it's mind on which narrative it is pushing.Just a few days ago; City Council, the Mayor and staff proclaimed that there was not one agency that could provide "washrooms and showers, laundry facilities, storage, two meals a day and other food support".Then today, they contradict themselves and state - ."... RCM was awarded $76,496 to provide washrooms and showers, laundry facilities, storage, two meals a day and other food support, a city spokesperson told GuelphToday via email."Which is it? Why the deception?* Zero transparency * Zero accountability
1- Alec Purves
Council eyes review of winter maintenance costs, service levels
6Why is 1 more important than the other? Theyre all an equal part in a functional transportation system
25- Encino Man
Council eyes review of winter maintenance costs, service levels
24Encino Man, when I see the bike lanes being used by bikes as much as the sidewalks are used by bikes, I'll give bike lanes space in my brain to care. It puzzles me that so much attention is given to cyclists by our politicians... There can't be THAT many votes tied to this issue.
6- Doug Frank
Friday rally seeks city action to preserve former Kortright Waterfowl Park
27Green space should be protected for the health and happiness of Guelph residents. It is a concern that Guelph has been allowing developers to pay to provide less parkland etc. I believe it would be a huge mistake for them to develop the former Kortright Waterfowl Park.
1- Marg Harbin
Council eyes review of winter maintenance costs, service levels
24Every department in the city should be subject to a value for money audit on a regular cadence, at minimum every 5 years, and any department over a certain dollar threshold every three years, and the results should be public. The fact that this is happening should not be newsworthy.
4- BH6
Royal City Mission receives emergency grant for daytime shelter
3We need to stop spending money we do not have. Our municipal government needs to make a budget and stick to the budget. Even when that gets uncomfortable. If our municipal government that we elect to make a budget, then use our money to carry out that budget can’t, why do we bother with elected government. We might as well just turn our money over to the unelected bureaucrats and save on elected salaries.
22- Charlie Bailey
Friday rally seeks city action to preserve former Kortright Waterfowl Park
23Wonder which developer is pushing for this behind closed doors to the politicians they have in their pockets and contribute to. Why don't we turn this into a sorely needs city park with access to water
1- mike meldrum
Residential units planned for former downtown bank building
8I'm assuming these will be affordable, geared-to-income housing? The kind we actually need? Nobody wants $650K condos carved out of an old bank building.
14- Catherine Blain
Royal City Mission receives emergency grant for daytime shelter
20Why does it take pressure from the public to do an about face on an issue that was an obvious wrong decision in the first place? I don’t understand this council at all. For RCM it must feel like pulling teeth to get financial help to continue doing the wonderful, much needed job that it does.
2- dcd
Should the city save historic McQuillan’s Bridge or just its arches?
19The city should never had let it get into this state of disrepair. These bridges were built well and it should be restored. It had a very important purpose until the city closed it because they hadn't kept up with maintaining it. If this portion of Stone is widened it will be even more important for pedestrians and cyclists to use it that deal with the increase traffic that will be generated in this whole area.
1- Lorraine Pagnan
Guelph City Hall to be used as warming centre tonight
10There is an entire floor that is empty. Make that a permanent warming centre.
10- J Seriously?
Council designates downtown as heritage conservation district
14Kiss of death
6- Lee No
Residential units planned for former downtown bank building
19The same place the one hundred office workers (not 36) used to, when they worked here.
- Julian H
Should the city save historic McQuillan’s Bridge or just its arches?
19The trouble with public consultations and "have your say" initiatives is that you get peoples hopes up. I thought the city would own up to the fact that it has neglected it's responsibility and would make the proper correction. It appears that is not going to be the case. Why have a public consultation then? To gauge the level of frustration and it's impact on the municipal governments ability to govern, and stay in power? This is how apathy occurs. Sigh
- Jay Walk
OPINION: Still too many questions about the daytime shelter drama
10Adam: If downtown Guelph fails as a thriving retail and restaurant centre, it won’t be because of high rent, it will be because of low income. There are so many better places for patrons to spend our time and money. So we go elsewhere. Why? Because it’s now completely depressing to be in what used to be the HEART of our own City. The people who pay ALL the taxes, support ALL the City services and, yes, the less fortunate, too, have few places to enjoy in their own downtown. Feed and house the unfortunate, the homeless, the drifters, even the drug addicts, ABSOLUTELY, but maybe at the Novitiate or the old Correctional Centre or… or… or. Downtown being a commercial dead zone has NOTHING to do with high rent. Rent levels are about the least of our retailers’ and restaurateurs’ problems. They need INCOME, too. So, I say again, ABSOLUTELY continue to support the needy of all stripes. They DESERVE our help - but not right downtown if you want one worth visiting.
8- RoyalCityMur
Friday rally seeks city action to preserve former Kortright Waterfowl Park
18If we paid for 40% of it back in the 70's, that portion at least should be off the table for any consideration without public input....
- John Smit
Friday rally seeks city action to preserve former Kortright Waterfowl Park
1Great land for the city to use for tiny homes. Every time land comes up for possible use it's downvoted yet we need land to build affordable homes. Make this a project that's 100% affordable homes. There's a seasonal mobile home park a stone's throw from there. However it's also in an area with high end homes so there will be lots of opposition. These lands are primarily used for people walking their dogs down by the river. Those protesting already have their own homes and Guelph has a shortage of land for affordable housing so I think these lands would fit the bill. Go ahead and downvote but sometimes things need to be said even with expected opposition.
17- OldCityGal
Council eyes review of winter maintenance costs, service levels
18For many years it was fine... the last 3 have been awful ... so what changed other than an exuberant amount of tax increases and worse services...? My guess is the person running it.
- James D
Chair, two others resign from city’s bicentennial working group
9Any money spent on this is a waste of taxpayer's dollars. Nobody cares.
9- Aynewc
