This is why we need a member of the legislature from a major party. Having a fringe representative, with no pull, no influence and no voice has let us down again. We have only the voters in Guelph to blame.
City does a very poor job overall. Main street are not in great shape, take a look at Speedvale west, side streets are an afterthought and forget the residential roads. overall I would give the city a clear D- on handling snow falls of over a CM.
I do not understand how it's costing us any money. The land is vacant, we will create housing for 500 students, construction jobs and ongoing revenue for local business. How is this costing us money. If it was a regular apartment or condo, then yes, fees apply. But this is a specific student residential project, restricted to students, and desperately required.Give the development the green light and stop playing politics.
Thank goodness the council is working on the very important and essential problems that face our city.If they are able to solve this challenging and vital issue, it gives us hope that they will be able to tackle minor issues , such as transit, decaying roads, too many un-necessary bike lanes and homelessness.Keep up the good and pressing work!
If only we had a representative in Queens park who had some pull. Guelph elected an ineffective representative, and he is pointing out the fact that he has done nothing for the community.Come the next election, he should be handed his walking papers!
The Sunshine list is out of date and no longer reflects true costs. When it was introduced, $100,000 was a LOT of money, not so much today. The amount of the threshold should be increase each year to reflect inflation. It started in 1996 and in todays dollars the amount should be $142,000.
How can a party of ONE be considered a MAJOR party?We have an ineffective MP who only gets any air time because the media feel the need to kowtow to the Greens.Lets get serious Guelph. Elect a representative from a real party that may be able to generate benefits for our community, not just sound bites for a fringe movement.
Simple solution is to get rid of the bike lanes, return the streets to the proper configuration, maintain as required and let the cyclists operate as they should. We pander to this VERY small overly noisy group. Most bike lanes are underused even in good weather. Cyclists abuse the privilege and ride in an unsafe manner, and then blame the car when there is an issue. If you want to share the road, learn the rules, operate according to them and you will see fewer issues.
What is to be determined? We desperately need a second hospital. To abandon the current one, after all the monies spent to upgrade it would be foolish. If we had competent representation at Queens Park, this process would be underway. Get spades into the ground, stop delaying and start building!
Build housing? What a novel concept for this council! I suppose that they will ultimately reject it because of a rooftop pool (safety impact??) or the fact that there is not a BIKE LANE included.BUILD IT ALREADY!!!
First, the argument about all the money spent on the election is baseless. An election cost money, whether it's now or next year, it still cost money.Again Guelph has elected a meaning less candidate to the legislature. How can a party of 2, which has no official standing, can not influence policy and hold no sway over the decision making process, possibly be beneficial to our community? Mike gets invited to the leaders debates as a courtesy , not as a serious contender. If we ever expect to get our new hospital, get Hwy 7 built or address the other problems facing our city, we need a representative in Queens Park with the ear of the decision makers, not a vanity choice.We had a chance, but again we blew it.
Guelph needs a new hospital! The current building is outdated, overloaded and too small. We need to have strong representation at Queens park to get this most important issue addressed. If only we had an MPP with some pull, who could get the ball rolling. But alas, we have an ineffective and powerless member who has neither the influence or the authority to get anything done. Guelph will continue to suffer for the decision to elect a member of a fringe party to the job requiring influence and respect.
Because that would make too much sense. A standard design could be inexpensively modified to fit on any available piece of land. It would save money not only on initial construction, but in ongoing repairs and maintenance going forward.
"Goller opposed those amendments, stating he worries staff could give more weight to public input than council’s opinion when finalizing the design."Should someone tell the good councilor that the council is supposed to represent the public, and therefor public opinion and input should be the council's opinion. HIS opinion should be that of the people.
Truer words were never spoken.I don't understand how they are still in the positions they are. Clearly they don't know how to build a team.I used to be a regular attendee at Storm games, now I rarely go. Who want to pay to see losing . Not the fault of the players, it's the coaching and the management.Time for a housecleaning.
He's still dreadful, worse player on the team. He is a liability ever time he's on the ice. His numbers are probably because of his partner, certainly not because he has improved. The team is better this year than last, so he also benefits from that.