The former GCC/OR lands have sufficient space for an Urban Park AND a hospital- brilliant to have a hospital near an Urban Park- another aspect of healing for patients.
Why just Robert Munsch? Why not other authors from Guelph? Jean Little. And artists-Ken Danby etc. YOu are treading on dangerous ground just honouring Munsch.
The indigenous word is not only too difficult to pronounce and spell, its meaning, turtle will yield connotations of "slow" which can lead to bullying amongst rival high schools. I would have chosen Martha Rogers Secondary School but since the Board decided to not have any names used in naming schools, this is a good alternative.
When are they going to install the veterans' banners? Travelling to Southampton, Harriston, Clifford and Sothampton already have theirs installed.Re Lights - How do they affect the birds and insects? What will the hydro cost?
I hope that 2 hour street parking outside of the downtown core will be enforced. Streets like Cork etc have cars parked all day. This is wrong. Residents cannot have visitors, nurses etc. beause there is no place for them to park.
Why do they ask for public input and then never post the ideas and then go ahead with what THEY want? The square is lovely as is with all the planters so beautifully filled by the green house staff. Why waste money and get people's ire and frustration inflamed with this unnecessary expense of tax dollars?
It is difficult to understand why the ROYAL CITY is not allotting more money and attention to the 200th Birthday of our City!!! What member of the Royal Family is attending (we have heard nothing mentioned) ? This should be a time of great celebration and it seems that City Council is unaware of this significant milestone.
If the child had been in a car seat like those required for the child to be in a car/truck this likely would have kept the child safe. You hear of accidents where the child in a car seat is thrown from a car and is fine. I have wondered for years why this is not the case on airplanes. Maybe this incident will spark a new regulation.
Whoever was runner up should be appointed if they wish the position. If there are no runners up, then a runner up from one of the other wards should be appointed.
LEAVE IT ALONE!!! THe City does a great job on the planters - it looks nice and it is perfectly functional now. We need money spent on streets and the Emergency at the hospital - must be 6-7 years now that the "trailers" put together for the emergency room- a sad reflection on Guelph when one attends. Lower taxes would be appreciated we are at one of the highest rates in the province. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" should become the motto.
I would hope that these homes (and others which are being taken over by multi housing builds) would be sold and moved to lots. This looks like a fantastic bungalow and it would be wasteful to demolish it when it could be moved to another lot.
Use the KISS principle -Keep It Simple Straighforward- use the STREET name only. Then location is simple and straightforward. THe fact that Guelph Lake School is not near Guelph Lake and on Couling Cresent is absurd; it should be Couling Crescent Public School or Ecole Couling Crescent -easily changed when a school switches from French to English schooling.
That design picture is utterly useless!!! No way to figure out what is what. And why on earth is the design to be changed? "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is not in our City's head- just spend money to redesign it and then tax payers will pay in their taxes.
Congratulations. You should also mention RUTH ABERNATHY who received the highest honour, Member of the Order of Canada. Ruth sculpted the statues of John McCrae which are at the museum in Guelph and the duplicate in Ottawa.
Why aren't the banners for the veterans up in the City? Communities like Arthur, Clifford, Harriston, Mildmay,Southampton, Port Elgin each have had their veteran banners up since mid October.Anne Holman
It shows that the University does not know how to run a proper budget for their facilities. This University has so many sources of income (think of the rental income from the VIllage by the Arboretum, Stone Road Mall and its many other properties). Any home owner or church facility realizes that upkeep of the property is a priority. The management team is not doing their job.
I agree that the lights are necessary. It is safer turning in and out of the plaza which has become so busy with the Asian market and the expanded Bible for Missions charity along with the Real Deal and the plaza. No one complained when they were installed but people are objecting with the removal. Keep safety prioritized.