City looks for public input into rezoning efforts for Niska lands
27The housing we need is affordable housing. There is no way that homes built on this location will be remotely affordable for those in greatest need. The land was originally gifted to the GRCA as parkland, it should remain so to respect the wishes of the donor(s).
4- Arthur K
City looks for public input into rezoning efforts for Niska lands
24We'll never get parkland this cheap again. We need it to add a missing connection to our trail system. And with it we can start correcting our longstanding shortage of sports fields.Every single councillor needs to support this purchase.
5- Matt Saunders
City looks for public input into rezoning efforts for Niska lands
24It's a no brainer in my opinion. Buy and designate. Keep home expansion going east and south of Guelph.
5- Chuck C
City approves Burger King for Eramosa Road
5Another example of under and illeducated, 3000 +/- vote getting councillors making decisions without consequences to themselves. What an absolutely stunningly stupid decision.
19- B Be
Heat warning issued as temperatures expected to near 30 C
10Heat warnings are being issued for lower temperatures every year. Used to be 40+c with humidex before it was issued. Only going to be 36c, what are people going to do when Summer actually gets here? No one had A/C back when we were kids, we survived.
11- Steve Spyderman
City looks for public input into rezoning efforts for Niska lands
17Leave it alone.
3- Wildwill
57 per cent of pothole damage claims denied by Guelph in last two years
18A lot of the roads in Guelph were brutal this winter. I feel the City is skipping out on their responsibility.
2- Reasonable Person
Heat warning issued as temperatures expected to near 30 C
11Maybe they figured out that if you warn people earlier they do a better job of taking precautions and fewer people get sick. " Survived" isn't a very high bar for a public safety goal.
7- DR64
City approves Burger King for Eramosa Road
18The item was not a City Council decision.The site is zoned for permitted uses of restaurant and drive-thrus. It was in front of the Committee of Adjustment, an advisory committee of council mandated by the province. The restaurant needs to have a smaller setback than was allowed by the zoning laws. Setback changes are most often "minor in nature" and don't go to City Council.If this restaurant with drive-thru were fully within zoning requirements, it would just go straight to site plan with no public input.
- Morgan Dandie-Hannah
City of Guelph distributes $543,500 in community grants to 76 organizations
8You can count the organizations that need and deserve this money on ONE HAND , the rest is nothing short of wasted tax dollars . Thanks for nothing again on next years taxes.
10- M.R.W
OPINION: In affordable housing, the more things, change, the more they stay the same
16Habitat for Humanity is doing a great job putting people together with affordable housing but they surely need a big boost to do more good work! We need to stop expecting for profit builders to to be philanthropic. That's not their business model but it is the business model of Habitat! They deserve the funding; they've proven they deserve it with positive results. Can we please support them with funding?
1- HumanBean
Heat warning issued as temperatures expected to near 30 C
8Yup. And we walked to school, uphill both ways, during frightful blizzards in July
7- Non partisan
57 per cent of pothole damage claims denied by Guelph in last two years
11I would not trust the city’s log of repairs, mostly they would be fudged. Guelph has some of the worst roads and they just ignore them ! Hope Mr Croft takes this further. Good luck !
4- Margaret Alexander
City of Guelph distributes $543,500 in community grants to 76 organizations
8I think all property owners should read this list. and decide if this is where you want your money going. What on earth is "UNITED KERALA SPORTS" and why do they need $5,000? Another $5,000 for a Guelph Comedy Festival? Why aren't their any grants for groups dealing with Guelph's homeless crisis, or other issues that homeowners are concerned with?
6- Curtis Maranda
Guelph teen launches bike trailer outings for senior dogs with mobility issues
14I love this !!! Great work Ben !!
- DB73
After 150 years downtown, Knox Presbyterian Church is moving, but not closing
8Here comes another infrastructure-consuming high rise condo to add to the charm of downtown.PS Small copy editing note to the author, re: "Stewart wants to squash..."The more appropriate term is "Quash". In this instance, the appropriate definition used in an example sentence: "Rumors: The press secretary held a briefing to quash the rumors."
4- Royal City Rabble Rouser
57 per cent of pothole damage claims denied by Guelph in last two years
9What a burocratic sweet talk.Guelph Roads are nicely painted for a crosswalk and bike lanes. There are several road potholes, uneven road surfaces, uneven mating edges at joining sections at the University of Guelph untouched for a more than a year. What about manholes, either to deep or way above road surfaces all over Guelph roads.I guess unless it's sinkhole on the road,City will not do repair.
3- Zoran Arsic
Province extends last call to 4 a.m. during FIFA World Cup
10How is keeping the bars open going to "help Ontario deliver a safe, vibrant and welcoming experience"? I'm all for having a good time and enjoying a few beverages and often wonder about shift workers wanting to enjoy a beer at the end of their day even if that is 8:00 am but keeping things open till 4:00 seems like more problems than a welcoming experience. I guess I'm just getting too old!
1- DStrobl
City looks for public input into rezoning efforts for Niska lands
Shovels in
11- Kb1
OPINION: In affordable housing, the more things, change, the more they stay the same
9Support them but don't let the government off the hook so easy. If you need the housing equivalent of a food bank to put roofs over peoples heads you need to fix your system.
1- DR64
