Tim Hortons outlet at Guelph General Hospital has closed
33I'm glad it's gone. Sorry, the coffee is terrible, nothing is fresh, always brought in frozen, like other Timmies. Quality has gone down hill very fast, staff don't care, etc.... I will never set foot in another Tim Hortons, ever!!!! Especially after all the news stories of letting long time staff go to hire "cheaper" labor subsidized by "us" tax payers money. So happy there will be a fresh place at the hospital, long overdue!!!
7- LabsRule
Guelph prepared to handle any amount of snow, says staff
26By the condition of the main roads you could have fooled me, it doesn't look or feel handled
8- Emanuel Fitzpatrick
Residential units planned for former downtown bank building
15Anyone that criticizes this in any manner is hopeless.
14- Doug Frank
Residential units planned for former downtown bank building
18Where will all these residents park, With parking already at a premium downtown.
10- usr_679326
Guelph prepared to handle any amount of snow, says staff
18Not sure who coordinates the response to these weather events but year after year its not working
7- Sjeff
Guelph prepared to handle any amount of snow, says staff
18It all takes time and people. Guelph only has so many people. Thanks for doing a great job!
5- MakeGuelphGreatAgain
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
Tim Hortons outlet at Guelph General Hospital has closed
21The longer hours at a hospital is a must.....bad enough to sit with a loved one for hours and hours in emerge or after being admitted and then not having anywhere to get something to eat. I always found that odd.....never is a coffee shop more needed. I'm sure staff will be happy as well.
- Mar Z
Fusion Homes allowed to continue cash crop farming on GID lands
20Terrible article and title Editor! Correction: Fusion Homes is free to farm this property as long as they want. What Fusion Homes asked for and received from the City of Guelph is to continue qualifying for the Farmland Property Class Tax Rate. The implications here is that their 300 acre property will be taxed at no more than 25% of the residential tax rate. So they are paying 1/4 of the tax bill that rest of us would pay if we owned this land with a residential designation. That is quite the gift from Guelph taxpayers to one of the largest housing developers in Ontario. You're welcome.
1- Marcol2
Residential units planned for former downtown bank building
21Finally something that makes sense for downtown. The only way the core will thrive is with mixed residential.
- James561
Friday rally seeks city action to preserve former Kortright Waterfowl Park
20Green 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
Guelph prepared to handle any amount of snow, says staff
18City 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.
2- Fergusone
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
Tim Hortons outlet at Guelph General Hospital has closed
15Will the coffee and food be as reasonably priced, as the Tim Horton's could provide for people who have fewer resources??
4- Maureen Oesch
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
Guelph City Hall to be used as warming centre tonight
10There is an entire floor that is empty. Make that a permanent warming centre.
9- J Seriously?
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
Council designates downtown as heritage conservation district
12Kiss of death
6- Lee No
Royal City Mission cautiously responds to daytime shelter, emergency situation
15It appears that the Mayor achieved his primary objective of getting the unhoused, hungry and vulnerable out of sight and out of mind in the highly visible core of the downtown. The cost of an exclusive shift to Stepping Stone on Gordon Street, a mere few hundred metres away from the downtown core, is the potential loss of a proven, dedicated community service provider in the RCM management. Hopefully going forward the management, staff and volunteers of both the SS and RCM will find a way to collaborate in the collective best interests of the vulnerable they have valiantly been serving for years.
2- Michael from Guelph
