May 23, 2013
City hall says it is making headway in the struggle against underground water leaks, with a lot of help from ultra-sensitive equipment that can “hear” the sound of small leaks in buried water pipes.
May 23, 2013
The federal government has given Rogers Communications the go-ahead to build a 131-foot-tall telecommunications tower near the intersection of Gordon Street and Kortright Road, over the objections of city council and some area residents.
May 23, 2013
City hall is planning to clamp down on the driver instruction industry, and it wants to hear what people think of a bylaw amendment proposed to accomplish this.
May 21, 2013
The dismissal of charges against an architect and an engineer involved in the construction of a south end park washroom where a 14-year-old girl died in 2009 has been upheld by a higher court.
May 21, 2013
The Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network is coming to the city to meet the people.
May 21, 2013
The city’s garbage will soon be going to a different landfill, but city hall is also looking favourably at a garbage disposal option that doesn’t involve burying waste.
May 16, 2013
Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott brought the support of more than 2,200 people this week when he called on the Ontario government to make a Morriston bypass on Highway 6 a priority.
May 16, 2013
A group of people who provide addictions and mental health services will be gathering at Guelph General Hospital on Friday afternoon to share their knowledge at a special “knowledge café.”
May 16, 2013
The two hospitals that want to close Guelph’s pacemaker clinic and send local patients to Kitchener have been told to review a number of options, including establishing a satellite clinic in Guelph and using telemedicine with pacemaker patients.
May 16, 2013
A survey done as part of a major project to gauge the wellbeing of Guelph residents has found they are less than satisfied with the honesty and transparency of the city hall government.
May 16, 2013
A “telephone town hall” held last year as part of public input into the city’s Community Wellbeing Initiative found a lot of dissatisfaction with the city bus system.
May 16, 2013
It’s a big achievement – literally.
May 16, 2013
Local pianist Ken Gee, who started Guelph Musicfest after the demise of the Guelph Spring Festival in 2006, says he’s spending more on performers this year in spite of being in the red the past couple of years.
May 14, 2013
It has been a soggy and cold spring so far, but May 2-4 weekend could be dry if LCBO employees and the Crown-owned retailer cannot hammer out an agreement before a May 17 strike deadline.
May 14, 2013
Guelph Police Const. Michael Gatto shows a bucket full of drugs collected as part of a drug drop-off at Saturday’s Guelph Police Open House.
May 14, 2013
Local historian John Parkyn, who lobbied for Guelph founder John Galt’s name to be attached to a new school going up on Laurine Avenue, is thrilled now that it’s on the verge of happening.
May 09, 2013
Although air-quality tests say the building is safe, the Willowdale Child Care and Learning Centre, where asbestos was found May 3, will remain closed.