Category Archives: Community
National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples event at Riverside Park on June 21
June 6, 2023Market Square status
May 30, 2023Hours and status of Market Square skating rink/wading pool Continue reading Market Square status
Join the City of Guelph on May 27 at its annual Public Works Week open house
May 23, 2023City of Guelph announces Activating Community Micro-grant program recipients
May 18, 2023City unveils measurement framework to track progress on Community Plan
May 16, 2023Join us May 27 for our Public Works Week open house
May 10, 2023Strategic Advisory Group gathering data to understand Downtown Guelph housing and social support needs and gaps
April 4, 2023The Strategic Advisory Group on Downtown is gathering data to better understand the housing, mental health and social support needs of Guelphites as well as programs and services currently in place. This data will help determine funding gaps and develop research-based solutions for Guelph and Wellington County. Continue reading Strategic Advisory Group gathering data to understand Downtown Guelph housing and social support needs and gaps
Downtown Update April 2023
April 4, 2023Give your input on Margaret Greene Park’s new splash pad
March 28, 2023Give back to Guelph parks: Sign up for Clean and Green
March 13, 2023Strategic Advisory Group identifies a coordinated advocacy approach to address urgent health and housing needs in Downtown Guelph
February 27, 2023The Council-endorsed Strategic Advisory Group on downtown is exploring how to support Guelph’s most vulnerable through a coordinated advocacy plan aimed at upper levels of government. Continue reading Strategic Advisory Group identifies a coordinated advocacy approach to address urgent health and housing needs in Downtown Guelph
City announces new community micro-grant program
February 22, 2023Strategic Advisory Group identifies funding needs to help make downtown Guelph safer and more welcoming
January 30, 2023Downtown Update – December 2022
December 21, 2022Strategic Advisory Group advocates for extension of daytime services at Royal City Mission; plans for What’s Needed Next
December 8, 2022Downtown Update – November 2022
November 25, 2022Public notice: Downtown Update – October 2022
October 7, 2022Strategic Advisory Group sets course for a welcoming and safe downtown
September 29, 2022City of Guelph honours National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 22, 2022Statement from Mayor Cam Guthrie and CAO Scott Stewart on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
September 8, 2022Satisfaction survey: 95 per cent of residents proud to call Guelph home
June 17, 2022The City of Guelph releases its 2022 satisfaction survey results, which show that residents continue to be happy with life in Guelph, and with City services. Continue reading Satisfaction survey: 95 per cent of residents proud to call Guelph home
2022 City of Guelph Satisfaction Survey results
June 17, 2022The City’s 2022 satisfaction survey results show that our residents continue to be happy with life in Guelph, and with City services. Continue reading 2022 City of Guelph Satisfaction Survey results
City releases its second annual digital Guelph. Future Ready progress report
March 24, 2022City staff propose new criteria to ensure critical construction work gets done within approved budgets
March 24, 2022Guelph’s Community Plan revision addresses equity, systemic racism gaps
February 18, 2022Guelph’s Community Plan is a reflection of the community’s needs and values. Today, the community shared an update, which includes new language and the theme: We are Community—a theme that speaks to equity and the elimination of systemic racism because everyone in Guelph should feel a sense of belonging. Continue reading Guelph’s Community Plan revision addresses equity, systemic racism gaps
Circular food economy enables business growth, increases food access, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions
January 27, 2022On February 7, the Smart Cities Office will provide Guelph City Council with an update on how Guelph-Wellington’s Our Food Future program is exceeding its goals as it builds a local circular food economy, expanding with new funding, and attracting attention as the worldwide circular economy movement gains momentum. Continue reading Circular food economy enables business growth, increases food access, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions
Launching Zero Waste Economic Transformation Lab
January 20, 2022Today, representatives from Co-operators, the City of Guelph, Wellington County and the Guelph Smart Cities Office launched the Zero Waste Economic Transformation Lab, a new initiative under the Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad (COIL). Continue reading Launching Zero Waste Economic Transformation Lab
Enabling community-led solutions to food insecurity in Guelph and Wellington County
December 20, 2021… Continue reading Enabling community-led solutions to food insecurity in Guelph and Wellington County
Ontario Land Tribunal dismisses ward boundary appeal
December 7, 2021Accelerating circular businesses across southern Ontario
November 25, 2021On November 25, 2021, the Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities Office announced that 40 circular businesses, social enterprises and other organizations will participate in the first cohort of business programs under the Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad (COIL) by the end of December. Continue reading Accelerating circular businesses across southern Ontario