Commemorate the opening season of the outdoor backlot at the Guelph Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 11 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon). Guelphites and visitors alike can’t wait until our farmers’ market spreads to the outside and we want to kickoff this with a celebration! Along with our returning vendors and farmers, we’ll have special guests: Dance along with 5-piece folk/bluegrass music from Onion Honey Take home seedlings and plants from favourite vendors and guests like Guelph Horticultural Society and lavender products from Baroque Botanicals… and don’t forget artisanal goods and specialty goods Indulge in fresh and exciting locally-prepared food from fan-favourites Create beeswax wraps with Guelph Tool Library Be inspired and grow your green thumb with The City of Guelph‘s Water Services and… Continue reading Backlot Blooms
Celebrate the festive season with Guelph Farmers’ Market! The Merry Maker Night Market offers an opportunity for a seasonal celebration and a special last-minute shopping opportunity with: More than 80 vendors Local produce Artisan pieces Specialty foods VQA wines and ciders from local favourites: Howell Road Cider Co., Cox Creek Cellars, Heartwood Farm & Cidery and Greenlane Estate Winery Food trucks like these fan favourites: SWAT Food Truck, BeaverTails KW Mobile, JandT’s Dawgs, Jashan-e-dawat and Big Jerk. Live entertainment from Guelph Little Theatre, Zach and Thomas, FEEDBACK and Nemesis! New this year is “Merry Maker Market Square Shopping” where the festive spirit is felt beyond the market. Take in deals and holiday spirit with these Wilson and Carden Streets shops: Pod The Casual Gourmet Planet Bean Coffee… Continue reading Merry Maker Night Market
Kiel and Amanda Wilson-Ciocci (KIAM) have been named this year’s City of Guelph Artist in Residence team. KIAM’s project, titled #YourWard, will use images of each of Guelph’s wards to create six large-scale paintings that explore transitions in the urban environment. Their artistic style uses thick layers of acrylic paint and gel mediums, photographs and washes to create mixed-media paintings that draw attention to the contrasting perspectives on one canvas. To complete the pieces, KIAM is asking the community to provide images of their ward, either online or at community events throughout the summer. Join them Saturday at Guelph Farmers’ Market to learn more about their project or submit a photo. Residents interested in contributing images to the project are also able to email info@kiamstudio.com or… Continue reading KIAM at Guelph Farmers’ Market
Guelph, Ont., November 6, 2017 – City staff and the Downtown Guelph Business Association (DGBA) would like to invite Guelph residents to Wilson Street for the official grand reopening on Saturday, November 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 10 a.m. – Live entertainment, face painting and interactive passport begins 12 p.m. – Ribbon cutting and speeches 12:30 p.m. – Live entertainment, face painting and interactive passport commences 1:50 p.m. – Closing remarks and prize draw* The reopening held on Wilson Street will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony by City of Guelph Mayor, Cam Guthrie. Some of the festivities will include local musicians such as Cynthia Kinunnen, Anna Wiebe, Charles Cares, Joni Nehrita, Rosa Loess and The Lifers playing in select Wilson Street businesses, face… Continue reading You’re invited to the Wilson Street grand reopening
Council approves additional budget to fund larger parkade Guelph, Ont., July 18, 2017 – Last night, Guelph City Council approved fully building out the Wilson Street parkade with two additional storeys and a total of 496 parking spots, to better serve Guelph’s downtown parking needs sooner. During a special Council meeting on July 17, staff recommended that an additional $8.5 million in funding be approved, which includes $6.8 million of debt funding forecasted for the future Neeve Street parkade and $1.7 million transferred from existing City reserve funds, to optimize the Wilson Street reconstruction and parkade project. “We want to build the right parking solution for Guelph’s downtown—one large parkade on Wilson Street is a better and more timely solution than two smaller ones,” explains… Continue reading City optimizing the Wilson Street parkade
Guelph, Ont., January 27, 2016 – The timeline for the Wilson Street parkade is expected to be deferred in order to re-issue the design-build request for proposal (RFP). “To stay within our approved budget and ensure accountability to our taxpayers, we are proactively adjusting and reissuing the Wilson Street parkade RFP, which will mean a change to the project’s original timeline,” explains Scott Stewart, deputy chief administrative officer of Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services. The four proposals received through the original RFP, issued in August 2016, significantly exceeded the Council approved budget for the Wilson Street parkade project. As a result, the City was unable to award a winning proposal and the RFP was cancelled. The City has since adjusted the requirements of the parkade… Continue reading Wilson Street parkade deferred to stay on budget
Celebrate the festive season with the City of Guelph! Merrymaking at the Market offers an opportunity for a seasonal civic celebration in Market Square and a special last-minute shopping opportunity at Guelph Farmers’ Market on the same night. Night Market at Guelph Farmers’ Market More than 80 vendors Local honey Artisan pieces Specialty foods VQA wines Food trucks Holiday Celebration in Market Square Christmas tree lighting with Mayor Cam Guthrie at 6:30 p.m. Live entertainment Holiday sing-a-long Complimentary hot chocolate Skating (weather permitting)
Council approved an update to the zoning bylaw on September 12, 2016 to permit the operation of food vehicles throughout areas in Guelph that were previously off limits, such as park, commercial, industrial and institutional zones. Food vehicles include food trucks, ice cream trucks, food trailers and food carts. The approved Zoning Bylaw: Includes a definition for food vehicles Allows food vehicles to operate in some zones Regulates the location of food vehicles on a property A review of the Zoning Bylaw is part of a multi-departmental project to allow food vehicles to operate in Guelph. This includes a review of the Business Licensing Bylaw and the initiation of the Downtown food truck summer pilot project. Background materials The discussion paper includes: Background information on the… Continue reading Food Vehicle Zoning Bylaw update
Guelph, Ont., July 15, 2016 – Community members are invited to participate in a City-hosted public meeting for the Wilson Street reconstruction and parking project. “The focus of this public meeting is on the proposed features and design of Wilson Street from Gordon/Norfolk Street to Macdonell Street,” says Andrew Janes, project engineer supervisor with the City of Guelph. “We will present the preliminary preferred alternative for the Wilson Street reconstruction and gather public feedback.” Meeting participants will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the Preferred Design Alternative for Wilson Street, including street features and design, direction of traffic flow, on-street parking, sidewalk width, and pedestrian and cycling connections. The Wilson Street reconstruction project is being implemented as a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment… Continue reading City seeks public input on Wilson Street reconstruction and design
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, Schedule B Environmental Study Wilson Street Improvements from Macdonell Street to Gordon Street/Norfolk Street The Project The City of Guelph (City) has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study for proposed improvements to Wilson Street from Macdonell Street to Gordon Street / Norfolk Street. The City is proposing to replace the existing roadway, storm and sanitary sewers, and water main. The City is also considering changes to the direction of traffic flow along Wilson Street, the addition of a pedestrian refuge island at Macdonell Street, and the addition of bike lanes along this section of Wilson Street. The site location and approximate extent of the study area are shown on the map. The Process The Environmental Assessment will be conducted as a Schedule ‘B’… Continue reading Wilson Street improvements Environmental Assessment: Notice of Study Commencement
Guelph, ON, April 18, 2016 – Community members are invited to participate in a series of City-hosted public meetings for the Wilson Street reconstruction and parkade. “We want to introduce the project and get feedback from downtown residents, businesses and users about the Wilson Street reconstruction and parkade, as well as the replacement of the Norfolk Street pedestrian bridge,” says Ian Panabaker, corporate manager of Downtown Renewal. Participants will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the project’s features and design, including on-street parking, sidewalk width, overall appearance of the parkade, parkade entrance/exit location, and pedestrian and cycling connections. This is the first of a series of public meetings for the project. What Public meeting for Wilson Street reconstruction and parkade Who City of Guelph… Continue reading City seeks input on Wilson Street parkade and street reconstruction
City changes traffic signals, adds parking and turns bus shelters into art galleries GUELPH, ON, May 11, 2012 – With Guelph Transit’s move to Guelph Central Station on Sunday, St. George’s Square is set to become a new creative, community space. For the next three months, bus shelters in the Square will be transformed into pop-up art galleries showing the work of local artist Ella Dawn McGeough. The colourful artworks will playfully promote discussion about transformation and transition. The conversion of these shelters into pop-up galleries is the first step in the City’s plan to explore the changing use of St. George’s Square now that City buses are moving into Guelph Central Station on Carden Street on May 13. “This innovative project will get people… Continue reading Transforming St. George’s Square in downtown Guelph
