Tag Archives: Have your say

Calling all gardeners: A new community garden and pollinator habitat is coming your way!

Have your say by February 28, 2025 February 10, 2025 – Got a green thumb? We want to hear your feedback on the layout and locations for a new community garden proposed for Golfview Park and a pollinator habitat proposed for a site near Preservation Park off Southcreek Trail. Have your say on the proposed community garden and pollinator habitat What is a community garden? The proposed community garden at Golfview Park will be a traditional community garden, where you can rent a plot to grow and harvest your own fruits, vegetables, herbs or flowers. Community gardens are vibrant spaces that not only offer an opportunity for neighbours to work together to create a local food source, but also foster a sense of community and… Continue reading Calling all gardeners: A new community garden and pollinator habitat is coming your way!

Name that place! Help us name a future park at 106 Beaumont Crescent

Name proposals now being accepted, have your say by February 17 Guelph, Ont., January 29, 2025 – A new park is coming to the York Road and Elizabeth Street area at 106 Beaumont Crescent, and we’re seeking input from the community to help us choose a name for the future park. Name that place How it works This is your opportunity to help us find a name for this park that can either: Recognize the geographic, civic or historic significance of the area, or Recognize a person who has demonstrated excellence, courage or exceptional service to our community, province or Canada as a whole. The Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee will review ideas that come in from the community, score them, and recommend… Continue reading Name that place! Help us name a future park at 106 Beaumont Crescent

Get your head in the game and have your say in the Outdoor Sports Facility Strategy by June 30

The ball’s in your court and we need your feedback Have your say on the Outdoor Sports Facility Strategy Guelph, Ont., May 15, 2024 – We’re seeking community input to guide the Outdoor Sports Facility Strategy until June 30. Whether you are a frequent user of our current facilities or have never used them before, your input is crucial in helping us understand the needs and preferences of our community when it comes to outdoor sports. Your participation and feedback will help us to: Identify where improved or different sports fields and courts may be needed within the City. Share information about new, emerging, or international sports that should be considered in the strategy. Let us know what’s working, what’s not, and how we can… Continue reading Get your head in the game and have your say in the Outdoor Sports Facility Strategy by June 30

Do we need to update our Fireworks bylaw? Help us decide!

Tell us how you feel about firework use in Guelph by June 2 Guelph, Ont., May 7, 2024 – We’re reviewing our Fireworks bylaw to see if it’s still meeting Guelph’s needs for the use of fireworks in our city, or if it’s time for an update. We want to know if and how residents use fireworks to celebrate, and if there are specific dates and events that should be considered for firework sales and use, or if their use should be prohibited or restricted. How you can participate Share your thoughts on firework use in Guelph Let us know how you use fireworks to celebrate by participating in our online survey between May 7 and June 2. You can also attend one of the… Continue reading Do we need to update our Fireworks bylaw? Help us decide!

Open house: Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Study on February 20

Help shape a potential heritage conservation district in the downtown core As part of the Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District study, we are hosting an open house on February 20 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Marg Mackinnon Room at City Hall. Join us to provide feedback, ask questions, and learn about the study findings. Can’t make it? You can share your feedback online at https://www.haveyoursay.guelph.ca/downtown-district. The study is nearing completion, and it recommends that Council proceed to establish a heritage conservation district in downtown Guelph. Members of the project team will be sharing findings at multiple stations located within the Marg Mackinnon Room and will be available to answer your questions and collect feedback. Specifically, the project team is looking to determine… Continue reading Open house: Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Study on February 20