Silvercreek Development Ltd. proposal

We have been residents of the Howitt Park area for over twenty years and have come to love our neighbourhood, park and the former Lafarge property. It is with grave concern that we write you now of the proposed development put forth by Silvercreek Development Ltd.

Feedback, infestaton thresholds

I would first like to comment on the deadline for feedback of March 7, 2008. Given the specialized and technical nature of the material presented, a 2 week response period is not long enough.
Secondly, from the posting in the City News section of the Guelph Tribune, it was not clear what the discussion of thresholds [...]

Lafarge site development

I am writing to you because I am deeply concerned about the upcoming development of the Lafarge property. This site has many aspects which make it a prime candidate for development, however this development must take place responsibly and in a manner that will benefit the City of Guelph, and not just the corporations involved [...]

Transit committee chair steps aside

The following article appeared in the February 28 edition of the Guelph Mercury:
Conflict of interest allegations continue to hover over members of city council
Councillor Mike Salisbury has resigned from the city’s transit committee over allegations he’s in a conflict of interest.
He said the allegations were made by the transit union because his wife is a [...]

Pesticide By-law

The recommendations by the staff of the City of Guelph regarding the proposed pesticide by-law completely counter the initial intent - to protect the public from these dangerous substances. The threshold levels proposed that open the way for the resumption of spraying instead of the cessation of spraying seem to suggest that what is really [...]

Lafarge rezoning missive

Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed rezoning of the Lafarge lands from industrial to commercial zoning requested by Rosewater Management Group.
I would like to address a number of issues in this submission.
a) Provincial Policy Statement and Places to Grow requirements regarding the conversion of employment lands.
b) Tax implications of the [...]

Yard waste pick-up

I would like to lend my support to increasing the number of yard waste pick-ups from 2 to 4. I was hoping that this would have been passed during the recent budget process and was disappointed when it did not.
I live on Fieldstone Road, which has several naturalized wetland areas. Many of my neighbours dispose [...]