Category Archives: Energy
Report shows Guelph’s energy usage on the decline
As Earth Hour 2012 nears, Guelph residents have something to be proud of as numbers in a new report released by the Community Energy Initiative (CEI) show that energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions per capita are on a five-year … Continue reading
Join the Movement for Earth Hour
We are excited to let you know that the City of Guelph, Guelph Hydro and Guelph Environmental Leadership (GEL) are hosting a second annual Guelph Lights Out Relay on March 31st 2012! Participation in the event last year made a … Continue reading
Filed under Energy, Environment, Having fun
New idea for old farmhouse
The article appeared in the March 15 edition of the Guelph Tribune: Coun. Ian Findlay is pushing a new idea for what might be done with a farmhouse in a north end subdivision, as city hall gets ready to build … Continue reading
Hydro outage
Currently there is a hydro outage in the north end of Guelph. I am advised that most of the community north of Speedvale Avenue is without power. I have spoken with Guelph Hydro and have been advised that a hydro feeder … Continue reading
Filed under Energy
Annual State of the City explores themes of collaboration, innovation
In her annual State of the City address this morning, Mayor Karen Farbridge asserted that Guelph is a “charismatic city” because of its capacity for collaboration and innovation. The mayor told two stories to illustrate this capacity. The first involves … Continue reading
Filed under Branding of Guelph, City Policy, Community, Energy, Growth