Guelph Wellness Initiative

The Guelph Wellness Initiative is spearheaded by the Advanced Foods and Materials Network, one of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence. The goal of the initiative is to demonstrate that the wellness of a community can be improved through a combination of citizen engagement, education and program accessibility.  Read More.

H1N1 update from WDG Public Health

Here’s an update on H1N1 flu activity:
H1N1 Vaccine
We received an allotment of 12000 doses of adjuvant H1N1 vaccine late last week
This has been repackaged and distributed to physicians, hospitals, health care facilities for immunization of health care workers and priority populations. We have set aside an allotment for our Guelph public flu clinic this [...]

Council lops three big ticket items

The following article appeared in the October 23 edition of the Guelph Tribune:
A proposed five-year capital budget that excludes a new library, a south end recreation centre, a Wilson Street parkade and a host of smaller projects drew both praise and worried comments from city council members.
Mayor Karen Farbridge said she’s been hearing complaints for [...]

H1N1 protocols

I am writing you to make a suggestion which may already be in the planning stage concerning preparation for a possilbe H1N1 flu outbreak. I would suggest that it be the policy of the city to establish hand washing stations at the entrance of all muncipal buildings as a means of preventing the spread of [...]

Guelph Transit now accommodates bikes

Starting today residents no longer have to choose between riding the bus or their bike to get across the city, now that all conventional Guelph Transit buses are equipped with bike racks.
The bike racks, adhered to the front of each bus, offer transit riders the choice of riding their bikes to and from their bus [...]