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 [...]

Silvercreek Guelph Developments Ltd. Submission (Lafarge)

I am a member of the Howitt Park Neighbourhood Residents’ Association and a resident of Hearn Avenue. I am submitting the following for consideration by Council. I will be unable to attend the March 3rd Public Meeting of Council regarding development at the former Lafarge site.

Plastic Bags to be Banned Please

We wish to see all plastic bags banned from Guelph as they have done in San Francisco, India and China.
Please let me now how we can proceed on this issue. We have started a facebook group so we will see how many people sign up overtime and let you know the results.    DD

Ward 2 Town Hall Meeting Update

Councillor Beard and myself would like to thank all of those who attended our first Ward 2 Town Hall meeting. It was a great success with approximately 80 people in attendance. We would also like to thank our valued staff for their participation.
Martin Lavictoire and Wayne Galliher presented an overview on Guelph’s water conservation programs, [...]

Guelph Nightlife Task Force

Much talk has been made of Guelph’s late night entertainment scene and it’s associated problems. Concern has been raised over excessive litter and debris(mainly fast food containers), noise, vandalism (broken store front windows) and occasional violence.
The stick:
A motion (moved by myself) passed at the Finance and Corporate Services Committee (FACS) directing staff to investigate the [...]

DC’s and the South End Recreational Centre

There is a growing and very vocal number of residents living in the south end of Guelph advocating for a new recreational centre to be built as soon as possible.
Currently, the City of Guelph has in it’s capital budget, construction of a new south end rec centre sometime in 2014. The projected cost of the rec centre is [...]

Maybe we should add ‘refuse’ to list of Rs

I wish to congratulate Vicki Beard for her suggestions to alleviate garbage by bringing the problem of overpackaging to the retail stores.
There is no other way the severity of this problem can be illustrated more graphically than by leaving the trash with the store. The store, and pretty soon the manufacturer, will get the message.