New Teen Drop-in at West End Rec Centre

The City of Guelph and Parkwood Gardens Neighbourhood Group have partnered to provide a Teen Drop-In Program at the West End Community Centre.
The program, which began in February, is designed to provide youth with a safe and supervised place to socialize and enjoy a variety of social and recreational activities. Open from 7 – 10 [...]

South End Pool - Guelph Water Polo Club

Water polo is an Olympic sport. It requires excellent conditioning, a serious commitment to training, extreme strength and mental quickness. Girls and boys in Guelph benefit greatly from this level of conditioning and discipline. For a number of years, the City of Guelph has been underserved in terms of aquatic facilities. While we have a [...]

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City of Guelph 2008 Operating and Capital budgets highlights:
20 Minute bus service
Funding for Hospice Wellington and Guelph General Hospital’s MRI
Increased life cycle reserve

Pressure on city to fund shelter

The following article appeared in the February 12 edition of the Guelph Mercury: 
The City of Guelph hasn’t put aside any funding for a new youth shelter yet, but that could soon change.
The joint Guelph-Wellington social services committee is to vote tomorrow on a recommendation to approve funding for Wyndham House to provide an overnight shelter [...]

Wyndham House gets Change Now money

The following article appeared in the February 1 edition of the Guelph Mercury:
Wyndham House is getting all the money the United Way of Guelph and Wellington used to spend on Change Now.
That more than doubles the amount of cash the shelter is getting from the United Way — from $100,000 to $254,000.

Children’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms

On April 16th, 2007 City Council passed a resolution to adopt the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Children’s Charter. As part of that resolution Mayor Farbridge added that the Charter would be signed by each Mayor, thus renewing the adoption by every Council.
Through adoption, Mayor Farbridge and Council made a commitment that the City of Guelph will [...]

Councillors Hofland and Findlay become Council’s lead on children and youth issues

Councillors June Hofland and Ian Findlay have formed Council’s Lead on Children and Youth, a made-in-Guelph role that will see them advocate on behalf of the city’s young people.
Part of their work will involve working towards enhancing a sense of community responsibility for the well-being of children and youth; working towards ensuring municipal departments and [...]