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Richard Vivian
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Assistant Editor / Senior Reporter at GuelphToday, covering municipal matters. Opinions are my own. Father of two. Longtime Guelph resident.
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City negotiating to buy west end GRCA conservation lands
Officials work on an agreement for 126.6 acres along Niska Road, including the former Kortright Waterfowl Park
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January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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When contacted by GuelphToday, city officials declined to comment in detail. Instead, they updated a months-old posting on the municipal website acknowledging changes to the group’s 11-member makeup.
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Chair, two others resign from city’s bicentennial working group
Group to hold Feb. 4 town hall-style meetings to learn what residents and businesses are doing, share info about city grants
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January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Royal City Mission receives emergency grant for daytime shelter
$76,496 in city funding allows for return of daytime shelter seven days a week until Feb. 28
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January 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Action needed to bring down city’s greenhouse gas emissions
Steps taken to-date equal to taking 170 vehicles off the road, says staff report
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January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Council eyes review of winter maintenance costs, service levels
Mayor Cam Guthrie is 'excited' about recommended value-for-money audit
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January 21, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Friday rally seeks city action to preserve former Kortright Waterfowl Park
Grand River Conservation Authority to meet behind closed doors to consider declaring Guelph lands as surplus so it can be sold
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January 21, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Should the city save historic McQuillan’s Bridge or just its arches?
Public to weigh-in on options during Feb. 5 open house, council decision expected in spring
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January 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Arts supply store ‘leaning into’ downtown infrastructure project
'We wanted to kind of get ahead of the sort of hardships that we're expecting in the coming couple years,' says Wyndham Art Supplies co-owner
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January 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Residential units planned for former downtown bank building
City to temporarily close a section of Cork Street for infrastructure upgrades in support of project
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January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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These five things still go in your grey bin
Pretty much everything else that’s not organic goes into your recycling bin
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January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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City declares significant snow event – no on-street parking
Decision follows recent freezing rain and snow accumulation
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December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Guelph became ‘housing ready’ in 2025, says mayor
'I'm really excited … because we really need to figure out how we could pull our own internal levers, internal to the city, to try to provide housing'
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December 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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A look at how the South End Community Centre is coming along
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December 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Free parking coming to an end at city lots, parkades
Payment to be required around the clock, seven days a week as of Jan. 1
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December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Council backs St. George's Square design with Munsch tribute
Final design, including a number of alterations, receives unanimous approval
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December 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedals, orders bike lanes plowed
Strong mayor powers used to re-establish service cut in city budget process
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December 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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City gets $3.7 million for 2024 housing starts totals
Guelph saw construction of 1,279 new homes begin in 2024
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December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
While cycling safety is a ‘factor,’ Dan Gibson’s biggest concern is added work for homeowners
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December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Businesses see benefits from city's water conservation efforts
Water Smart Business program leads to tens of thousands of fewer litres of water used each day, say officials
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December 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Citing security concerns, city axes online voting for 2026 election
Council approved the concept last year, providing vendors met security requirements
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December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Fergus woman awarded $32,500 in workplace sexual harassment case
Woman was working for adventure tours in Haliburton and Muskoka when incidents happened
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December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Pattie Mon puts a Jamaican-style 'experience' in your hand
'When people get good food, they feel good about it, they feel good about getting their money’s worth,' says owner
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December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Robert Munsch tribute recommended in ‘final’ St. George’s Square design
Council to consider proposed revisions to the square’s design on Dec. 16
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December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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City staff crafting strategy to grow Guelph's park spaces
Staff not recommending that cash-in-lieu of land be eliminated
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December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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City projects $3.1M year-end deficit
City on track to see significant drop in building permits over last year
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December 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM