Erin Caton
@caton.bsky.social
Founder Environmental Sensitivities Coalition of Canada, techie, gardener, food nerd & mom. Guelph City Councillor Ward 1.
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Great to see Community FEWD, friends and @orourkeguelph.bsky.social at Pride in the Park. It’s on now so come on down and enjoy the fun!
June 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Great to see Community FEWD, friends and @orourkeguelph.bsky.social at Pride in the Park. It’s on now so come on down and enjoy the fun!
Fantastic start to the Guelph Multi-cultural festival. Celebrating all people and customs in one space over three days with a lot of food, music and dancing. Loved seeing all the community groups and vendors. Go and check it out all weekend long.
June 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Fantastic start to the Guelph Multi-cultural festival. Celebrating all people and customs in one space over three days with a lot of food, music and dancing. Loved seeing all the community groups and vendors. Go and check it out all weekend long.
Had an amazing tour of Creative Pottery from Brenda. It’s great to have a pottery studio that offers classes for all ages, is accessible and has pottery you can paint (mostly sourced in Canada), in Ward 1. Check them out at 259 Grange Rd. tucked behind Smitten.
June 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Had an amazing tour of Creative Pottery from Brenda. It’s great to have a pottery studio that offers classes for all ages, is accessible and has pottery you can paint (mostly sourced in Canada), in Ward 1. Check them out at 259 Grange Rd. tucked behind Smitten.
Thanks everyone who came to the #pride flag raising. Appreciated all the @guelph.ca speakers and those from Guelph Pride. Everyone belongs in Guelph. #NoSpaceForHate
June 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thanks everyone who came to the #pride flag raising. Appreciated all the @guelph.ca speakers and those from Guelph Pride. Everyone belongs in Guelph. #NoSpaceForHate
Happy #PrideMonth! Strut your stuff and have a great time. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
June 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy #PrideMonth! Strut your stuff and have a great time. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Honoured to have participated as Acting Mayor, at the @guelph.ca Water Walk. Thanks to Gimaa Stacey LaForme, a Knowledge Holder & former Chief from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation…
May 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Honoured to have participated as Acting Mayor, at the @guelph.ca Water Walk. Thanks to Gimaa Stacey LaForme, a Knowledge Holder & former Chief from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation…
Thanks to council for voting in my amendment to our social media code of conduct. We now have a duty to moderate hate speech and abuse in our comments, failure to do so is now subject to integrity commissioner complaints.
May 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thanks to council for voting in my amendment to our social media code of conduct. We now have a duty to moderate hate speech and abuse in our comments, failure to do so is now subject to integrity commissioner complaints.
Thanks so much LDAWC! It was an honour as acting mayor to congratulate you on behalf of @guelph.ca & council on all the hard work you do to provide free programs to kids with learning disabilities & ADHD in Guelph & Wellington County region. Have a great trivia fundraiser!
May 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Thanks so much LDAWC! It was an honour as acting mayor to congratulate you on behalf of @guelph.ca & council on all the hard work you do to provide free programs to kids with learning disabilities & ADHD in Guelph & Wellington County region. Have a great trivia fundraiser!
Thanks to West Willow Village Co-op for inviting me to your bike safety event. Biking from the eastend, it gave me a chance to try the multi-use paths & protected @guelph.ca bike lanes on Silvercreek. Great to see folks from @activeguelph.bsky.social, @guelphpolice.bsky.social, & @ugdsb.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thanks to West Willow Village Co-op for inviting me to your bike safety event. Biking from the eastend, it gave me a chance to try the multi-use paths & protected @guelph.ca bike lanes on Silvercreek. Great to see folks from @activeguelph.bsky.social, @guelphpolice.bsky.social, & @ugdsb.bsky.social
It’s International day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia! Just a reminder that freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences of hate speech. Everyone has a right be themselves and love consensually. You don’t have to understand something to mind your business.
May 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s International day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia! Just a reminder that freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences of hate speech. Everyone has a right be themselves and love consensually. You don’t have to understand something to mind your business.
Ward one! Please come out and have your voice heard on this great property in our area.
May 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Ward one! Please come out and have your voice heard on this great property in our area.
At the ASEQ-EHAQ MCS conference for environmental sensitivities month. Accessibility Standards Canada talking about success of scent-free policies, how benzene (carcinogen) was eliminated and how these policies help everyone. Also how harmful alcohol cleaning products are.
May 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
At the ASEQ-EHAQ MCS conference for environmental sensitivities month. Accessibility Standards Canada talking about success of scent-free policies, how benzene (carcinogen) was eliminated and how these policies help everyone. Also how harmful alcohol cleaning products are.
We just voted at our Elections Canada office! The advanced polls open this weekend so please get out and be counted.
We all want housing. We need affordable, accessible housing.
We all want housing. We need affordable, accessible housing.
April 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
We just voted at our Elections Canada office! The advanced polls open this weekend so please get out and be counted.
We all want housing. We need affordable, accessible housing.
We all want housing. We need affordable, accessible housing.
My brother has a yak farm in Alberta and one of his sheep had a surprise yesterday. Happy Spring Equinox everyone!
March 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My brother has a yak farm in Alberta and one of his sheep had a surprise yesterday. Happy Spring Equinox everyone!
Canadians too! Guelph is gorgeous, fun & inclusive. There’s something for all. Locals you already know Guelph has the coolest brands, makers & creatives. Shop local & support the amazing community groups & Indigenous organizations who ensure everyone can be here. We are stronger together, #ElbowsUp.
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Canadians too! Guelph is gorgeous, fun & inclusive. There’s something for all. Locals you already know Guelph has the coolest brands, makers & creatives. Shop local & support the amazing community groups & Indigenous organizations who ensure everyone can be here. We are stronger together, #ElbowsUp.
Happy to 2nd the motion moved by Councillor Allt, crafted by the mayor & staff, to support the province and federal government’s responses against Mr. Trump’s tariffs. US friends, we feel your pain & you are always welcome to come up to Guelph to take a break from your government.
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Happy to 2nd the motion moved by Councillor Allt, crafted by the mayor & staff, to support the province and federal government’s responses against Mr. Trump’s tariffs. US friends, we feel your pain & you are always welcome to come up to Guelph to take a break from your government.
Important information about bird flu, which has been found in our community. wdgpublichealth.ca/your-home/ba...
March 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Important information about bird flu, which has been found in our community. wdgpublichealth.ca/your-home/ba...
I wasn’t going to post these publicly but y’all, we need some good news. I asked Tay to marry me and #TheySaidYes! Deliriously happy.
#QueerJoy
#QueerJoy
March 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I wasn’t going to post these publicly but y’all, we need some good news. I asked Tay to marry me and #TheySaidYes! Deliriously happy.
#QueerJoy
#QueerJoy
Councillor @philallt.bsky.social and I were twinning tonight in our pink shirts in advance of #PinkShirtDay. Inclusion should be core. Don’t vote for bullies. They pick the easy targets and work their way up. We are seeing this in action in the States. Be better.
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Councillor @philallt.bsky.social and I were twinning tonight in our pink shirts in advance of #PinkShirtDay. Inclusion should be core. Don’t vote for bullies. They pick the easy targets and work their way up. We are seeing this in action in the States. Be better.
Ward 1 advanced polls are open today through to Feb 22nd at Victoria Rd Rec Centre. February 27th is the final election day. Get out and have your voice heard!
February 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ward 1 advanced polls are open today through to Feb 22nd at Victoria Rd Rec Centre. February 27th is the final election day. Get out and have your voice heard!
Happy #FamilyDay! LGBTQ+ youth have disproportionately high rates of homelessness. Call upon all the candidates to ask what they are doing to protect the rights of homeless youth and provide housing so they can grow up healthy. Vote for a party that protects families on February 27th.
February 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy #FamilyDay! LGBTQ+ youth have disproportionately high rates of homelessness. Call upon all the candidates to ask what they are doing to protect the rights of homeless youth and provide housing so they can grow up healthy. Vote for a party that protects families on February 27th.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I think unhoused people need homes,
And our government should too. 🫶🏻
#ValentinesDay
www.homelessrights.ca/get-involved
Violets are blue,
I think unhoused people need homes,
And our government should too. 🫶🏻
#ValentinesDay
www.homelessrights.ca/get-involved
February 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I think unhoused people need homes,
And our government should too. 🫶🏻
#ValentinesDay
www.homelessrights.ca/get-involved
Violets are blue,
I think unhoused people need homes,
And our government should too. 🫶🏻
#ValentinesDay
www.homelessrights.ca/get-involved
Heads up Ward 1! Alectra is doing work on Hastings Blvd in February. In case you miss your house notice, here is the information.
January 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Heads up Ward 1! Alectra is doing work on Hastings Blvd in February. In case you miss your house notice, here is the information.
If you need help working through feelings brought up in today’s budget meeting, Compass has mental health resources that can be accessed quickly. Call 1-519-821-3760 compasscs.org/family-couns...
January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you need help working through feelings brought up in today’s budget meeting, Compass has mental health resources that can be accessed quickly. Call 1-519-821-3760 compasscs.org/family-couns...
Amazing exhibit at the Guelph museum about the Ontario Reformatory area that council just passed support for the Urban Park Guelph project on. What a depth of Indigenous history. Loved this exhibit on reconciliation on the third floor too.
January 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Amazing exhibit at the Guelph museum about the Ontario Reformatory area that council just passed support for the Urban Park Guelph project on. What a depth of Indigenous history. Loved this exhibit on reconciliation on the third floor too.