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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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Same city fees exemption should apply to phase two, says Forum
'If the city got phase one wrong, you don’t have any jurisdiction,' city lawyer tells appeal hearing officer referring to student housing at former Holiday Inn building
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January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Developer of student housing project argues for waiving of development charges
Ontario Land Tribunal hearing began Wednesday, is expected to wrap up Thursday
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January 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Council approves $247M plan to reduce city emissions
Though several action items have at least partial funding, others sit outside city’s 10-year forecast
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January 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Council approves homeowner’s $40,000 city fee refund
‘Unique’ situation saw the cost of parkland dedication double between when the application was filed and when it was processed
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January 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Closing Guelph facility will set food research ‘back by decades’: union
Will take up to a year to wind down science operations, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada spokesperson
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January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Wondering what waste stream to use? I looked up what goes where - check it out here
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What goes where? Guelphites navigate new recycling guidelines
An (almost) comprehensive look at what goes where since the new recycling changes took effect on Jan. 1
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January 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Contacted by GuelphToday, city officials declined to say what the average dollar value is for an 8.04 per cent tax increase until after the board budgets have been presented to council.
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City tax increase to break 8% as boards seek more money
Police, library, county and others want a collective $16M more than in 2025
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January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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City councillors could see a 33% pay raise, 10% for mayor next term
Staff recommend upping remuneration for elected officials
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January 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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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