Erin Caton

Staff will provide public engagement materials and ongoing project updates on the Have Your Say webpage.

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The in person meeting and the Have Your Say webpage are the last two opportunities to provide feedback on this project.

Heads up! There will be a Public Open House on February 5 from 5–7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion (57 Watson Parkway South) for further discussion about the future of McQuillan’s Bridge.

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This season can be great if you’re doing well or well enough. If you are having a great holiday, consider sharing your joy or funds with someone who’s not.

From my family to yours, I hope you have a happy holiday.

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We have an amazing dairy coop company in Guelph called Gay Lea if you want to shop local for dairy. They make a fabulous coconut whipped cream too if you don’t do dairy. www.gaylea.com

There’s more reasons than just trade protections to keep out a lot of US dairy, and it protects more than just dairy farmers. Especially with the US attack on science and safety regulations going on. cdr.wisc.edu/dairy-recall...

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Starting Jan 1, you can recycle more! ✅Packaging (paper, glass, metal, plastic), plastic bags & wrappers, foam trays, coffee cups & pods, cosmetic tubes, blister packs, takeout containers & more. If it’s packaging, recycle it!

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I’m so glad the decision to fund winter maintenance was reversed. Big win for accessibility, and affordability for those who need to ride in winter, as well as many unintended infrastructure headaches for the city at large.

Mayor Cam Guthrie, Minister Rob Flack, MPP Mike Schreiner and Councillors Erin Caton and Linda Busuttil smiling holding a check from the Ontario Building Faster Fund for three million, six hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars.

We’re getting housing built, #Guelph!

Today, Minister Rob Flack announced the City hit 85% of our 2024 housing start goal — and will receive $3.69M through the #BuildingFasterFund. Thanks to Minister Flack for visiting Guelph and bringing us this exciting news.

Get to downtown @guelph.ca for the last day of Spirit of the Season and check out the punk rock market at the Guelph farmers market too. Loads of local artists and vendors to support with your holiday shopping.

Hanukkah sameach to all our Jewish Guelphites! I hope you have a wonderful first night of celebration and contemplation. 🕎

Paper yard waste bags full of leaves

Our crews are still out collecting yard waste across #Guelph. Please keep your yard waste bags at the curb, and they will be collected as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience ow.ly/yKqK50XE2ur

I showed my kid all of Strong Bad and clips from a large selection of cartoons when she complained about the brain rot. I would 100% go to a history of brain rot memes throughout time exhibit at the ROM.

Erin, Cam and Katherine

Lots of focus on alt-right groups and radicalization via misinformation created by voids in verified news able to be shared on platforms like Meta. Glad to attend with my colleagues @camguthrie.bsky.social and Cllr. Hauser as part of Guelph's working group.

Speaker at the conference

Mayor panel

Second mayor panel

Happy to be learning more about tactics to combat hate and division in cities from international speakers at the @strongcitiesnetwork.org sixth global summit in Toronto.

Oh my. That’s not okay at all.

I’ve been getting that done. Very convenient.

Keep in mind that testing coverage for Ontario is currently limited due to the province cutting wastewater monitoring in most locations. Flu is also very high right now. If you haven’t had your fall vaccinations and are medically able, they are still available.

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Mixed feelings about the recent Ombudsman Report "Lost in Transition" on the hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities and the developmental services system in Ontario

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Passing action for the renoviction and rental replacement bylaws, the vacancy tax bylaw and the build of 12 new affordable housing units is a great end of month council meeting.

Email councillorsandmayor@guelph.ca to show support for funding the daytime shelter. We can’t afford not to. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfPZDn...

A crowd at the ribbon cutting.

The first official walks over the bridge.

The view of the river from the bridge.

City councillors and the mayor.

Magical skies for the ribbon cutting of the new pedestrian bridge (name coming soon) that connects Emma and Earl streets. Glad this is in place before we close the Speedvale bridge for repairs so folks without cars can maintain access. Great job from @guelph.ca staff on this project.

We need to take a stand against the use of the notwithstanding clause which allows Premiers to push through anti-human rights legislation that equates to anti-trans violence.

Council votes to speed up renoviction bylaw for Guelph 'It's not acceptable to wait for another year or two years to get this implemented when it's affecting people right now,' said Coun. Erin Caton

This is amazing news for anyone who rents in #Guelph. This bylaw will keep people in their homes by preventing bad-faith renovictions which are loopholes around rent control. @caton.bsky.social @gwlc.bsky.social @getinvolvedguelph.bsky.social @taypace.bsky.social #housing #rentcontrol #onpoli

Thanks to @guelph.ca council for supporting my amendment to immediately begin development of renoviction and rental replacement bylaws. With the vacancy tax bylaw & affordable housing plan, this was a great night with hopeful changes on the horizon.

Caton says its a numbers game; the City is proposing to build 12 units for $3.4 million (in next item) and this save affordable units for a simple $311k. They feel that we can get at a bylaw pretty quickly and with rapidly rising rents in Guelph, we need this now.

“The new Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) will aim to improve the province’s conservation authority system" to help get shovels in the ground faster on homes and other local infrastructure projects” - Guelph Today

Ah yes, building homes. Famously, the mandate of Conservation.

Mine never had terrible two’s but she certainly was a threenager. The sequel is fun though.

Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.

Doug Ford up with new way to increase homelessness and more intruding on municipal decisions. Never have I ever seen a government more intent on driving up property taxes in communities that are trying to keep people off the street. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... #ONpoli

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