News Release Guelph, Ont., September 7, 2016: Hockey fans in Guelph will get to experience the game they love when Rogers Hometown Hockey makes a tour stop in the Royal City next April. Guelph, one of 24 Canadian communities selected by Rogers, will host the country’s “ultimate hockey festival” on April 1 and 2 in […]
News Release Guelph, Ont., September 1, 2016 – On September 9, the annual Safe Semester project kicks off to create a safe and enjoyable downtown environment for students and patrons. The project involves the coordination of road closures and additional amenities in the city’s core to improve road safety, and decrease instances of littering, public […]
Starting Tuesday, September 6, Guelph Transit is offering early morning shuttle service for residents looking to connect to GO Transit’s newest early morning train service. The new early morning shuttle service will begin at 4:30 a.m., arriving at Guelph Central Station in time for GO Transit’s first train at 5:48 a.m. The shuttle is a […]
Guelphonography is an annually-run photo contest held in Guelph that promotes creativity in capturing beautiful images of our fair city. It runs throughout August and finishes with a gallery showing at the The Bookshelf/eBar (where contest winners are announced) and Atmosphere Cafe+etc guelPhonography celebrates the creativity of residents, expressed through the lens of their smart phone. […]
The City of Guelph has initiated several Class Environmental Assessment (EA) studies for proposed pedestrian bridges over the Speed River. These include connecting Emma Street to Earl Street, a future active transportation trail along the GJR tracks from Macdonell to Huron Streets through St. Patrick’s Ward, a bridge connecting the Metalworks development and downtown, and proposed improvements to the […]
The Guelph Storm and the City of Guelph have reached a new 10-year lease agreement for use of the Sleeman Centre that will end up costing Guelph taxpayers roughly $500,000 per year in revenue, $5 million total. The amount may be lower if the Storm has long payoff runs. The reason for this hit on […]
Summary Below courtesy of Robert Mackenzie – Transit Toronto Guelph is one of several medium and smaller municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area that have made major changes to their transit systems over the past few years. (For the record, the others are Barrie, Burlington, Niagara Falls, Oakville and Peterborough.) Some of these network reviews have […]
Warmer weather is among us and that means it’s time to hit up some farmers markets in the Guelph region. Farmers’ markets are great for getting fresh local produce, baked goods and artisan products. By going to Farmers’ Markets you buy direct from the producers and help the economy by supporting Ontario farmers and sustainable food […]
After a long and interesting journey of ups and downs (no pun intended), The City of Guelph finally has a permanent skate park. Silvercreek skatepark opened on June 9 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a June 21 event marks the official grand opening. Members of the public including skateboarders are invited to celebrate the grand opening […]
There will be two more morning and afternoon GO trains during peak travel times between Kitchener and Toronto starting this September. Both trains will stop in Guelph. The announcement did not specify what times these 2 additional trains will run at. The next schedule change will be announced in late August to start after […]
Article courtesy of: EzineArticles.com From Los Angeles to New York, street food is springing up everywhere. Projections suggest that by 2020 food trucks will be a billion dollar industry. Since 2009 the food truck business has grown 80%. Food trucks are here to stay and here’s 20 reasons why this trend is so hot. 20. […]
This year Guelph & District Multicultural Festival celebrates its 30th Anniversary. From Friday June 10th to Sunday June 12th at Riverside Park you can take in cuisine, art, and performances from community representatives of cultures across the globe. There’s a Children’s Tent with activities and interactive performances geared towards little ones, and a spacious tented dining […]