Category: development

The City of Guelph is hosting an open house to present plans for the Manitoba Street road reconstruction project. This includes the installation of underground water and sewer pipes on Manitoba Street from Ontario Street to Huron Street.

September 25 is the anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag which is an official flag of Ontario. For the past several years, French language schools gather at City Hall to raise the flag. The Réseau-Franco Guelph will be hosting the flag raising, whose mandate is to support Guelph’s French-speaking community by raising its profile and increasing opportunities to live, work and play en français.

Let’s talk about parks and open spaces in Clair-Maltby
Join us for a Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan workshop and provide feedback on how to select  community park locations, and priority locations for the moraine ribbon.
Wednesday, September 25
1:30-4 p.m. or 6:30-9 p.m.
Harcourt Memorial United Church
87 Dean Avenue, Guelph
Feedback will be used to help establish policy directions that will inform the creation of the secondary plan for the Clair-Maltby area. The final secondary plan will become part of the City’s Official Plan.
Register
Registration for the workshops is open until Friday, September 20, 2019 on guelph.ca/clair-maltby.
Registration is free.
Unable to attend?
Email your comments to clair-maltby@guelph.ca.
Participate in the online conversation at haveyoursay.guelph.ca from September 30–October 14.
For more information
guelph.ca/clair-maltby
If you have questions or require assistance with registration, contact Stacey Laughlin at 519-837-5616 extension 2327.

Culture Days is an annual 3 day-long celebration that aims to raise awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.
Each year, in every province, individual artists, cultural groups, organizations, municipalities and festivals offer free participatory and interactive arts and cultural activities during the Culture Days weekend.
All events are free or PWYM (pay-what-you-may).
For event details visit guelph.ca/culturedays.

Ontario Culture Days is turning 10, so we’re hosting a party!
Join us on September 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. to kickoff Culture Days weekend at Guelph Civic Museum.
Explore the Museum’s collections and new fall exhibitions while you search for answers to scavenger hunt clues, hear storyteller, Brad Woods, spin some tales with The Great Wooden Trio, eat a slice of cake, and take home a special loot bag at the end of the night to inspire creativity and encourage health, and wellness for you and the planet!
This event coincides with the opening reception of new fall exhibitions, “Bridging Practices in Accessibility, Art, and Communications” and “Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario”. Opening remarks at 6 p.m.
Performances by Brad Woods and The Great Wooden Trio at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
September’s Fourth Friday is sponsored by Beth & Ryan Waller, Home Group Realty.
Free admission.
There will be a cash bar at the event.
Visit https://culturedays.ca to learn more about Culture Days and to discover how Guelph is celebrating, September 27 to 29.
Visit guelphmuseums.ca for full accessibility information

Culture Days is an annual 3 day-long celebration that aims to raise awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.
Each year, in every province, individual artists, cultural groups, organizations, municipalities and festivals offer free participatory and interactive arts and cultural activities during the Culture Days weekend.
All events are free or PWYM (pay-what-you-may).
For event details visit guelph.ca/culturedays.

Create, participate and share at the 3rd annual Culture Hub and Makers Market for Culture Days | Fête de la culture.
Join us in Market Square and City Hall as we celebrate the talented crafters, makers and artisans of Guelph, and try your hand at some crafty activities of your own!
Activities:
Create beeswax wraps with Stephanie Clarke
Custom magnet making with Art Studio Guelph
Instrument making and rhythm circle with John Proctor of Earth Tones Studio
Mosaic creation with Lelkessen – with soul
Henna designs by Megan from We Learn Multi-Sensory Play
Healing crystals activity with Healing Cocktails
Pom Pom Party with Kathleen Ballos of Snowdrop & Co
Jewelry upcycling with AHMRI + ABBY of Otherwise Studios
Vendors:
Art Studio Guelph – Bead-work, jewelry, fabric bags, art kits
Laza Food & Beverages – Beverages, ice pops, samosas
Guelph Potters Guild – Handmade pottery items
We Learn Multi-Sensory Play – Natural materials and found objects to support learning
Healing Cocktails – Essential oil bracelets, necklaces, oil blends & lotions
Designs by Erika – Jewelry and accessories
Earth Tones Studio – Drums and percussion instruments
Publication Studio Guelph – Hand-bound books

The Over Tones, Inc. is a group of women from Guelph who sing four-part A Capella harmony in the Barbershop style.
We’re thrilled to be welcoming the chorus back to Guelph Farmers’ Market for a Culture Days | Fête de la culture performance in the backlot on Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m. until noon.

Culture Days is an annual 3 day-long celebration that aims to raise awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.
Each year, in every province, individual artists, cultural groups, organizations, municipalities and festivals offer free participatory and interactive arts and cultural activities during the Culture Days weekend.
All events are free or PWYM (pay-what-you-may).
For event details visit guelph.ca/culturedays.

All are welcome to this festival. There will be lots of networking opportunities to meet fellow fruit and vegetable gardeners who participate in one of over 20 community gardens in the city.
Those new to community gardening can learn about how to get involved next year!
Activities

Gardening and food-themed workshops. This will include apple cider making, heritage seed saving, beekeeping and more!
Children’s activities.
Free food.
Make a community salsa. Bring any extra produce from your garden to contribute to making a large batch of community salsa and take some home!
Weirdest vegetable contest. Prizes will be given for the weirdest looking vegetable that you have grown in your garden this year. Bring a picture of it or the real thing!

Join us for an Artist Talk and Trail Walk for Culture Days with Mallory Tolcher!
Mallory Tolcher is the 2019 City of Guelph Artist in Residence. Tolcher’s project, called #GuelphMovesMe, promotes physical fitness on Guelph’s trails through an outdoor art exhibition.
The project began by asking the community to submit photos of individuals being physically active as inspiration for 12 hand-drawn portraits.
The portraits will be installed at six points along the Silvercreek and Eramosa River trails at the beginning of September and changed out halfway through the month.
The project ends with an artist talk and trail walk on September 29 during Culture Days weekend.
Learn more about Mallory’s inspiration and artistic practice and find out what’s next for this talented artist!