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I am pleased to announce that I filed my nomination papers at City Hall to follow through on the goals I set to start the year. It was over 25 years ago I chose Guelph as the place I wanted to live, work and with the help of my loving wife, raise a family. Now in the twilight of a rewarding teaching career, I would like to embark on a new role in public service as your Guelph City Councillor. My…
Seeing many tributes and even some criticism after our Mayor, Guelph’s Cam Guthrie announced he would not be seeking re-election. I have known Cam personally throughout his time as Mayor and Council. He has always been passionate for this city and wears his civic pride on his sleeve, treating Guelph like it was his extended family. Early on, I appreciated Cam’s efforts to be a voice of fiscal…
As we enter 2026 I am very much looking forward to charting a course of renewed civic engagement. Having dedicated myself to a rewarding career in teaching and public education advocate, I am ready to be a service to my beloved City of Guelph. Like many citizens I have been taken aback by the pressing needs and challenges many in our community face. This is at a time when Guelph, like many Ontario…
Have been taking the time to listen and understand Guelph citizens’ concerns over the upcoming City budget. My wife attended a Ward town hall, I jumped on the live stream to listen to public delegations speak to a variety of issues and I also attended the Guelph Chamber of Commerce Budget breakfast to hear viewpoints from the business community. In hearing and reading fellow Guelphites competing…
One of the great things about being a parent is that it gives you the chance to reflect on past decisions that you have made and actions that you take. I recall my four year old son asking “Dad, why do you wear a poppy?” In answering my son, I gave the standard reply -- that I like many other people wear the poppy to remember the sacrifice of those who served the cause peace and freedom. His…
Just woke up from the screeching tires of another late night street race. Now that I’m up, I might as well write about something where everyone seems to have an opinion. When it comes to the issue of speed cameras there should be enough space for middle of the road consensus. Ontario Doug Ford says he will ban them while other politicians have put their finger in the air and banned them already -…
While times of crisis are something to endure and not celebrate, they do provide an opportunity for us to be reminded of what’s really important. The chaos of Trump and the economic pain he has inflicted thus far on Canada has been manageable, but the toll from the uncertainty grows each day. The threat of the tariff hurricane still looms and if our current trade deal is scrapped next year - look…
An opportunity to solve many of our persistent social ills with significant funding has arrived on Canada’s doorstep. With our new PM’s pledge to dramatically increase our military spending to meet our NATO commitments - we can finally provide drug treatment and housing to all those in need. How’s that? Rather than viewing military spending as competing with social programs for tax dollars - we…
If you follow the Blue Jays like me, you probably have been trying to figure out what the heck has been happening with this team’s remarkable turnaround. It was only a short while ago that fans were lamenting another lost season that was looking a lot like last year. Good starting pitching and defense were being let down by an anemic offense. I normally like to write a column summarizing the…
The Ontario Ministry of Education is hoping to address the inequality issue within its secondary schools by treating everyone the same. The result has been that everyone is suffering. Rather than continuing to let parents and students decide what level or stream (academic, applied, workplace) they wanted to take their mandatory Grade 9 courses, now students must take these courses all at the same…
