Breezy Breakfast Radio Hour

Episode 193: Reviewing the Public Space Use Bylaw

Welcome to the first Breezy Breakfast of this season!  

This week your host is Rachel Thorn, speaking with Guelph City Councilor Phil Allt Guelph.  The topic is Guelph’s Public Space Use Bylaw.  

 

Is it a solution to downtown decay?  Might it be a panacea with a lot of hope but bound to fail?

 

Guests from the audience share their understanding of what the Public Space Use Bylaw would accomplish.

 

Concerns for the well-being of downtown tent dwellers are contrasted to the challenges of operating a downtown business.

 

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Episode 192: Breezy Bookworms

Welcome to another Bookworm edition of Breezy Breakfast.

Today we hear from Dan Atkins, the acting CEO of the Guelph Public Library.

If you're looking to add to your "to read" list, we've got it all:  books on race, water, and definitions; biographies of hockey players and spare heirs; young adult fiction, speculative fiction, and so much more.

Margo, a Breezy regular, pitches the Royal City Mission stories featuring those in our community who have very little.

This is our last Breezy Breakfast for the summer.
However, many of our regular patrons will continue to meet at 8 AM to dine in splendour.
Join them and hostesses Marie and Jenny for the finest in conversation, coffee, and croissants at the Rise and Shine on Macdonell Street in beautiful downtown Guelph.

Breezy Breakfast:  the perfect way to start a summer day.

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SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

 

Episode 191: Mayor Cam Guthrie

This week on Breezy Breakfast, Mayor Cam Guthrie is our guest.

How will Strong Mayor powers impact Guelph's affordable housing crisis?

What does his proposed property tax maximum of 4% look like?

Mayor Guthrie answers questions about the budget, policing, housing, hospitals, the possibility of a national urban park in the Old Reformatory lands, the Royal City's plans to celebrate its 200th anniversary, and many other topics.

As we were unable to get to all of our questions, Mayor Guthrie has agreed to return to Breezy Breakfast.

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Episode 190: Tiny Homes

This week in the Breezy Breakfast we learn about Tiny Homes.

Tiny Homes are controversial. They are neither homes, nor tents.

How do they fit into the housing mix? 

Our guests are Joe Mancini of A Better Tent City, Ingrid Ohls of the Guelph Tiny Homes Coalition and Tony Stortz, authour of "A Home of Their Own".

 

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Episode 189: Guelph's National Urban Park

Is Guelph still in the running for an Urban National Park?

 

Where does the support of council stand?

 

The OId Reformatory is the perfect location, with natural heritage features and Indigenous murals in the main building. 

 

However, many people see these lands as the perfect location for a new hospital.

 

This lively discussion features Brian Skerrett of Urban Park Guelph and Anna Baggio of Wildlands League.

 

Read coverage of the meeting from GuelphToday here.

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Episode 188: Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste

Given the recent crisis in Calgary and Guelph's population growth, many people are concerned about we'll keep Guelphites sufficiently and reliably watered.

Will we need a double pipeline - water and wastewater - between Guelph and Lake Erie? Waste disposal and composting are also challenges.

Recycling will undergo a major change in 2025 once extended producer responsibility comes to Guelph. Businesses that supply packaging and paper will be responsible for those materials. What will that look like?

We are joined on Breezy Breakfast this week by a strong city of Guelph panel with Cameron Walsh from Solid Waste Services, Wayne Galliher from Water Services, and Tim Robertson from Wastewater Services to find these answers and more. 

Listen for lively discussion on the Breezy Breakfast Radio Hour!

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Episode 187 - Pollinators and Native Plant Regeneration

Talks of the birds and the bees - as well as flowers and trees - may not be as straightforward as we'd like to think. How can we figure out about truly beneficial practices? Why do so many native plant regeneration movements seem so...extreme? Are some non-native species, like the honeybee and dandelion, just here to stay?

This week we are joined by local native plant expert and owner of Cardiff Naturscaping Meghan Lewis, and Michael Barber, beekeeper and owner of Tri-City Bee Rescue and The Hive on Elizabeth Street, who are able to find common ground on several issues despite holding largely opposing positions on many points. Listen for lively discussion on the Breezy Breakfast Radio Hour!

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Episode 186: Upgrading Guelph's Infrastructure

We're in the middle of construction season.  
Most of Guelph's infrastructure is ancient, so many water and sewage lines are being replaced and upgraded. 
New infrastructure must be installed to keep up with Guelph's growth.

This week, we learn about stormwater ponds, infrastructure work in the downtown area, the Emma/Earl bridge, budgetary concerns, and the sinkhole on Speedvale avenue.

Our guests are Terry Gayman and Reg Russwurm, two Professional Engineers on staff at the City of Guelph.  

They skillfully address more than a few hot-button issues.

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Bill 185: Creating more chaos in Ontario's housing crisis

Since it was elected in October 2018, the Ford government has proposed and pushed through a myriad of Bills in an attempt to lessen the housing crisis in Ontario.

Bill 108, The More Homes, More Choice Act, is an omnibus bill containing extensive amendments to legislation related to housing development in Ontario, including substantial changes to the planning and appeal process, municipal revenue generation tools, and environmental protection.

Bill 109, The More Homes for Everyone Act, contains the legislation to implement Bill 108.

Bill 23, The More Homes Built Faster Act, is an omnibus bill that made fundamental changes to the land-use planning system in Ontario through changes to the Development Charges Act, Planning Act, Municipal Act, and others.

Today, we unpack Bill 185, The Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, another omnibus bill that introduces changes to 15 statutes, including key land-use planning legislation.

If you are concerned about responsible land-use planning and the democratic process, consider Bill 185 as the icing on this multi-layered chaos cake.

Our guest Kevin Thomason is the Vice-Chair of the Grand River Environmental Network.

He knows these bills inside and out.

The rapid changes in planning legislation has resulted in planning chaos in municipalities across the province.

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Episode 164: Resident Engagement on MMIWG2S

This week on Breezy Breakfast, we discuss Truth and Reconciliation and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit. 

Dana Nuttley's ex-wife was an Indigenous woman.  Denise was a victim of abuse and was killed by her boyfriend.  Dana, in an emotional opening, outlines how this affected him and his son.  He offers us a model to understand past and current settler-Indigenous relations.

 

Mike Askewe is a residential school survivor who has been living in Guelph from some time.  Mike outlines how residential schools traumatized him and how he personally views Truth and Reconciliation.

 

 

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