Jessica Lovell
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Demand for weekend student food program exceeds capacity in Guelph
Five years in, the charity sends home food packages with 400 children from 30 of Guelph’s 39 elementary schools each week. → Read More
Habitat for Humanity looks to create homes for families, seniors on Jesuit Centre north of Guelph
The Orchard Park building once housed the novices training to be Jesuits at what is now the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, just north of Guelph. Now, Habitat for Humanity hopes to convert it back into... → Read More
'Tenants don’t have to vacate': Future uncertain for residents of Guelph's 90 Carden
What will happen to the property at that point is still unknown, but it is a concern for those who work with the city’s vulnerable populations. → Read More
'This is pretty scary': Guelph woman spots possible bar code gift card fraud
When Guelph resident Menalyn Santillana went to the north-end Walmart to buy her boyfriend a gift card this month, she came away wanting to warn others of the potential scam she discovered there. → Read More
Ready, set, register! Guelph winter recreation programs open Dec. 7
When it comes to signing up for the City of Guelph’s winter recreation programs, people are well-advised to get their wish lists ready in advance. → Read More
'This is kind of my Christmas': Guelph volunteers make meal for those less fortunate
No one should have to spend Christmas alone. That’s a big part of why volunteers from Guelph’s Dublin Street United Church come together on Dec. 25 to cook a meal for any community members who want to... → Read More
Getting into the holiday spirit with local Guelph and Waterloo Region light shows
When it comes to Christmas music and decorations, I usually like to wait until we’ve turned the calendar page to December before I really get into them. → Read More
How you can invest in affordable housing for roughly 35 families in Guelph and Fergus
When Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington builds homes, local individuals and businesses invariably get involved, volunteering labour, time, and materials, and making donations to help finance the... → Read More
'I love what I do': Guelph ICU nurses stick with job despite challenges
As Guelph General Hospital works to recruit nurses amid a health-care staffing crisis being felt in hospitals across the province, Trish McLaughlin says she’s prepared to stick with the job despite... → Read More
'We have to leave the city to play indoor pickleball': Guelph pickleballers ask city for more room to play
Guelph’s recreation facility offerings have not kept pace with the growing popularity of the sport of pickleball. That is the complaint from a group that formed this past spring to represent the... → Read More
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: More than books in Guelph little library
It’s a slight twist on the little free libraries that can be found in front yards in neighbourhoods all over the city. Meghan Lewis has called hers a “Little Garden Library,” and in it, passersby can... → Read More
University of Guelph goes vaccine- and mask-optional for fall 2022
The University of Guelph is strongly recommending masks and vaccinations for the thousands of students coming to campus for the fall 2022 semester, but there are no mandates in place. → Read More
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?: Kortright East, Scottsdale, and other Guelph streets
Slowing drivers down is the main goal of the curbs, bollards and speed cushions that have recently been installed on some Guelph streets, but these installations are not necessarily here to stay. → Read More
From moths to wasps, crickets and even an unusual pink grasshopper, Guelph Bug Day was fun for mom and son
I’m unlikely to ever win my kid a giant stuffy in one of those tricky carnival games, but when I learned I might be able to win a prize from Guelph Bug Day for finding bugs in our own backyard, I... → Read More
'It’s really going to encourage people to bike ride': Guelph proposes new bike lanes
Imagine being able to ride your bike from Guelph’s south end all the way to the farmers’ market on Gordon Street on a bike lane completely separate from car and truck traffic. → Read More
'The patients just keep coming': Busy Guelph ER delays ambulances
Do not call an ambulance hoping for faster service at the emergency department. That is the message this week from Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service as it deals with ongoing off-load delays... → Read More
Old family photo tells of Guelph Mercury's unlikely air delivery
Much has changed about how people communicate, but is it for the better, writes Jessica Lovell → Read More
'I’d love to stay longer': MTO tells tenants of Guelph's Hanlon Road to get out
While the province has yet to name a start date for the construction of a new interchange at Stone Road on Guelph’s Hanlon Expressway, people are gradually being moved out of the expropriated homes in... → Read More
'We stopped going there long ago': Complaints raised about west Guelph park
Future of playground to be considered as city plans to relocate defunct splash pad → Read More
'We stopped going there long ago': Complaints raised about west Guelph park
The city has no plans to replace a seemingly neglected playground in west Guelph that was recently the target of hateful graffiti, but it may decide to remove the play equipment entirely at a future... → Read More