Erin Caton

@caton.bsky.social

Founder Environmental Sensitivities Coalition of Canada, techie, gardener, food nerd & mom. Guelph City Councillor Ward 1. (they/she)

Thank you to all the City of Guelph staff who have worked on this to make it a reality! This eco friendly facility & solar power battery system will save us money down the road and help keep our air pollution free. Future forward green technology and transit expansion is the right path for our city.

City of Guelph@guelph.ca · 2mo ago

This morning, City officials and federal and provincial partners broke ground on the new Guelph Transit and Fleet Services Facility 🚧 The new facility will support a growing fleet and improve transit reliability. More: https://ow.ly/c4SC50Z5L6y

From left to right: Deputy CAO Terry Gayman, Mayor Cam Guthrie, Councilor Linda Busuttil, Councilor Leanne Caron, Councilor Carly Klassen, Councilor Erin Caton, CAO Tara Baker, Guelph MP Dominique O'Rourke, Parliamentary Assistant Hardeep Singh Grewal, Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner, Councilor Phil Allt, Deputy CAO Colleen Clack-Bush, Councilor Cathy Downer.

Happy 199th birthday @guelph.ca! Thanks to all who are working on the 200th inside the city and within the community. That logo is fabulous and it was great to see everyone out today. Looking forward to all the events next year.

Erin and Morgan Dandie in front of the 200gh logo. Leanne Caron, Mustafa Zuberi and Erin in front of the 200th logo. Erin and Mustafa Zuberi at the Guelph 200th. The Guelph 200th logo unveiling party.

I am so thankful to council for supporting my motion and acknowledging over a decade of disability advocacy against speed bumps/cushions in our traffic calming policy. I’m looking forward to more accessible options in the city and bike lanes free of barriers. 🥳

Adam A. Donaldson@adamadonaldson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Caton table an amendment to remove speed cushions from the policy and Billings seconds. They say its impossible for any iteration of the AAC to capture the full picture of disability, but this all versions are against, or want it as a last resort.

A lot has changed with recycling in #Guelph. Circular Materials now runs the program, and Waste Management handles collection and customer service. For missed pickups, schedules, cart issues, or what’s recyclable, contact WM: canresidential@wm.com or 1‑800‑561‑1655. More: https://ow.ly/yPvr50Y8i1O

Blue recycling bin covered in a thick layer of fresh snow on a snowy residential street.

Starting Jan 1, you can recycle more! ✅Packaging (paper, glass, metal, plastic), plastic bags & wrappers, foam trays, coffee cups & pods, cosmetic tubes, blister packs, takeout containers & more. If it’s packaging, recycle it! ow.ly/9uRS50XLviR

Graphic with text that says "Blue Box changes starting January 1. You can recycle more items! guelph.ca/bluebox"Graphic with images of plastic items and text that says "Any kind of packaging"Image of various coffee products with text that says "Coffee cups, lids, sleeves, bags, pods"Graphic with images of plastic bags with text that says "Plastic bags"

Get to downtown @guelph.ca for the last day of Spirit of the Season and check out the punk rock market at the Guelph farmers market too. Loads of local artists and vendors to support with your holiday shopping.

Keep in mind that testing coverage for Ontario is currently limited due to the province cutting wastewater monitoring in most locations. Flu is also very high right now. If you haven’t had your fall vaccinations and are medically able, they are still available.

Tara Moriarty@moriartylab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025 SEVERE: AB VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC MODERATE: none About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 9.4
Alberta: SEVERE - 15.1
British Columbia: HIGH - 7.2
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 13.9
New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 14.0
Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 7.9
North: VERY HIGH - 11.1
Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 14.3
Ontario: HIGH - 8.2
Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 8.8
Quebec: HIGH - 8.7
Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 14.5

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."