HOLY COW I can’t believe it! Never thought I’d see the day!! The disabled community has been trying to get speed bumps removed as traffic calming measures in our city for over 10yrs now, I can’t believe it’s finally happened. Huge thank you to counsellors Caton and Billings for pushing for this!! 🥳

Adam A. Donaldson@adamadonaldson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Amendment passes 8-4 (Gibson, Richardson, Goller, and Goller against).

From her time on the AAC, Root says there was a passionate discussion on speed cushions, and the City was supposed to be dedicated to only using them as a last resort, but it was always the first. And they came back every single time.

Root notes that she is one of the people that's affected going over speed cushions and avoiding them is not easy. Uber drivers and cabs can't always follow alternate directions, and when they do, it can increase costs. Also, disabled people have to know where all the speed cushions are. Not fair.

Next, Lorelei Root, who used to be the chair of the AAC, but was one of the members who walked out (so to speak) in 2024. She's also asking for different options when it comes to speed cushions, although not all disabled people are affected by them.

Coming up at 6 pm, it's the regular council meeting of the month. This is what's on the agenda for tonight: guelphpolitico.ca/2026/04/10/c...

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 21, 2026 Meeting?

One more council meeting before the election officially begins… April’s regular meeting of city council will shower us all in catch up work. At least at the time of this publishing, the…

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To the person who stole my backpack this weekend… I hope you found something you needed inside. I hope my gym sneakers and gym clothes fit you, they are clean and comfortable even if not super warm.

I hope @camguthrie.bsky.social and others who push to criminalize homelessness in Guelph look outside during storms like this and imagine what it would be like to live in a tent. Those are the people you’re forcing into dangerous areas away from support services and life saving resources.

Hey folks! Does anyone have leads on somewhere that designs leg prosthetics in Guelph or nearby? We have a community member who is an amputee and *urgently* needs a new prosthetic limb, and I am not sure exactly where to start to help getting her one. Thanks!

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I’m going to need Elon and Trump to either shut up and kiss already, or stop taking up all this unearned attention during pride month. 🌈

They had to reopen applications for Guelph’s Accessibility Advisory Committee. Only one of the previous members reapplied, the rest of us quit, and the city obviously didn’t get enough new applicants. It’s almost like if you ignore and lie to disabled people enough, we stop wanting to engage. 🤷🏼‍♀️

So I’m really bad at asking for help, but I’m in a bit of a pickle and could use some help right now. My fridge died, and it took my medication along to the underworld with it. I need some help raising the money to replace it. 🫶🏻 gofund.me/cfda9397

Donate to My fridge died and took my medication along with it, organized by Lorelei Root

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Key members resign from Guelph’s Accessibility Advisory Committee

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Last night I went downtown to honour the lives we’ve lost to drug poisonings and the people who’ve been abandoned by yesterday’s closure of the Consumption and Treatment Services site. Sincerest Thanks to the staff who kept this site running, preventing countless drug poisoning deaths & overdoses. ❤️‍🩹

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

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As Trump Administration Cuts Funding, Researchers Turn to European Universities

European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.

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Sure baking sourdough bread sounds cool, but have you ever simply stared at hateful, lumpy, white politicians on the tv and tried to make their sad little internal organs explode using willpower and witchcraft? Both are perfectly acceptable hobbies.

Coming up at 3 pm, it's this month's Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting. This is what's coming up on the agenda: guelphpolitico.ca/2025/02/12/m...

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for February 18, 2025

For the firs time in 2025, the Accessibility Advisory Committee will gather and discuss the goal of creating a barrier-free Guelph with another busy agenda. This month, the AAC will be focusing muc…

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What stage of grief is it when you give yourself side bangs with a kitchen knife at 4am on the day of your friend’s funeral and then clean them up with scissors in a hotel bathroom a couple of days later? Asking for a friend.

Remind your grief that it is love. 💕

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Kate’s spirit is with us in every warm meal served, every kind word shared, and every moment of laughter that slips through the sorrow. We love you, Kate. Thank you for showing us what it means to show up with heart. 🫶🏻

Clear the Way for Accessibility! ❄️ Report snow build-up at accessible parking, crosswalk buttons, sidewalk ramps, or bus stops: 📞 519-837-5648 📧 operations@guelph.ca 🌐 guelph.ca/snow For emergencies, call 911. Let’s keep Guelph accessible for everyone!

Hey if you're struggling to work create or anything, it isn't you. The weight of grief, fear and stress is sky high. Be kind to yourself. The world won't be.

I think there’s a misconception that Your Downtown Guelph Friends only feeds unhoused folks, but our meal service is for anyone who wants to eat. If you’re someone who could use a free meal on Sundays, please come see Your Downtown Guelph Friends outside the GCHC on Wyndham street from 2-3:30

Here’s an article about Your Downtown Guelph Friends and what you can expect from us moving forward. We’re still doing meal service on Sundays, getting food on plates and boots on feet, helping get winter gear and necessities to the people that need them, & we have some upcoming naloxone training. 🫶🏻

Spotlight on: Guelph youth-led meal program and support for vulnerable community members

Your Downtown Guelph Friends will continue their free meal service outside of the Guelph Community Health Centre on Sundays

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If this year has taught me anything so far it’s that you’re never too old to show up at your parents’ house late at night and sit in their kitchen crying while your mom makes you a grilled cheese sandwich.