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Discovering Dinosaurs - Guelph Mercury

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 18:35

Discovering Dinosaurs
Guelph Mercury
Open to students within The Guelph Mercury distribution area. The activities will be published every Tuesday and Thursday starting May 24, 2012. Students have an opportunity to win a prize for their school by submitting a copy of their dinosaur profile ...

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Free Form: Too many people are engaged in disengagement - Guelph Mercury

Sat, 05/12/2012 - 13:00

Free Form: Too many people are engaged in disengagement
Guelph Mercury
By Rob O'Flanagan, Free Form Several months from now, many residents of Guelph will drive around the bend on Wellington Street and come to the intersection at Macdonell Street. Some will glance and ponder: “I wonder what they're building there?

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Too many people are engaged in disengagement - Guelph Mercury

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 22:33

Too many people are engaged in disengagement
Guelph Mercury
Several months from now, many residents of Guelph will drive around the bend on Wellington Street and come to the intersection at Macdonell Street. Some will glance and ponder: “I wonder what they're building there?” As part of the civically disengaged ...

In the garden: New clematis varieties are good for small gardens - Guelph Mercury

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 19:46

In the garden: New clematis varieties are good for small gardens
Guelph Mercury
... blooming perennials in my garden, a real celebrity. David Hobson gardens in Waterloo and is happy to answer garden questions, preferably by email: garden@gto.net. Reach him by mail c/o Here, Guelph Mercury, 8 – 14 Macdonell St., Guelph, Ont., N1H 6P7.

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Jury of One: Noise test to pick on two-wheeled vehicles - Guelph Mercury

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 12:58

Jury of One: Noise test to pick on two-wheeled vehicles
Guelph Mercury
He could ask, but I suspect he would be told garbage trucks have too many wheels. Scott Tracey is a Mercury staff writer. His Jury of One column appears Fridays. He can be reached at stracey@guelphmercury.com.

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Noise test to pick on two-wheeled vehicles - Guelph Mercury

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 02:22

Noise test to pick on two-wheeled vehicles
Guelph Mercury
He could ask, but I suspect he would be told garbage trucks have too many wheels. Scott Tracey is a Mercury staff writer. His Jury of One column appears Fridays. He can be reached at stracey@guelphmercury.com.

Scott Walker buys piece of Guelph Storm - Guelph Mercury

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 22:43

Scott Walker buys piece of Guelph Storm
Guelph Mercury
GUELPHGuelph Storm coach Scott Walker has reportedly become part owner of the team. Reliable sources told the Mercury Thursday that Walker has purchased a third of the Ontario Hockey League club, taking over the portion formerly owned by Elliot Kerr ...

Torstar increases dividend - Guelph Mercury

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 22:19

Torstar increases dividend
Guelph Mercury
Torstar publishes daily newspapers — including the Waterloo Region Record, Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator and Guelph Mercury — as well as a large number of community newspapers. It also owns the Harlequin romance novel brand.

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Guelph integrity commissioner to meet with mayor and civic staffers this week - Guelph Mercury

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 18:24

Guelph integrity commissioner to meet with mayor and civic staffers this week
Guelph Mercury
GUELPH — The city's integrity commissioner was to meet this week with municipal staff and the mayor as he continues to investigate a Guelph Mercury article outlining frustration felt by some members of council. “Obviously I'm going to respond,” Robert ...

No disclosure of Guelph police report into 'not dead' case - Hamilton Spectator

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 11:54

No disclosure of Guelph police report into 'not dead' case
Hamilton Spectator
The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner's office has declined an appeal by the Guelph Mercury to access the report through the Guelph Police Service. In a written April 27 decision, adjudicator Stephanie Haley ruled public interest in the case ...

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City of Guelph hopes to settle lawsuit over city hall build - Guelph Mercury

Tue, 05/08/2012 - 22:19

City of Guelph hopes to settle lawsuit over city hall build
Guelph Mercury
GUELPH — The City of Guelph is optimistic it can reach an out of court settlement to resolve litigation arising from the construction of the municipality's new city hall building. In a closed meeting Monday, city council discussed a plan to have the ...

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No disclosure of Guelph Police report into 'not dead' case - Guelph Mercury

Tue, 05/08/2012 - 17:22

No disclosure of Guelph Police report into 'not dead' case
Guelph Mercury
The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner's office has declined an appeal by the Guelph Mercury to access the report through the Guelph Police Service. In a written April 27 decision, adjudicator Stephanie Haley ruled public interest in the case ...

Big cat sighted in city likely a young cougar - Guelph Mercury

Tue, 05/08/2012 - 04:19

Big cat sighted in city likely a young cougar
Guelph Mercury
When I read the April 4 Guelph Mercury article, Big Cats Sighted in Guelph Area, and saw the photo, I knew where I had seen those eyes before. I contacted Stuart Kenn of Beeton, president of the Ontario Puma Foundation. Kenn said from my description it ...

Time for a broader approach to local food - Guelph Mercury

Mon, 05/07/2012 - 04:09

Time for a broader approach to local food
Guelph Mercury
I saw evidence of it first-hand in the fall, when my agricultural communications students at the University of Guelph wrote a bevy of local food stories, with guidance from Kate Vsetula and the Guelph Wellington Local Food initiative.

Guelph Mercury captures five Ontario Newspaper Awards - Guelph Mercury

Sun, 05/06/2012 - 15:02

Guelph Mercury captures five Ontario Newspaper Awards
Guelph Mercury
HAMILTON – The Guelph Mercury captured five awards at Saturday's Ontario Newspaper Awards gala in Hamilton. Rob O'Flanagan won for column writing, Rob Massey's photo of a trampoline artist striking a pose mid-air won for sports photography, ...

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Torstar papers take 19 prizes at Ontario Newspapers Awards dinner - Toronto Star

Sun, 05/06/2012 - 03:56

Torstar papers take 19 prizes at Ontario Newspapers Awards dinner
Toronto Star
The Spec took a total of 10 awards, the Torstar-owned Guelph Mercury won five, and the Waterloo Region Record earned four. It was the 58th annual presentation of the awards, which recognize outstanding journalism published by Ontario newspapers.
Spec team picks up 10 Ontario Newspaper AwardsHamilton Spectator

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Beer sales strike out at Hastings Stadium - Guelph Mercury

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 03:45

Beer sales strike out at Hastings Stadium
Guelph Mercury
Just prior to the interview with Cameron, Rooney told the Guelph Mercury he thought the team had given the city everything it needed. “I think we've met all the expectations and compliance,” Rooney said. He added that he felt the licence and insurance ...

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Search-and-rescue mission in suburbia - Guelph Mercury

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 20:13

Search-and-rescue mission in suburbia
Guelph Mercury
The knock on my door would likely have come from the Guelph Police Service by now. Besides, if crimes can be victimless, this one might have qualified. If I one day come before a judge, I'll explain I was desperate. I might even ask the judge if they ...

Youthful peeks into nature - Guelph Mercury

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 04:14

Youthful peeks into nature
Guelph Mercury
... tribe of the American Northwest hunt for buffalo, to the Trakehner, the Prussian cavalry horse, whose size, strength and agility made it the warhorse of choice. — Brenda Hoerle is a copy editor with the Waterloo Region Record and the Guelph Mercury.

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Speed River poor use of prime Guelph plaza-front property - Guelph Mercury

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 21:30

Speed River poor use of prime Guelph plaza-front property
Guelph Mercury
I had actually been in Guelph a few years before it even really occurred to me the Speed runs behind the two plazas at Wellington and Gordon streets, and since that time I have often wondered who would make such terrible use of the property.

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