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city council agendaoctober 14 2016 budget discussions start with water wastewater rate changes and new stormwater service feeoctober 14 2016 information items for the week ending october 14 2016october 14 2016 visit the newsroom citywide recognition in 2015 in 2015 the city of guelph was the recipient of several prestigious awards and industry acknowledgments . as leaders and employees in this community it is very rewarding to know that the work that is done every day across this organization is making a difference . guelph is a leader among cities and our employees strive to do the best they can every day . being at our best means making this community stronger together through quality programs and services . guelph honoured for municipal public sector leadership the institute of public administration of canada ipac and deloitte recognized guelph for demonstrating outstanding leadership by taking bold steps to improve canada through advancements in public policy and management . city of guelph honoured for excellent communications the city guelph has been honoured with a gold quill excellence award from the international association of business communicators iabc for the 2014 municipal election communications plan my guelph my vote . city of guelph wins award for leadership in environmental conservation ontario nature presented the city of guelph with the lee symmes municipal award in recognition of the city s commitment to the natural environment and acknowledges the city s leading edge natural heritage system policies developed and implemented over the past 12 years . guelph wellington emergency medical service receives service award for geriatric excellence gwems received the award for its community paramedicine program and for demonstrating dedication leadership and innovation towards care of seniors in the community . city of guelph wins quest 2015 community energy builder award the community energy builder awards are presented annually by quest to recognize leadership and innovation in advancing smart energy communities in canada . guelph received the local government award for its emerging guelph energy efficiency retrofit strategy geers as a major component of its community energy initiative . communicators from the city of guelph and guelph municipal holdings inc. win eight pinnacle awards from the canadian public relations society cprs hamilton chapter . the pinnacle awards are prestigious communications awards with a long standing history of recognizing and rewarding the best public relations programs and projects from the hamilton halton niagara and southwestern ontario regions . guelph s exhibition park wins design award the city and earthscape took home an awards of excellence in the excellence in design award category for the new natural playground space in exhibition park . city receives award for downtown waste cart communications campaign the city of guelph s solid waste resources department is pleased to be a 2015 recipient of a recycling council of ontario silver award for excellence in the municipal communications category . guelph is a fair trade town on may 12 2015 guelph became canada s 20th fair trade town . city receives play works gold youth friendly community designation guelph received play works gold designation which represents the successful demonstration of 15 of 16 youth friendly community criteria . national panel recognizes city s communications for jubilee park as best in its class guelph was honoured by the canadian public relations society cprs with two more awards for communications excellence . the city s received the don rennie memorial award for its communications strategy for the jubilee park master plan and a silver award of excellence in the canadian community relations campaign of the year category . guelph s community energy initiative highlighted in engineering dimensions magazine the article titled community energy in guelph environment and economy in partnership chronicles guelph s journey in its efforts to conserve energy and water despite its growing population . the article highlights partnerships and policy entrenchment as the key contributing factors to guelph s leading advancements in this sector . grow guelph business retention and expansion program recognized for excellence by the economic development council of ontario the grow guelph br e program is a collective of the city of guelph and other local business service organizations . close 1 2 3 4 5 going downtown in flanders fields volunteer awesomeness 279 000 in community grants frozen water pipes frozen water pipes following a deep freeze that began in february 2015 guelph saw an unprecedented number of homes and businesses affected by frozen water pipes . almost 400 customers were without running water some for up to eight weeks . city staff acted quickly to develop programs and services to help those affected get access to water for basic needs from drinking and cooking to showering and laundry and to restore home water service as quickly as possible in spite of continued freezing temperatures . members of the guelph community stepped up too supporting affected family friends neighbours and even strangers . programs developed in the moment during the event have been built upon to create a permanent program for managing the city s response to frozen pipes in the future . learn more about frozen water service close 1 2 3 4 5 going downtown in flanders fields volunteer awesomeness 279 000 in community grants frozen water pipes 279 000 in community grants previous next the city has a community investment strategy that provides the organization with clear direction for investing in local organizations and the work they do . the wellbeing grant program is one of the ways the city provides financial support to guelph s non profit community . an important feature of the program is its community based approach to allocating these wellbeing grants . funding decisions are not made by city council or city employees . eight citizens with expertise in community benefit organizations are appointed to review and evaluate the grant applications . funding decisions are then based on eight categories identified in the canadian index of wellbeing . this approach increases community participation in municipal decision making and ensures the grant program is supporting areas of importance to community members . in 2015 the city awarded 279 400 to 47 local not for profit organizations through the wellbeing grant program . here s the story of one of last year s recipient big brothers big sisters of guelph mentor program and how the grant made a difference . this program provides at risk girls and boys ages 5 to 14 from guelph and surrounding area with the support of a well trained positive adult role model . last year we had a mentor approach us who didn t have a lot of experience with kids but he really wanted to be involved in the community . during the intake process we learned about his personality and interests and a particular student came to mind immediately . they were so similar . the only concern was that the student had mental health challenges and the mentor volunteer was not experienced working with people with special needs . after talking to the school and mentor we decided to make the match and provide extra support to the mentor . this has now become one of the most successful matches made . the student has opened up so much with the mentor doing better in school and he has even made a friend with another student in his class . the school can not believe the change in the student who is more social and his ability to calm himself when he gets upset has skyrocketed . the mentor has more confidence and is gaining very valuable experience . they love seeing each other and look forward to weekly visits . big brothers big sisters guelph close 1 2 3 4 5 going downtown in flanders fields volunteer awesomeness 279 000 in community grants frozen water pipes thank you volunteers volunteers are a huge part of making guelph a caring community and help deliver many city programs . in 2015 more than 1