Police estimate 13,000 to 15,000 people gathered within a selected stretch of Chancellor’s Way during Guelph’s September 26 Homecoming. A new report outlines the policing costs, reported offences and community impacts, with investigations continuing. Policing Guelph’s September 26 Homecoming cost approximately $91,000, with police recording about 250 incidents directly linked to the event. An estimated …
A larger-than-usual Homecoming gathering put pressure on Guelph’s emergency services Saturday. One mother described spending roughly 12 hours at the hospital with her infant daughter as staff handled the influx of patients. Guelph General Hospital treated about 60 Homecoming-related patients over the weekend, while local paramedics sought help from neighbouring services as a large gathering …
Leanne Caron has served on Guelph council since 2006 and Ken Yee Chew since 2022, yet both mayoral candidates are now calling for action on Homecoming disruptions and costs that have repeatedly surfaced during their council terms. Their promises raise a question for voters: what did they do about the problem while already in office? …
Finding a student rental in Guelph has become increasingly competitive, with demand often exceeding supply well before the academic year begins. These pressures are now influencing how some families approach housing decisions altogether. There is a noticeable shift in housing behaviour among families of students attending the University of Guelph, driven by tight rental supply …
Researchers at the University of Guelph are seeking volunteers for a new study examining the effects of cannabis on cardiovascular health. The study is open to healthy men and women between the ages of 30 and 50 who are regular cannabis users, but limit their use to no more than one to two times per …
A tiny beetle from Costa Rica has just made scientific history, becoming the 15 millionth specimen in an archive that underpins an effort to build a genetic reference library cataloguing all life on Earth. That library lives at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) at the University of Guelph, which has an ambitious mission to …
A gastroenteritis outbreak, likely caused by Norovirus, has now affected over 240 people at the University of Guelph, with 243 cases reported as of Tuesday, according to Dr. Nicola Mercer, the local medical officer of health. The majority of cases are linked to the South Residence, though other locations at the university are also impacted. …
Since the first self-reported case on January 6, U of G has been monitoring the number of self-reported cases in residence, which is currently 170 as of the morning of January 10. The majority of cases are in South Residence, though there have been some cases reported in other residences. These cases are a cumulative …
As of the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 8, there are approximately 60 self-reported cases at U of G, the first of which was self-reported late Monday night. The majority of cases are in South Residence though there have been a few individual cases reported in other residences. The University of Guelph is aware of students …
An Oakville man faces an assault charge after a bottle was thrown into a crowd on the University of Guelph campus in September. The early morning of September 28, a first-year student attended a large outdoor gathering on campus. Approximately 2:30 a.m. another male threw a large glass bottle into the air and towards the …
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