GUELPH POLITICAST #532 – The Local (feat. David Deacon and Michael K. Newton)

GUELPH POLITICAST #532 – The Local (feat. David Deacon and Michael K. Newton)

From Guelph Politicast by Adam A. Donaldson

July 1, 2026 · 48 min · Episode 1469

About this episode

The episode discusses local traffic concerns in Guelph and the emergence of a new print media outlet.

If you’re listening to this on Wednesday, then it’s Canada Day, and you might expect that we would dig into something of national importance but with a Guelph edge. Instead, we’re going to go ultra local. There’s a neighbourhood in the City’s south end that has concerns about traffic that will be created from over 200 new units that have been long in development. At the same time, one Guelphite is saying that print is not dead! First, in the Hart Village area east of Rickson Road in Guelph’s south end, signs have popped up along Carrington Drive, Rodgers Road, and Ryder Avenue, all trying to raise awareness about two new projects coming to the top of the hill on Lovett Lane and their possible impacts on traffic flow in the area. Some might call them NIMBY, but in an election year do these residents have the political capital to use the occasion for their issue? Second, you may have noticed a new print media outlet around town at some of your favourite coffee shops and stores, something we used to call an alt-weekly. It’s been a good 15 years since Echo Weekly stopped publishing, but now Net Weekly hopes to fill the void by “trying to help you stay off your phone just a little bit…

People in this episode

Host: Adam A. Donaldson

Guest: David Deacon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Net Weekly, Echo Weekly

Places: Guelph, Hart Village, Rickson Road, Carrington Drive, Rodgers Road, Ryder Avenue, Lovett Lane

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