Apply by 1 March 2026! Two Fellowships, valued at CAD$1500. S-CAP Visiting Research Fellowships are designed to foster original research and scholarship by scholars utilizing the @uofguelph.bsky.social Scottish Studies Collection, held at the @uofglibrary.bsky.social.

Pricing strategies can make a meaningful difference in whether consumers choose ethical products, writes Lang marketing researcher Dr. Jing Wan in a new @ca.theconversation.com commentary. news.uoguelph.ca/2026/02/why-...

Cold weather? No problem! ❄️ Get ready for #WinterWalk&Wheel Month by gearing up for winter a journey with the following: 🧢 Hat 🧤 Mittens 🧣 Scarf 👢 Snow boots

Quick accessibility check for today 👀 Does your space have an automatic door button? Is it easy to find? Easy to reach (for wheelchair and powerchair users)? Open without a long wait? Test your button out today and let us know how your checks went! ⬇️ #BarrierFree #GBFC #ProgressNotPerfection

Last week was reading week @uofguelph.bsky.social. As homework, students in my lab had two tasks: 1) rest, and 2) share their favourite recipe. Just received the first homework submission - double chocolate oatmeal cookies. A+ work right here, folks. www.lordbyronskitchen.com/double-choco...

FYI, we also have an active @linkedin.com page, where we post updates on all things One Health at U of Guelph, including academic programming, faculty profiles, articles, seminars, symposia, graduate student opportunities, funding etc. Thank you to our 6,428 followers! #OneHealth

GCAT is electing new board members AND accepting Top Cat nominations 🐾🚲 Want to help shape safer streets? Join the board. Know someone advancing active transportation? Nominate them. Board apps due Feb 25 Top Cat noms due Feb 24 gcat.ca/join-the-board/

Happening today! Don't miss out on this knowledge-sharing opportunity!

BOOM! jwalkguelph.blogspot.com/2026/02/guel...

For everything, there is a season.

Applications for the Guelph 200 Grant program are now being accepted until March 20, 2026! 🥳 The Guelph 200 Grant Program offers one-time funds to support and enhance the city’s bicentennial commemorations. 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣For more information, visit https://ow.ly/1N4U50YiZqs

U of Guelph's Mobilizing One Health micro-credential begins March 9! This course is ideal for professionals interested in addressing complex challenges at the intersection of human, animal & environmental health. Register by Feb. 26. More info: uoguel.ph/px1th @uofguelphscs.bsky.social

GCAT is looking for new board members. You don’t need to be an “expert.” You need to care. Safer streets. Better crossings. Stronger community. Applications close Feb 25. https://gcat.ca/join-the-board/ This is how change happens.

Where the Dreams Begin Bill Brownridge n.d.

Big Spruce Forest, BC Arthur Lismer 1959

Across Ontario, people are sick of the same old politics that prioritizes the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of everyone else. I was so touched by everyone who joined us in Huntsville to share their concerns for the future with @mattrichtergpo.bsky.social and me.

Update: The water main repair at Victoria Road is now complete and the road is open.

February 21/26 Guelph, Ontario

Amik in the Snow Mishiikenhkwe ~ ANishinaabe c. 2026

Sun in the Bush Tom Thomson 1916

Want to stay updated on what's happening Downtown and learn how to share your feedback on upcoming projects? Sign up for the monthly Downtown newsletter! 📧 Sign up today: https://ow.ly/pAkb50XXG4P

Ice Cutting Sarah Robertson 1947

SEEKING OWNER. This black & white medium-hair male cat was found near Woodlawn Rd E & Woolwich St in Guelph on Feb 20. If he's yours or you have any info about him contact #Guelph Humane Society at 519-824-3091 or [email protected] (ID 2000395627)

On this day in 1959, 16-year-old Jimi Hendrix made his stage debut when he played a show at the Temple De Hirsch Sinai synagogue in Seattle.

Young people in Ontario are already stretched thin  and Doug Ford is making it worse.   He’s lifting the tuition freeze and cutting OSAP grants, forcing students to borrow more just to finish school.   You can’t build a strong economy on a generation buried in debt.

A landmark international study co-authored by #UofG’s Dr. Geoffrey Wood has found surprising similarities between cat and human cancers, pointing to new treatments for multiple species. Learn more: uoguel.ph/mn40g

⚠️ Health Alert ⚠️ (Feb 20, 2026) There has been at least 22 reported cases of substance-related poisonings and two fatalities in the past week. Light green and beige fentanyl are colours of concern. Please share. Full alert: https://bit.ly/4apQL6M

Just over two weeks left! Share your thoughts on a vacant home tax for #Guelph. Take our survey by March 9, 2026: https://ow.ly/s3YK50Yif0N#Guelph

We’re thrilled to see #IrynTushabe, @teresempierre.bsky.social, and #PhillipDwightMorgan featured in CBC Books’s 3 Black Canadian Writers to Watch in 2026. Congrats to all three on this well-deserved recognition. We’re especially proud to celebrate Terese and Phillip as alumni of our MFA program.

A few more signings to wrap up the week 👍 More details: www.guelphunitedfc.ca/newsroom/guf... #WeAreUnited | #Guelph

We’re the Tour de Guelph Gryphons! Join us in helping to raise funds for the Guelph General Hospital fitisafeministissue.com/2026/02/20/w...

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Attention Guelph history nerds. www.eventbrite.ca/e/made-at-th...

On this day in 1992, A.J. Casson died. Born in 1898 in Toronto, he joined the Group of Seven in 1926 and became the youngest member. He was known for his depictions in his signature limited palette of southern Ontario. In 2016, his Gathering Storm sold for $1.5 million.

Read more about the research here: news.uoguelph.ca/2026/02/cats...

#UofG | Could cats hold the key to understanding human cancers? Learn more in this story in BBC News featuring research by Dr. Geoffrey Wood. @ontvetcollege.bsky.social#UofG https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3n7j8xyqo

Did you know as of October 31, 2025, M&M Food Market is owned by the U.S. energy giant Sunoco LP? It is NO longer Canadian. Do your thing Canada!!!

Lilt of Laughter, Trace of Tears – Humour, heart, and humanity in every story, masterfully told. www.jaywalkingguelph.ca/lilt-of-laug... Thursday April 9, 8pm One performance only. Tickets now available

New story. Book now for your event. "In windswept Connemara, a gifted butter maker and her black cat spark village gossip—but their secret is far more magical than anyone expects." The Butter Maker of Connemara

BC gov expanding access to nasal naloxone. Will be in 150 community sites "soon," all 2,400 take-home naloxone sites (inc participating pharmacies) starting April 2026. Nasal spray version will make up about half of roughly 400k kits distributed annually: news release news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

🚧Heads up, Guelph: this week, we begin construction to replace the Speedvale Bridge. Westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane across the bridge. Eastbound traffic will be detoured along Woodlawn Rd E. Thank you for your patience! 🔗Details: https://ow.ly/tL3F50YhTfg

The Edge of Town, Winter Sunset J.E.H. MacDonald 1914

Doug Ford is out of touch with the challenges that students and new grads are facing like a record high youth unemployment rate and the worst housing crisis in Ontario’s history. Ford needs to drop the avocado toast rhetoric.

It would simply never happen.