From the Smart Cities Office

2023

• COIL funds over 100 circular businesses in first year
  January 19, 2023

2022

• Support local and enjoy a sustainable holiday with the Upcycled Holiday Food Box
  November 25, 2022

• Funds available to support innovation in food security
  May 4, 2022

• Circular food economy enables business growth, increases food access, and lowers greenhouse gas 
  January 27, 2022

2021

• Enabling community-led solutions to food insecurity in Guelph and Wellington County
  December 21, 2021

• Accelerating circular businesses across southern Ontario
  November 25, 2021

• Businesses begin unlocking the value of food waste through upcycling
  September 10, 2021

• COIL Circulate CoLab opens to support transformational supply chain innovation in Ontario
  August 31, 2021

• World-class circular economy business accelerator program is launching in Guelph-Wellington
  August 16, 2021

• Helping businesses build connection and reduce food waste
  July 15, 2021
   

• Creating new opportunities for food waste
  June 23, 2021

• City receives nearly $350,000 to help reduce its impact on the environment
  June 23, 2021

• Shopping for groceries now puts healthy, nutritious food on the plates of others in Guelph
  April 27, 2021

• Growing the Circular Economy in Guelph-Wellington and across Canada
  April 16, 2021

• Refreshing our local tradition through new partnerships - City of Guelph
  April 13, 2021

• Learning more about household waste
  April 8, 2021

• Guelph-Wellington Urban Agriculture Challenge funds local circular food security projects
  February 12, 2021

2020

• Canadian experts guide local data trust pilot
  December 10, 2020

• Start-ups disrupting the food system
  December 3, 2020

• Our Food Future named a top recovery project in Canada
  November 27, 2020

• Increasing food access by exploring food insecurity during COVID-19
  November 19, 2020

• Local restaurants serve a gourmet meal created from waste
  October 13, 2020

• Seeding our food future 40 businesses at a time
  July 31, 2020

• New online food delivery project launches in Guelph
  June 17, 2020

• Guelph, Wellington and partners unveil latest initiatives to support economic recovery
  May 26, 2020

• Harvesting Impact. It takes a community to feed a community.
  May 21, 2020

• Kids get growing in the garden
  May 14, 2020

• Guelph shifting from COVID-19 response to preparing for recovery
  May 11, 2020

2019

• Guelph-Wellington awarded Smart Cities Challenge prize
  May 14, 2019

• Guelph-Wellington promotes innovative solutions to address food waste – FoodCycler helps realize Smart Cities goals
  April 18, 2019

• Three local businesses show why Guelph-Wellington is Our Food Future
  March 26, 2019

• Guelph-Wellington submits “Our Food Future” Smart Cities Challenge application
  March 26, 2019

• Reception for Guelph-Wellington Smart Cities Challenge final submission
  March 25, 2019

• Food nutrition, waste focus of community conversation
  March 21, 2019

• Guelph-Wellington is poised to lead circular food strategies: new report from London, UK Foundation
  March 6, 2019

• The City of Guelph and the County of Wellington join forces with Queensland, Australia to harness circular economy synergies and tackle global food challenges
  February 25, 2019

2018

• Guelph-Wellington to create Canada’s first food smart community
  October 16, 2018

• Local experts gather to tackle food challenges in Guelph-Wellington
  July 27, 2018

• Guelph-Wellington chosen for international food study
  June 11, 2018

• Guelph-Wellington named finalist in Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge
  June 1, 2018

• Guelph-Wellington in the running for Smart Cities Challenge
  April 27, 2018

• City of Guelph bidding for $10 million in Smart Cities Challenge
  March 6, 2018

In the media

• U of G-led Healthy Cities training project lands Federal funding
  July 5, 2021

• Want to use design to make our world a better place? The answers are already there in nature
  March 8, 2021

• Reducing food waste at home
  March 5, 2021

• Food Future work recognized in international media
  March 20, 2019

• Guelph urges residents to waste less food, offers public talk with tips
  March 19, 2019

• Is This Technology the Answer to World Hunger?
  February 22, 2019

• Creative cuisine: New campaign encourages you to use imperfect food
  November 21, 2018