RIBFEST RETURNS



Last week, we asked our team to share some of their favourite restaurants, pubs and food joints:


A few of our readers reached out and asked why I didn’t feature my favourite food spot.  

The answer: I was saving my favourite for this week. It’s been a favourite of mine for over 20 years – and for good reason. 

I’m talking about the annual Guelph Ribfest weekend, organized by the Rotary Club of Guelph Trillium.  I’ve been part of this Rotary club for almost 25 years and I look forward to this event every year.  It’s a ton of work for a small club like ours – our planning for next year’s Ribfest starts within weeks of the event wrapping up.

Sadly, last year was the first time in over 20 years that we had to cancel Ribfest.  Fortunately, COVID isn’t going to shut us down this year.

We’ve adapted our event to be a drive-thru experience this year.  We’re following the best advice from our public health officials, and are determined to bring an enjoyable Ribfest experience to Guelph again this year.

While there won’t be any live music or the ability to enjoy your BBQ meal on site, we are able to offer Guelphites some of the best BBQ in southern Ontario. Billy Bones, Boss Hogs and Silver Bullet are perennial crowd favourites and are bringing their best BBQ game to Guelph next weekend!

 

I truly love my BBQ and look forward to feasting every year.  

I also love this event for what it does for the community.  Yes, we’ve been voted Guelph’s favourite festival year after year, and this event is our Rotary Club’s main fundraising event.  Over the past 22 years we have raised over $1 million dollars that has been invested back into our community to support charities and events that do a tremendous amount of good within our community. We also use a small portion of the funds raised to fund international Rotary projects like End Polio Now and other public health initiatives. 

We wouldn’t be able to organize and run Ribfest without the help of our sponsors.  Our club has been fortunate to have a number of Guelph businesses as long-term sponsors for our event.  Companies like Sleeman Breweries, Linamar, Tacoma Engineers and Ramar Contractors have been the backbone of our sponsorship efforts. Check out the full list of sponsors on the Ribfest website; these companies deserve your support and recognition.

You know where to find me next weekend, and I hope to see you there! 

Enjoy the weekend. 

 

THE PAST WEEK IN THE GUELPH REAL ESTATE MARKET

Another moderately quiet week in our local market – typical of this late summer period. The median home this week was significantly smaller than previous weeks, which is reflected in the sale price.

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  • Price breakdowns for all 18 Guelph neighbourhoods

  • Township comparisons: Puslinch, Guelph/Eramosa, and Centre Wellington

  • Freehold & condo breakdowns for Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge

 
 

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