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Father John, a photo by peterkelly on Flickr.
*THE ROYAL CITY*THE MOST CARING CITY*AGRICULTURAL
HEART OF ONTARIO*
GUELPH
April 23, 1827
A maple tree fell.
A city rose out of the earth’s limestone.
At a confluence of rivers.
John Galt: artist, writer, businessman,
and a most of all – a visionary human being who understood the power of
community, creativity, and beauty.
Guelph benefitted by this
extraordinary man’s capacity and imagination and as a community, Guelph has flourished
for almost two centuries.
Yet, the legacy is fading. The
history slipping. The identity failing. The beauty folding into the concrete of
commercialization.
In time, what will our children know
Of Guelph
~ Aidan M.D. Ware
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