Parts of Macdonell and Wyndham streets will be closed to vehicles so restaurants can extend their patios onto the road this weekend.

Guelph police say an 80-year-old man was shoved and robbed of cash in downtown Guelph on Wednesday

Both locations are just steps away from the Guelph Community Health Centre and the Ontario Addiction Treatment Centre.

The 58-year-old driver of a 2018 Honda FIT had to be extricated by firefighters and was then airlifted by ORNGE air ambulance to a trauma centre.

Police say a man charged with assault was released with strict conditions to not go with 50 metres of an apartment building but allegedly did so anyway.

Guelph police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a suspect after a sleeping woman was punched in the face.

Guelph police say the primary responsibilities of their new downtown resource officers are to be visible and to engage with the community. 

Guelph police say the six-month program should greatly increase their visibility and engagement in the downtown core.

Police Chief Gord Cobey marked his one-year anniversary as Guelph's top cop on March 1 amid a hiring spree that will see 30 new members added.

Dan Bergeron and Gabriel Spector have been awarded one section of the wall facing Woolwich Street and Annie Hamel was awarded the other section.