An important Canadian regional compilation. This one's from Guelph, Ontario, a small city with a large musical community. Guelph Happens was produced entirely by the musicians involved; no radio stations, recording studios, magazines or managers were responsible for its production. Benefit concerts raised the money for manufacturing; individual bands paid for their own recording expenses, and then coordinated a huge volume of material and support from the community.

All proceeds from the album will benefit Guelph Wyndham House; a cooperative living residence for young women between the ages of 16 and 21, who are unable to live at home but who wish to continue in full-time educational programs. The album features eleven of Guelph's most prominent independent bands. Twenty-two songs (2 songs by each act), seventy-six minutes of music and a sixteen page insert booklet give a focused look at what's happening in Guelph these days. The bands on the album are Apollo 13, Back Drop Theory, Billy But, Black Cabbage, Box Meat Revolution, Dissemblers, King Cobb Steelie, Rob Maclean, Minnow, Troll, and Weasel.