For people who feel like they need a friend right now but aren't sure where to go to find one, a group in Guelph organizes regular gatherings to help people find meaningful, platonic relationships. 

Georgia Huntley, 29, had connection in mind when she started the group Friends of Friends in Guelph, Ont. It started online in May last year and has since blossomed into an in-person friend-making group that hosts meet-ups in neutral, accessible spaces. 

"The speed friending concept came later," Huntl…