Key Topics
Advocacy / Biodiversity / Climate action / Community engagement / Cultural heritage / Education programs / Events and workshops / First Nations / History / Land restoration / Newsletter / Ontario Reformatory / Recreation / Research and reports / Stewardship / Sustainability / Urban Park / Wildlife and habitat
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Sign the Petition for Urban Park Guelph
Yorklands Green Hub is part of a larger group of organizations and community members advocating for the establishment of a National Urban Park at the Reformatory Conservation District.
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Artists Series – Sharyn Seibert
On June 17th, we interviewed local artist and avid Yorklands volunteer, Sharyn Seibert. You can watch the recording below.
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Reformatory lands deserve protecting, not just a few buildings
Submitted by Susan Ratcliffe Read article here Guelph celebrated its 194th birthday on April 23, a longevity John Galt could not have imagined when he cut down the maple tree on the banks of the Speed River. He commemorated the tree cutting on that rainy night with these eloquent words: “The silence of the woods,…
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We’re Hiring
Environmental Program Coordinator – Canada Summer Jobs position ORGANIZATION SUMMARY: The Yorklands Green Hub (YGH) is a non-profit organization working to create a one-of-a-kind green hub in Guelph for the benefit of the community on part of the former Guelph Correctional Centre (GCC) heritage lands. We run environmental advocacy and educational programming in the community…
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In Memoriam
We remember these people for their passion, generosity of spirit and support for heritage, the arts, social justice and environmental protection.
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The Green Door: Number 19, February 2021
The Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure is now moving through the sale of the entire remaining land parcel of the former Ontario Reformatory
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Wild In The City – Snow Animal Challenge
Celebrate Urban Nature at the Yorklands With Your Snow Sculpture of a Wild Animal! Send us a photo of your snow animal to noticing@yorklandsgreenhub.ca in January, February or March. You’ll be entered in our monthly draw to win one of two $25 gift vouchers for The Bookshelf, Wild Birds Unlimited or Wyndham Art Supplies. Open…