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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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Calling all Existing and Future Members!
Yorklands Green Hub has been around for about 5 years as an incorporated non-profit. I am one of its most recent members and new part-time Executive Director. After convincing my wife and children to join me on the monthly guided Sunday Blue Dot trail walk in June, I also persuaded them to join as Members. Collectively, we…
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The Green Door: Number 10, April 2018
For YGH, promoting urban agriculture involves finding the most sustainable ways to grow food. One significant challenge is the current footprint of growing produce indoors in year-round northern greenhouses. We would like to look at comparative greenhouse efficiencies and contribute to lessened fossil fuel use.
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Ministry of Infrastructure Ontario plans for the Guelph Correctional Centre
At a public townhall at Guelph City Hall, Infrastructure Ontario explained which sections of the large property, and the process to take it to market. Page 10 of the slide presentation best explains the offerings and conditions of sale. You can download the full information report by clicking on ‘Download’ at the bottom of the…
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The Green Door: Number 9, January 2018
If you missed seeing our display at the Guelph Civic Museum over the last two months (above), come visit us at the Guelph Organic Conference on January 27 and 28. You can catch an update on Yorklands while you enjoy the conference!
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Blue Dot presentation
This presentation takes you through a visual tour of the YorkLands and highlights some of the history of this 70-acre property. [wooslider slide_page=”Blue Dot Presentation” slider_type=”slides” limit=”32″ layout=”text-bottom” thumbnails=”default” display_title=”false” imageslide=”true” order=”ASC” order_by=”date”]
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The Green Door: Number 6, May 2016
“Geography clamors for history,” novelist Yann Martel reminds us. Take a springtime stroll around the unique Yorklands Green Hub site in Guelph near York and Watson Roads.