Latest News

  • Foodsters/Pollinator Power School – Based Programs Recap
    Foodsters/Pollinator Power School-Based Programs Recap We are so proud of our volunteer facilitators, Greg Stojanovski, Seana Dawon, Amy Ellard-Gray, Ramzi Al Halaby, and Meg Lewis, for delivering our school-based stewardship-focused programs, Foodsters and Pollinator Power. With fantastic guidance from our Environmental Education Advisory Committee (EEAC), this spring’s programming was a great success.
  • Backyard Tree Planting Program
    Tree Planting: Reep Green Solutions  Reep Green Solutions, an environmental non-profit based in Kitchener that offers a native tree planting program for residential property owners in Guelph, wishes to share the following message with the Yorklands community:
  • Toxic Trivia
    Toxic Trivia On July 9, at the Red Chevron Club, 34 Elizabeth St. Guelph, 7:30-9:30pm, you can play Toxic Trivia. Doors open at 7pm. Please register for this event by using the QR code on the poster. Toxic Trivia has been created by 350.org and the Small Change Fund. It’s a fun and engaging way to challenge the misinformation that is part of Big Oil’s propaganda machine.
  • Yorklands Community Update: 3 July 2026
    Yorklands welcomes you to July! With the new month comes a fresh series of updates, events, and community activities to enjoy. Come discover what’s in store.
  • Yorklands Community Update: 18 June 2026
    Yorklands thanks all those who participated in our Quarry Walk and Plein Air activities. We have a few updates for the next two weeks. Scroll down to learn more.
  • Yorklands Community Update: 5 June 2026
    June is here, bringing with it the warm weather and plenty of ways to participate at Yorklands. Join us this month for Plein Air painting, a guided walk, and opportunities to get involved with the YGH. Scroll down to learn more.
  • National Indigenous History Month
    National Indigenous History Month The Yorklands Green Hub wishes to honour the diverse, rich cultures of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. June is a month to recognize our shared past and celebrate ongoing Indigenous contributions, which continue to shape Canada to this day. YGH is striving to work with our Indigenous partners toward integrating both the Indigenous heritage of the Yorklands (OR) property as well as the wise approaches of caring for the land into our programming and our narratives.
  • Welcome To The Team
    Yorklands is pleased to introduce our new Volunteer Coordinator, Aditi Sharma. If you cross paths with Aditi, please make sure to give her a warm welcome! “Hi everyone! I’m Aditi, the new Volunteer Coordinator. I’m excited to be part of the community and to get to know all of our amazing volunteers. I care deeply about supporting meaningful community work and helping create positive environmental change. I look forward to connecting with you and getting to know you!”