Green Cities Foundation

06/04/2026

🌱 We're excited to be joining our recipient, Memorial School in Hamilton, this Saturday, June 6!

Our team will be there helping in the garden! Want to lend a hand? Bring your gloves, water bottle, closed-toe shoes, and if you have one, a wheelbarrow! 🪏

📅 June 6 | 10am to 2pm.
📍 Memorial School, Hamilton ON

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05/27/2026

‼️UPDATE: The event is now happening on June 5th and not June 4th.

We’re excited to support the Arborfield Child Care Society in Arborfield, Saskatchewan, as they continue transforming their community space into a greener, more welcoming place for families and children! 🌳🌿

Join the community planting event on June 5 starting at 4 PM and help plant shrubs and trees around the school grounds. This project will not only beautify the area, but also give children hands-on opportunities to learn about nature, caring for green spaces, and environmental stewardship! 💚

If you’re in the area, come lend a hand and help this wonderful community grow!

📍311 3rd Avenue, Arborfield SK S0E 0A0

Inspired to start a project in your own community? Applications for the grant program are still open!

https://www.gcfoundation.ca/grants

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Join us on Thursday, June 4th starting at 4pm for our Helpgreenmycity event!

Thankful for our grant from Green Cities Foundation we are excited to add to our town!

05/26/2026

Volunteers came together on May 22 to help bring the Healing Garden at The Gatehouse to life. Supported by a Green Cities Foundation grant, the community planting day added native and pollinator-friendly flowers, trees, and shrubs that will enhance the space’s restorative environment for healing, reflection, and connection.

Designed as a trauma-informed green space, the Healing Garden at The Gatehouse will support survivors of childhood sexual abuse through therapeutic programming, mindfulness activities, expressive arts sessions, and informal community use, while also enhancing biodiversity and resilience.

“This space gets used quite a bit, not just by us but the whole community. It’s a fantastic place to come and relax,” said Stewart Thompson, a program coordinator at The Gatehouse. “Thanks to the Green Cities Foundation we have a tremendous grant with lots and lots of flowers.”

Thank you to everyone who helped create a greener, healthier, and more welcoming community space.

05/25/2026

We’re so proud to support the Wellington Community Association - PEC with the Wellington Park project! 🌿

We’re excited to see the community come together for their planting event this Friday, May 29th at 10 AM as volunteers help bring these beautiful new native plant beds to life. 🌸

If you can’t make this week’s planting event, there will also be a special GCF community planting event happening this September 👀🌱

More details coming soon!

05/22/2026

Today was a beautiful day to plant at The Gatehouse in Toronto! 🌱

The Gatehouse is a community-funded, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of childhood sexual abuse across Canada, and it was so inspiring to help bring this healing space to life.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today! There’s still more to do, and the next planting event will take place on June 26th from 10 AM to 2 PM. Come and help this beautiful community garden continue to grow!

More pics to come! 📸

05/22/2026

Last Saturday was a wonderful day at the West Lion’s Park Gleaning Food Forest in London, Ontario !🌳

More than 30 people came out to help w**d and plant trees, shrubs, and ground cover plants. One of the nicest parts of the day was seeing so many new faces who found out about the project through social media and decided to come lend a hand.

A highlight from the event was hearing that a small group of attendees, who travelled from the other side of town, left feeling inspired to start a community food forest in their own neighbourhood. 🌱💚

Projects like this show how community spaces can bring people together, spark new ideas, and grow far beyond a single planting day.

Interested in starting a greening project in your own community? We’re still accepting applications for 2026 and 2027!

Learn more here: https://www.gcfoundation.ca/grants

West Lion's Park Gleaning Food Forest
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
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05/21/2026

🌱 Green spaces don’t just transform communities, they also support the mental health and well-being of the people who build and care for them. From cleaner air and cooler cities to reduced stress and stronger community connections, the benefits of urban greenery reach far beyond what we see.

We’re grateful to Landscape Trades and Rohan Harrison for bringing attention to mental health care in the landscaping profession. At GCF, we believe access to nature, gardens, and green spaces plays an important role in creating healthier, more resilient communities for everyone, including the professionals shaping our urban landscapes every day.

📖 Full Article: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/751178252/22/

05/19/2026

We’re happy to support The Gatehouse and their Healing Garden through the grant program!💚

Located in Toronto ON, this inspiring project is transforming an underused outdoor space into a trauma-informed therapeutic garden filled with native and pollinator-friendly plants, trees, shrubs, and sensory plantings designed to support healing, mental health, and community connection. The space will also be used for therapeutic programming, mindfulness activities, volunteer engagement, and public workshops while helping enhance biodiversity in an urban environment.

If you want to spend a few hours outdoors supporting a space dedicated to healing, reflection, and community, The Gatehouse is looking for volunteers!

🌿 Gardening Days
📅 May 22 & June 26, 2026
⏰ 10 AM – 2 PM
📍3101 Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke, ON M8V 3W8

Interested in helping out? Contact [email protected] to sign up.

Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
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