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Sustainability & climate
The Evergreen remedy for eco-anxiety

Worried sick about the planet? Don’t panic. Here’s how you can connect with nature, find your community and take climate action.

Published on April 8, 2025

Arts & culture
A conversation with Quinn Hopkins: a new way of sharing stories

Stellar Narratives: An Urban Indigenous Odyssey uses tech to bridge the gap between Anishinaabe night sky stories and the city. 

Published on April 6, 2025

Kids & education
Our favourite photos from the 2025 March Break Camp

Kids returned to school with some amazing memories. Here are the highlights from March Break Camp at Evergreen Brick Works. 

Published on March 21, 2025

Health & wellbeing
How do we create a playful city?

Evergreen talks to a Dublin, Ireland-based not-for-profit that helps communities build vibrant play spaces.

Published on March 18, 2025

Nature
Live too far from nature? Evergreen brings nature play to life even in the urban jungle

Learn how our Nature Play and Learning Lab teaches participants to embrace the wild in the city and reconnect kids with nature. 

Published on March 17, 2025

Kids & education
How ideas tested at Evergreen Brick Works led to Canada’s first Climate Ready School ground

The Children’s Garden started with two mounds of dirt. Here’s how it continues to shape our work more than 15 years later. 

Published on March 13, 2025

Public places
Where to find the best skyline views in Canada

Public places offer the best viewpoints in most Canadian cities. Here are our favourite public spaces to take pictures of the Canadian skylines. 

Published on March 7, 2025

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Innovation
Taking risks and testing new ideas is Montreal’s playbook for civic innovation

Maxime-Thibault-Vézina and Raphaël Guyard are interviewed in a podcast episode of Face au Futur / The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada. 

Published on March 3, 2025

Health & wellbeing
Nadha Hassen: Feeling less alone is critical to our public health

To explore the link between public space and social connection, we spoke to someone at the forefront of the research.

Published on February 10, 2025

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