🏗️ A glimpse at Evergreen Brick Works 2.0
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💡 Innovative ideas being tested on site
Behind the tech |
📏 Measuring the impact of public spaces
New toolkit |
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Introducing Evergreen Brick Works 2.0 |
If you've been to Evergreen Brick Works in the past few months, you've probably seen that some areas are under construction.
What you might not know is that this is part of a larger $15.6 million revitalization project, renewing five key areas across the site to demonstrate how inclusive, accessible and climate-resilient public spaces can help cities thrive in a changing world. Want to see the highlights?. Read the story → |
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| The Brick Works: a place to test the latest innovation |
Our headquarters is a designated Technology Development Site. Read about the Ontario companies testing new tech through our partnership with the Ontario Centre of Innovation. Read more → |
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| Public spaces are vital housing-enabling infrastructure |
Evergreen CEO Jen Angel writes that public spaces enable density while supporting health, climate resilience and local economies. Read more →
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| Your Earth Month guide to sustainable shopping |
Looking to embrace the growing movement of sustainable shopping? We have a few tips to help you along the way.
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| Our favourite adaptive reuse examples in Canada |
Cities in Canada have raised the bar on creating innovative buildings and public spaces without razing old infrastructure. Here are some of our favourites. Read more → |
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Outdoor Diaries | 'It's just so freeing’ |
In Outdoor Diaries, we capture unfiltered takes from children and youth as they share their thoughts about nature and outdoor play.
In this episode, we met with Wyatt and Zoe as they shared how spending time outdoors makes them feel more alive than being on their screen.
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COME AND SEE. For a hundred years, the site that Evergreen Brick Works now sits on provided the materials that helped build a city. Once depleted, it became derelict and used as little more than a dump. Then, in the late 1980s, Toronto began a process of restoration. In the 2000s, the city partnered with Evergreen and transformed it into the special place it is today. One part community hub, one part geotourism destination and one part living experiment—it's worth the visit.
But don't just take our word for it. Come and see for yourself.
Daily visitors to the Brick Works reported higher feelings of happiness, life satisfaction and even worthwhileness. 91% connected with nature. 86% felt inspired to get outside and move. Come and see how a community hub can improve the health and wellbeing of a city.
Over 21,000 people participated in climate programming at the Brick Works last year. Invasive species were cleared, 43 native trees planted, and 6,100 lbs of single-use waste diverted through our reusable dishware program. Come and see how adaptive reuse and environmentally friendly programming can make a big problem like the climate crisis feel less overwhelming.
We saw over 8,000 kids participate in outdoor play and learning programs at the Brick Works in 2025. And more than 3,500 of them came from equity-deserving communities, supported through bursaries and scholarships. Come and see how nature-based programming and accessible, green spaces can get kids off their screens and back outside.
The Saturday Farmers Market returns over $9 million annually to the local economy. Our programs and events were supported by more than 10,000 volunteer hours by people who love this place. Come and see what an active and engaged community is capable of.
From an abandoned brick factory to this: a living demonstration site of how great public spaces are solving more than one problem at a time. A magical place you can walk through, sit in, enjoy and be a part of. If you’ve never been, this month we have a full slate of Earth Month programming bringing all of that to life. You really should come and see. 🖊️ BEN BARTOSIK, MANAGER OF BRAND AND CREATIVE | EVERGREEN |
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Evergreen Brick Works is proof that better public spaces are possible. Help us build more of them across Canada. Donate today → |
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We're looking for skilled, passionate individuals to join our team. As we work to build better public spaces, we're dedicated to developing a workforce that reflects the spaces in which we live and work. See open positions →
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Employee spotlight series |
It may be April, but we’re celebrating Mae, Program Coordinator at Evergreen's Saturday Farmers Market! Mae plays a crucial role in making our farmers markets run smoothly, so let’s get to know more about her! Read more →
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What's on at the Brick Works |
There's one more weekend to celebrate Earth Month at the Brick Works! Join us for workshops, demos, forest bathing and more. Learn more → |
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New toolkit: Embedding Resilience and Reconciliation |
Measuring the impact public spaces can feel overwhelming. Generously supported by TD Bank Group and Manulife, our new Tool, changes that, helping you assess your spaces through both climate and community lenses while advancing Truth and Reconciliation. Learn more → |
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Celebrating National Volunteer Week |
In 2025, volunteers were the driving force behind so many successes. From weekly Saturday Farmers Markets to dynamic site tours to innumerable adventures at Adventure Camp, volunteers made a real difference. Learn more → |
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MUST-READS FROM AROUND THE WEB |
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📎 The world’s best cities for green spaces and nature in 2026
Annual survey gets the lowdown on accessible nature. Which Canadian city made the top 10? Timeout → |
📎 How some Montreal-area municipalities are turning to tech to reduce waste
Chips installed on garbage bins to track how often residents take out trash in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. CBC → |
📎 Toronto staff propose modernizing street vendor and artist permit rules
In the latest bid to liven up Toronto’s sidewalks, the city is being urged to end a more-than-two-decade moratorium on new food trucks, street vendors and even buskers selling music. Toronto Star → |
📎 Solar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers
They're the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant chain you might know. And they were an ingredient used by a Canadian company to build the first solar power plants in Malawi. CBC → |
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Evergreen is a national non-profit transforming public spaces in our cities to build a healthier future for people and our planet. |
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