Innovating, educating and collaborating to open green doors to the future

Yorklands Green Hub aims to create for Ontario’s public domain a self-sustaining education, demonstration, and research hub at the former Ontario Reformatory site in Guelph, Ontario.

Yorklands Green Hub will bring together businesses, organizations, and people of all ages and interests – to learn, work, share and innovate, with the common purpose of being engaged stewards of our land, food, water, cultural heritage and our overall wellbeing.

Alan Filewod introduced feminist philosopher and ethicist Dr. Samantha Brennan, Dean of the College of Arts, who provided an update on happenings in the COA. Dr. Brennan also kindly incorporated the information prepared by Music Professor Kimberly Francis, who had been unavoidably called away at the last moment.

A Video Recording of the Fall Virtual Lecture that was hosted by the McGill University Retiree Association (MURA) on Thursday, October 28, 2021 featuring Nancy Cleman, Ad.E., Partner, Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon is now available on YouTube.  The presentation was entitled “Managing your Digital Assets: Yesterday, today and tomorrow.” 

For Instructions on accessing your Ontario Vaccination QR code check out these instructions assembled by our President, Peter Krell.

Retirees are so generous with contributions to United Way.  Here is an effortless way to make it easier for you to make your pledge. Click on this link:  https://ecommunity.unitedwayguelph.com/UofGRetiree

The UGRA Fall 2021 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the Fall Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters

Chronic Pain in Adults: Challenges in Understanding and Care

Bulletin #19 of the CURAC/ARUCC Health Care Policy Committee focusses on chronic pain not caused by cancer. When pain persists for three months or longer, it is defined as chronic.

Sheila O’Reilly, Guelph community activist, is working with the Direct [Message] Artistic Engagement Project out of McMaster and  U of G on a SSHRC funded study and is looking for participants. She has completed 2 interview sessions with 2 different seniors (60-75 year old members of the Guelph community) and would like to interview 3 more.

Pension Update:  June, 2021 for UGRA Annual General Meeting

Vaccinations have been ramping up and it looks like we are going to be able to start thinking about our next travel adventure.  We want your opinions so we've set up another survey to get an idea about where you'd like to go when the world opens up again.  To that end please visit our survey and let us know your preferences.