Toronto Chapter Meeting and AGM 2026

Mark November 26th on your calendar to join your fellow chapter members at the Toronto Chapter Annual General Meeting (AGM). Additionally, Guinevere Kern will lead a discussion on the mental health benefits of working in nature.

This event is a great opportunity to connect with fellow members, gain valuable insights, and contribute to the advancement of our profession.

Agenda

11:30 am | Doors Open, Registration, Networking
12:00 pm | Lunch
12:30 pm | Welcome and Chapter Business/AGM
12:45 pm | Guinevere Kern, You Grow for Everyone Else—What About Your Own Well-Being?
1:45 pm | Questions, Sharing, Networking

Chapter AGM and Board Elections

Ask questions about your membership and learn all about the new initiatives and information concerning Landscape Ontario and the Toronto Chapter.

President: Marc Green, The Backyard Urban Farm Company
Provincial Board Representative: David Milne, Quercus Gardens
Secretary: David McEldon, David McEldon Landscape & Design Inc.
Past President: Jon Durzi, Miller Compost

Directors:

• Shane Adamson, SDA Building Services Inc.
• Alex Eremita, Beech Nurseries West
• Aaron Harpell, Parkdale Green Thumb Enterprises
• David Hlady, Figure 4 Landscapes
• Wendy Ladd, Jim Pattison Lease
• Marcelo Manfrini, Elite Concrete

If you are interested in becoming more active within the Toronto chapter, let your name stand as a new member on the chapter board. The board is always looking for new members to curate events and educational opportunities for our Landscape Ontario community.

Speaker Presentation

You Grow for Everyone Else—What About Your Own Well-Being? Landscape and horticulture professionals contribute to community health and well-being through their work. Yet in an industry that is seasonal, intensely demanding, and fast-paced, how intentionally do we draw on nature’s benefits to support our own mental health?

As a Registered Horticultural Therapist, Guinevere Kern brings a lens that connects horticulture, health, and leadership. Many types of landscape teams already work in environments with proven mental health benefits; therefore, this session focuses on providing language and awareness of these benefits to intentionally leverage those conditions for broader application within and outside the workplace.

Participants will gain practical strategies to make greater use of these everyday resources, sustain their own capacity as leaders, and consider how a health-informed approach can benefit their workplaces and beyond. Please come prepared to share perspectives and experiences through reflection and group discussion.

Registration Information

• Lunch will be provided.
• Registration closes November 25th at 11:59pm
• Please note that refreshments may not be guaranteed for those registering in person on the day of the event.