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On November 20 MSC had the honour of presenting Dr. Barry Golding in a Keynote Webinar presentation entitled “Connection. Camaraderie. Community: Lessons from the Men’s Shed Movement.” Over the course of 90 minutes, Barry shared with more than 100 online attendees his perspectives on the global growth and social impact of Men’s Sheds. To access […]

Men’s Sheds Canada was pleased to be invited by the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association to participate in a panel discussion at the annual Grief, Bereavement and Mental Health Summit on November 20. MSC Board Member Jim Millar and fellow panelists discussed the need for men dealing with grief and loss to receive the accessible

The Men’s Shed concept has been celebrated around the world, but never quite like this. Thanks to Wayne and Lori Van Wyk, who have been friends and supporters of the Arnprior/Braeside/McNab Shed since it’s inception, the Shed’s flag has travelled all the way to the roof of Africa and back. According to Lori and Wayne,

International Men’s Day, marked every year on November 19, celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. This year’s theme is to highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. Men’s Sheds Canada is proud to be part of an international movement that celebrates connection, camaraderie and

Honorary Professor in Adult and Community Education at Federation University, Australia, Dr. Barry Golding is widely recognized as a global authority on Men’s Sheds and is the author of The Men’s Shed Movement: The Company of Men and Shoulder to Shoulder: Broadening the Men’s Shed Movement. The session will address evidence-informed research on the positive health impacts of Men’s Sheds compiled through Dr. Golding’s books and many research publications and will introduce Men’s Sheds Canada’s research agenda. 

While exhibiting at the OACAO (Older Adult Centres Associations of Ontario) annual Aging Well Conference in Mississauga, Ontario on October 28, MSC representatives were pleased to meet so many professionals from across the aging sector who expressed interest in getting their organizations involved in starting local Sheds. And what a bonus to run into Rob

In advance of the Canadian Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics in Edmonton, Men’s Sheds Canada was pleased to host a pre-conference Research Symposium, bringing together research professionals from across the country to share knowledge and discuss future approaches. Among the speakers was Dr. Corey Mackenzie of the Aging and Mental Health Lab at the Department of Psychology,

The Men’s Shed community was abuzz in Edmonton on October 25, as representatives from Men’s Sheds Canada and the Alberta Men’s Sheds Association gathered to exchange best practices and plan for future collaborations to strengthen Men’s Sheds in Alberta and beyond. Following a productive joint Board meeting and a afternoon of presentations for invited stakeholders from

On November 20, Men’s Sheds Canada presents a keynote webinar featuring Dr. Barry Golding AM, Honorary Professor in Adult and Community Education at Federation University Australia. A global authority on the Men’s Shed movement, Dr. Golding will address evidence-informed research on the positive health impacts of Men’s Sheds, compiled through his books and many research publications. Please watch for registration details.

On September 30, MSC Executive Director Bradford Turner was invited by professors Ilan Danjoux and Liz Coulson of the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus to participate in a one-day Multigenerational Men’s Shed Pop-up. While Men’s Sheds members traditionally are seniors, we are committed to ongoing research on the social impact of Men’s Sheds in communities: convening men of varying generations to connect