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About Burlington Men's Shed
Creating and Strengthing Social Connections
As a proud member of Men's Sheds Canada, we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where men can connect, learn, and contribute to our community. We started the Burlington Men's Shed in late 2022 and now have over 30 members.
Looking Ahead
Latest News
Burlington Men’s Shed is now officially registered as a not-for-profit corporation in Ontario—a big milestone in our mission to grow and strengthen our community.
Since starting three years ago, we’ve focused on building camaraderie, purpose, and a place to share skills. Incorporation shows our commitment to staying strong and accountable for the long term.
This new status gives us a solid framework for transparency and opens doors to more fundraising, sponsorship, and government support—ensuring we can better serve our members and the community.
It also means we have greater responsibility to govern wisely, manage our finances well, and plan strategically for the future.
As we look ahead, we’re excited to build a sustainable organization that keeps making a positive impact in Burlington for years to come.
What We Do
Since our beginning in late 2022, the City of Burlington has hosted our group under its Adult Program Schedule, providing a space for our weekly meetings, liability insurance, and support with participant administration.
Our weekly meetings take place at the Tansley Woods Community Centre, in Burlington, Ontario. We typically engage in discussions that can include guest speakers, brainstorming sessions for ideas and projects, and general conversation. We are an informal group of over 30 members, each with diverse interests and backgrounds.
Over the past year, we have participated in many activities, such as judging an MBA student pitch competition at McMaster University, building raised garden beds for the Burlington Food Bank from recycled wooden shipping containers, visiting various manufacturing plants, including Toyota and a local vinyl record pressing facility.
We have a group that meets on Friday mornings for hiking and and another for weekly scheduled pickleball games.
Weekly Newsletter
We publish a weekly newsletter called "Shed Talk" which covers our recent and future activities. It is sent to 50+ people in our community.
Next
Our ambitions include finding affordable meeting space that would allow us to establish a small workshop. We funded the purchase of a CNC Router in early 2025, which is initially located and set up in the garage of one of our members. We have started to take on CNC Wood projects to raise funds for our shed. Check out the "CNC Router Shop" link at the top of the page.
We're a bottom-up organization where new ideas and initiatives are always welcome.
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