At YMCA Camp Ki-Wa-Y, adventure starts here for all ages. For more than 100 years, Camp Ki-Wa-Y has inspired connection, confidence and outdoor exploration on the shores of Paradise Lake. During Doors Open, guests can explore indoor spaces, visit the waterfront and experience activities like archery and high ropes while discovering the magic of camp life.

The Owen Sound Daily Sun-Times began publication in 1922 and was printed at the Fleming Publishing Co. plant located here, more commonly known as The Sun Times Building. Now home to a number of local businesses, the YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce inhabits approximately 1114 square-metres (12,000 square-feet) of the completely renovated historic building in Downtown Owen Sound.

Located in the former Brown’s Corner and Buttonville Schoolhouse, this museum and archives preserves the history of public education in York Region. The collection highlights the evolution of education over time. Visitors can experience a recreated late-1800s classroom and try writing on a slate.

York University’s state-of-the-art Markham Campus fosters a collaborative academic environment through interconnected multi-storey spaces. It offers programs and research opportunities focused on technology and entrepreneurship within a dynamic urban setting.

Built in 1888 for industrial use by Gooderham and Worts, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts was adapted and reopened in 2006 as a performing arts facility with much of the original architecture still intact. The Young Centre was envisioned by George Brown College and Soulpepper Theatre Company as a home for Toronto's arts community and theatre lovers.

Youngplace is a community cultural hub in the West Queen West area whose spaces include artists’ studios, a public lounge, café and free public art galleries. Meet some of the tenants in their studios, participate in a material exchange, take a tour of the building and its creative spaces and see how this former schoolhouse has been restored and rejuvenated.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at this local television station! From concept to credits, learn how some favourite made-in-Cornwall shows are made, and receive a guided tour of the studio. Sit on the sets that are onscreen each week, try out an interview or even operate a camera. Learn about the important role that community television plays in Cornwall and area.

The Experience Centre provides an immersive experience that invites the public to explore the vision for YZD — a historical $30-billion transformation of the former Downsview Airport lands. The centre also provides visitors with an overview of this generational city-building opportunity, which includes seven new neighbourhoods. It looks to welcome more than 55,000 residents and create employment for 23,000 people.

One of Toronto’s only renewable-energy sites open for public tours, the ZooShare Biogas Plant generates enough renewable energy to power 250 homes and businesses. Each year, they use 15,000 tonnes of inedible food waste and 2,000 tonnes of manure from the Toronto Zoo to create biogas, which is converted into electricity. Learn how biogas contributes to a more sustainable future.