As Dave Harvey retires from his co-leadership position at Park People, he reflects on the incredible journey since founding the organization in 2011.
Park People’s Executive Director, Erika Nikolai, has been honoured with the Distinguished Individual Award from World Urban Parks—an international recognition that celebrates her leadership and the growing national movement Park People has helped build here in Canada.
The programs offers community members from equity-deserving neighbourhoods training and coaching to help them enhance or transform vacant or underused spaces into public green areas.
Pumpkin parades are a creative way to celebrate local creativity and give carved jack-o’-lanterns a second life. Here’s a step-by-step guide to make your pumpkin parade a smashing success.
Learn more about the impact of Canada’s large urban parks’ stewardship initiatives—from healthier ecosystems and stronger community well-being to essential support for city services.
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Seana has over 30-years of experience working at the intersection of community-based participatory engagement, environmental sustainability, and social justice. She is a founding team member behind the development of Evergreen Brick Works into a showcase of industrial heritage adaptive reuse and a hub for applied urban sustainability. Seana has served in executive positions with innovative and entrepreneurial non-profit change making organizations including Evergreen and the Centre for Social Innovation, in addition to working in both the public and private sectors.
She has undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental studies and watershed ecosystem planning and in 2021 Seana began a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Social Research at Trent University where she is examining the relationship between industrial heritage redevelopment projects and gentrification. An active volunteer, Seana has served on several boards including Park People, The Centre for Social Innovation, The Stop Community Food Centre, the equality effect, The Sustainability Network and Wanapitei Wilderness Centre.