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The Greenbelt River Valley Connector Program will provide grants of up to $25,000 to support fifteen place-based community projects across the GTHA that celebrate and enhance Greenbelt protected urban river valleys.
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A Walk in the Park at Rowntree Mills
Park People recently launched A Walk in the Park, a program to establish community-led walking programs in parks across Toronto. The program will help train walk-leaders and support them in leading walks that connect older adults, seniors, and newcomers with easily...
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New Greenbelt & Park People collaboration to realize the potential of newly protected Greenbelt urban river valleys
The Greenbelt Foundation and Park People have launched a new funding program to help connect people and communities to protected urban river valley (URVs) systems throughout the GTHA. The Greenbelt River Valley Connector Program will provide $100,000 in funding, to be...
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TD Park People Grant Recipients: A Roundup
Today, more Canadians live alone than in any other time in our history. A recent Environics survey conducted by TD Bank Group found that 34% of Canadians don’t feel included in their communities. These figures show that we need to be more deliberate about fostering...
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The Meadoway: a 16km thriving green space and connector
When you hear the words “hydro corridor” it doesn’t necessarily stir up images of native grasses waving in the wind amongst wildflowers with delicate butterflies perched on their petals. And yet, for portions of the Gatineau hydro corridor in Toronto's Scarborough...
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It’s Spring in Your Park: What you Need to Get Started
Spring has sprung. And with it, a new feature on Park People's website. We've created an entire library of park resources to give you free access a tips, tools on topics from organizing events in parks to working with your city councillor. It's also where you'll find...
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Lessons from our Making Connections report for the Public Space Incubator
The overarching goal of our Public Space Incubator is to spark new ways of inhabiting and enlivening public space in Toronto—meaning all of our public spaces, from park, streets, laneways, schoolyards, hydro corridors, to any other publicly-accessible open space. This...
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Vines Art Festival announces 12 days of free events in Vancouver Parks @vancitybuzz @vinesfestival… t.co/AwUquZm6zK
Such a generous and impactful investment from @TDFEF #ReadyCommitment t.co/cmudaKPyID
Volunteer to help measure how people are using public spaces along the #KingStreetPilot Join a Public Spaces Public… t.co/DeA2ixyFVn