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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Director of Research and Data Analysis at The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
Michelle holds a PhD in Research Methods and Statistics (University of Denver), and a Postdoc on digitizing elder wisdom (Department of Education, Simon Fraser University).
In addition to her work with the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness (GVCEH), doing business as the Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region (AEHCR), Michelle volunteers and is a board member for Community Research Ethics Office (CREO); serves as the Vancouver Island coordinator for the BC Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society; and is the Program Chair of Statistics Without Borders (SWB), a volunteer Outreach Group of the American Statistical Association (ASA) that provides pro bono services in statistics and data science.