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.
Why are events in parks important? How do grants fit into Park People’s larger goals for creating change in city parks?
The emerging stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund provides up to $5,000 to grassroots and registered organizations across Canada that connect people with nature, foster ecological stewardship, and restore urban parks and green spaces.
The scaling stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund offers up to $20,000 to registered organizations across Canada that connect people with nature while fostering ecological stewardship and restoring urban parks.
Learn more about green social prescribing, an evolving practice that encourages individuals to reestablish connections with nature and one another to enhance their mental, physical, and social wellbeing.
A reflection on the BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC Survey Report, exploring how Black communities experience parks and public spaces, and what fosters joy and belonging.
How do we build a healthier, greener, more joyful Toronto? We start at the park. Discover how communities across the city have transformed their green spaces over the past fifteen years. Then roll up your sleeves and help shape what comes next.
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TIME, DATE
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Location
Toronto, Ontario
📅 February 26 – April 25, 2026,
🕛 Monday to Saturday, from 10 AM to 6 PM EST
📍 Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond St. W
Free entrance.
For more information, reach out to:
communications@parkpeople.ca
Explore our exhibit showcasing over 15 years of park projects led by Torontonians making incredible things happen. It is proof of what is possible–not in other cities, but here at home.
Come and reflect on what we have done and learned together. Add your voice. Share your vision for the future of our urban green spaces.
We are at a critical moment for Toronto’s parks and public spaces. The upcoming municipal election is an opportunity for us all to contribute ideas and impact parks for years to come.
Let’s co-create an ambitious vision – and then make it happen.
The Urbanspace gallery was created to explore the city. A venue for diverse exhibitions and events, the gallery investigates how cities work, how we might improve them, and how we can learn from the past to create visions of the future.