As Dave Harvey retires from his co-leadership position at Park People, he reflects on the incredible journey since founding the organization in 2011.
Each year, Park People Summits bring together our growing network of urban park changemakers to connect, reflect, and explore what’s possible for more inclusive, community-powered parks in our cities.
Metro Vancouver seniors receive training and support to organize fun park activities, fostering social connections and physical activity among elders in their local parks and green spaces.
Each year, we support inspiring older adults in Metro Vancouver to reconnect with nature by leading events in their local parks—sparking belonging, joy, and wellness in their communities.
How does the City of Victoria's Get Growing Victoria program take a food justice approach to provide gardening supplies to communities at risk of food insecurity, including those experiencing houselessness, Indigenous and racialized communities, seniors, and youth.
Come together with community members, park professionals, and municipal staff at the 2025 Toronto Park Summit!
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Park People’s professional services build on our charitable work activating the power of parks.
We help our partners to engage communities, create quality programming, measure public space use, and apply innovative governance models and partnerships — all necessary ingredients to create dynamic parks in the 21st-century city.
As Canada’s national city parks organization, Park People’s services and approach are rooted in our leading research into park planning, policy, and engagement and our extensive network of park enthusiasts across the country.
Our broad definition of parks — from more traditional parks to hydro corridors and downtown parking lots — and our experience with cross-sectoral partnerships, help us think differently about what’s possible for parks and public spaces.
Learn more about our professional services contact us today.
Park professionals need new ways to plan, design, manage, program, govern and fund city parks. We can help!
We’re Canada’s experts in public life studies. Informed by your needs, we’ll design the public life study, recruit and train volunteers, and make sense of and amplify the insights.
There’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to park governance. We’ll surface and sort through partner strengths and recommend governance models that build solid foundations for productive park relationships.