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.
In East Vancouver’s Champlain Heights, we sat down with two organizations leading a grassroots effort to restore native forests and build community.
Meet the Ontario Community Changemakers and learn more about their inspiring initiatives transforming parks across the province.
A guidance and resources to measure the impact of your park work on community health and wellbeing, integrating a social equity lens.
Shakeera Solomon from the Vision of Hope Resource Centre in Brampton, a recipient of a TD Park People Grant, shares valuable tips on transitioning indoor programs to the outdoors.
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Netami Stuart is Senior Project Manager, Toronto Island Projects at the City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Division. She is responsible for the implementation of a 25-year vision for the development and resilience of Toronto Island Park. Both professionally and as a volunteer, Netami has made urban ecology and Toronto’s public parks her passion for over twenty years. As a landscape architect and arborist, Netami weaves living systems, design thinking, and delight into her work in Toronto’s public sector.
Previous to her current job, Netami worked for Waterfront Toronto as the Senior PM responsible for the design and construction of Biidaasige Park and the new mouth of the Don River. As a designer and ecologist, Netami has worked in the private sector for PMA Landscape Architects, Ecoplans and Urban Forest Associates. Supporting the integration of design and stewardship, Netami represented the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects on the Board of the Ontario Parks Association for three years.