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?
Meet the Ontario Community Changemakers and learn more about their inspiring initiatives transforming parks across the province.
Creative ways to connect people to nature, community, and care for ravines in Toronto.
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.
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Nisha Malik is the Associate Vice President, Execution & Enablement for Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship at TD Bank Group. Nisha has over 15 years of experience in various finance and operations roles within the Bank, and before joining TD, she started her career in public accounting at KPMG. In her current role, Nisha leads a team of colleagues at TD that manage the Bank’s community investment dollars and ensure alignment with TD’s Corporate Citizenship Strategy. Her team is also charged with the ongoing development and interaction model of the Bank’s ESG Centre of Expertise, which brings together ESG talent from across the enterprise to advance TD’s ESG strategy to support aligning TD’s business objectives with its purpose of enriching the lives of our customers, colleagues and communities it serves. Nisha is passionate about giving back and can play in many of the fantastic city parks in Toronto with her kids on the weekend.