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.
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.
In East Vancouver’s Champlain Heights, we sat down with two organizations leading a grassroots effort to restore native forests and build community.
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.
How colonialism plays out in park practices and how we can work together to embed reconciliation and decolonization.
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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.