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?
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.
InTO the Ravines creates opportunities for Torontonians to come together to explore the ravines, learn about their social and ecological benefits, and champion their preservation.
Host free, community-led park activities in Toronto this summer with the No-Fee Community Activations Booking. This hour-long virtual session will walk you through the booking — what's eligible, and how to apply step by step.
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Vice Chair
Seana has over 30-years of experience working at the intersection of community-based participatory engagement, environmental sustainability, and social justice. She is a founding team member behind the development of Evergreen Brick Works into a showcase of industrial heritage adaptive reuse and a hub for applied urban sustainability. Seana has served in executive positions with innovative and entrepreneurial non-profit change making organizations including Evergreen and the Centre for Social Innovation, in addition to working in both the public and private sectors.
She has undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental studies and watershed ecosystem planning and in 2021 Seana began a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Social Research at Trent University where she is examining the relationship between industrial heritage redevelopment projects and gentrification. An active volunteer, Seana has served on several boards including Park People, The Centre for Social Innovation, The Stop Community Food Centre, the equality effect, The Sustainability Network and Wanapitei Wilderness Centre.