As Dave Harvey retires from his co-leadership position at Park People, he reflects on the incredible journey since founding the organization in 2011.
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TD Park People Grants support local leaders to organize environmental education, sustainability or stewardship events that bring people together across Canada.
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How Toronto is transforming future park spaces into temporary public areas through partnerships, letting residents enjoy them now while planning for long-term park development.
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Ph.D. candidate, University of Toronto
Ambika is a Ph.D. candidate at the Daniels Faculty, University of Toronto. Her research is focused on recent immigrant engagement in Toronto’s urban forest. An environmentalist by training, she has worked extensively with diverse communities in urban and rural India in the fields of environmental health and education.
Since moving to Toronto, she has volunteered with several public and non-profit organizations such as the City of Toronto, LEAF, and 10,000 Trees, to understand urban forest stewardship practices. Her work with Toronto Green Community’s Rivers Rising and Lost Rivers programs have helped her gain fresh perspectives on urban ecology, community engagement and Indigenous land relations.