As Dave Harvey retires from his co-leadership position at Park People, he reflects on the incredible journey since founding the organization in 2011.
Why are events in parks important? How do grants fit into Park People’s larger goals for creating change in city parks?
We know we benefit when we get outside and connect with others when winter makes us feel isolated. Here are some ideas for how your group can animate parks in winter.
Here are some valuable tips to create a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment for participants of all abilities, backgrounds, ages, and gender identities!
Today Park People launches the sixth Canadian City Parks Report–and the final iteration of this report in its current form: Bridging the Gap: How the park sector can meet today’s complex challenges through partnerships and collaboration.
How does the City of Victoria's Get Growing Victoria program take a food justice approach to provide gardening supplies to communities at risk of food insecurity, including those experiencing houselessness, Indigenous and racialized communities, seniors, and youth.
Launch webinar: Join the report’s researchers in a special launch webinar to get the inside scoop on the sixth Canadian City Parks report.
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Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, University of Windsor
Clint is an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper at University of Windsor. Through his appointment with the University, Clint leads field courses where students engage in ecological monitoring and restoration projects on Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation). The field course is offered to undergraduate students and aims to “weave Indigenous ways of knowing with Western ecological concepts”.
More recently, Clint has also co-led a course with the University of Western Ontario involving stewardship and restoration projects on the university campus. Clint is also the founder and director of the Walpole Island Land Trust and has been deeply involved in work with Parks Canada in the creation of a National Urban Park in Windsor.