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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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.