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?
The InTO the Ravines Champions program offers people living near ravines training and support to learn, explore, and celebrate Toronto's one-of-a-kind ravines system.
A reflection on the BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC Survey Report, exploring how Black communities experience parks and public spaces, and what fosters joy and belonging.
For years, Geri and Gary James drove an hour outside Toronto to find nature — not realizing one of the…
How do we build a healthier, greener, more joyful Toronto? We start at the park. Discover how communities across the city have transformed their green spaces over the past fifteen years. Then roll up your sleeves and help shape what comes next.
By donating to Park People, you’ll support vibrant parks for everyone.
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Director of Research and Data Analysis at The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
Michelle holds a PhD in Research Methods and Statistics (University of Denver), and a Postdoc on digitizing elder wisdom (Department of Education, Simon Fraser University).
In addition to her work with the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness (GVCEH), doing business as the Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region (AEHCR), Michelle volunteers and is a board member for Community Research Ethics Office (CREO); serves as the Vancouver Island coordinator for the BC Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society; and is the Program Chair of Statistics Without Borders (SWB), a volunteer Outreach Group of the American Statistical Association (ASA) that provides pro bono services in statistics and data science.