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?
Park clean-ups bring neighbours together, foster connection, and leave a lasting impact—explore our 5-step guide to get started.
Explore inspiring community-led events funded by our microgrants program, from land-based learning to nature walks and skill-sharing workshops.
Finding volunteers doesn’t have to feel like an uphill battle. Here are some of his top tips to create an engaged, connected, and joyful volunteer team.
Come together with community members, park professionals, and municipal staff at the 2025 Toronto Park Summit!
By donating to Park People, you’ll support vibrant parks for everyone.
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Lead Researcher at Monumental
Eunice is an award-winning urban designer, researcher, registered planner, and all-around curious person. As a lead researcher at Monumental, Eunice champions equity-centered approaches and analysis, advocates for diverse perspectives, and highlights the power of community voices in the city-building process. Before joining the Monumental team, Eunice brings over 8 years of experience in the industry, most recently at Perkins&Will as an associate and senior urban designer. They bring deep expertise in community engagement, land use planning, public realm design, transportation, and led various research efforts around gender equity, public health, and as host of the Inhabit podcast. Their community-centered approach to their work has been awarded a National Urban Design Award for Community Initiatives, an AIA Canada Award of Merit, a Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence, and an OPPI PlanON Public Education award. Eunice is always thinking about the human experience and opportunities for storytelling, balancing both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. They are passionate about intersections—in human identities, between planning and people, urbanism and nature… and literally the design of intersections. Eunice lives in Toronto with their partner and their very silly dog Peanut.