As Dave Harvey retires from his co-leadership position at Park People, he reflects on the incredible journey since founding the organization in 2011.
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.
The programs offers community members from equity-deserving neighbourhoods training and coaching to help them enhance or transform vacant or underused spaces into public green areas.
A guidance and resources to measure the impact of your park work on community health and wellbeing, integrating a social equity lens.
Meet the Ontario Community Changemakers and learn more about their inspiring initiatives transforming parks across the province.
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Food Systems Coordinator, Recreation Department, City of Victoria
Julia is the Food Systems Coordinator for the City of Victoria. She comes to the role after over 15 years of experience working in community, public space and food initiatives. Over the years she has worked with a wide variety of organizations, including community arts organizations, remote off-grid homesteads, urban farm businesses, orchards, community centres and now municipal government. In her current role she manages the Get Growing, Victoria! program, which distributes over 100,000 free seedlings to Victoria residents each year, as well as a suite of policies designed to support urban food production and community gardening in the City.