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.
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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.
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Vice Chair Board of Directors, Greenspace Alliance
Nicole DesRoches, born in Ottawa and living in Chelsea Québec, part of the National Capital Region, therefore living within the context of Québec Law. She has been involved in environmental dossiers for more than 40 years and navigating both provincial regimes. Originally teaching in primary school but involved in different political movements, she became executive director of a Regional Council on the Environment and Sustainable Development in 2000. She is involved with the Greenspace Alliance of the National Capital board of directors and president of a Watershed Protection Agency.