This year again, local leaders gathered their neighbours, built connections, and restored nature in projects big and small. The movement continues to expand, and we're pleased to share just some of these impacts in our 2025 Impact Report.
Creative ways to connect people to nature, community, and care for ravines in Toronto.
This guide walks you through how to start and grow a park group in Toronto, from planning your first meeting to organizing activities, reaching new people, and navigating City permits, funding, and support.
Parc Jarry in Montreal, Toronto’s waterfront, CRAB Park in Vancouver… People are coming together to protect the places they love.
What could Toronto’s parks look like in the years ahead? Our 2026 Parks Platform brings together ideas from Torontonians and four priorities for a more resilient, joyful and connected city.
Host free, community-led park activities in Toronto 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.
Hosted by Park People and World Urban Parks, this global gathering will bring together 450+ park leaders from Canada and around the world to share and explore practical and creative park and public space ideas, and seed new relationships, collaborations, and ways of working.
By donating to Park People, you’ll support vibrant parks for everyone.
Geographer and Researcher, Organisme Respire
Sarah-Maude Cossette is a geographer and researcher at Organisme Respire, a Montreal-based non-profit organization specializing in qualitative research on urban issues. She co-leads the ADOES research project, which explores the practices and needs of adolescent girls in the city.
She has strong expertise in qualitative methodologies, complemented by hundreds of hours of field experience in urban environments—day and night, summer and winter. She has carried out research projects across a wide range of urban contexts and among populations marginalized in public spaces, including women, youth, older adults, people experiencing homelessness, and urban animals.
In line with Organisme Respire’s mission, she is committed to conducting research that responds to the realities and needs of communities.