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The 2022 Canadian City Parks Report Launch Webinar

Park People

Jul 14, 2022
Canada-wide

Nurturing Relationships & Reciprocity: How collaboration, mindfulness, and power-sharing in parks can help nurture and repair relationships between ourselves, our communities, and the wider natural world

Park People launches the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report, the fourth annual report featuring the biggest trends, issues, and practices shaping Canada’s city parks. 

In the webinar, you can hear directly from the Canadian City Parks Report authors—Adri Stark, Emily Riddle, and Jake Tobin Garrett and get the inside track on:

  • The latest park data gathered from 30 cities across Canada,
  • New insights from a survey of  3,000+ Canadians, 
  • Leading park practices derived from 30 + expert interviews,
  • In-depth stories on nurturing and repairing relationships between ourselves, our communities, and the wider natural world.

The session features an in-depth discussion moderated by Park People Board Chair Zahra Ebrahim. The webinar is held in English; French subtitles are available.

Panel

Panelist
Adri Stark
she/her Research and Policy Consultant, Park People

Adri Stark is specialized in research and policy at Park People, and co-author of the annual Canadian City Parks Report.…

Panelist
Emily Riddle
Writer and Researcher

Emily Riddle is nehiyaw and a member of the Alexander First Nation in Treaty 6. She lives in amiskwaciwâskahikan. A…

Panelist
Jake Tobin Garrett
he/him Public space policy and research consultant

Jake Tobin Garrett (he/him) is a writer, illustrator and public space policy and research consultant. He was previously Park People’s…

Moderator
Zahra Ebrahim
CEO and Founder of Monumental, and Member of Park People’s Board of Directors

Zahra is a public interest designer and strategist focused on shifting power to people who are typically underrepresented in institutions…

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