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.
Why are events in parks important? How do grants fit into Park People’s larger goals for creating change in city parks?
The InTO the Ravines Champions program offers people living near ravines training and support to learn, explore, and celebrate Toronto's one-of-a-kind ravines system.
For years, Geri and Gary James drove an hour outside Toronto to find nature — not realizing one of the…
Ready to rally your crew and make a visible difference in your local park? This guide walks you through everything you need to host a successful community clean-up in Toronto
How do we build a healthier, greener, more joyful Toronto? We start at the park. Discover how communities across the city have transformed their green spaces over the past fifteen years. Then roll up your sleeves and help shape what comes next.
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Whether in person or online, Park People’s events are spaces to connect with other park enthusiasts, to share best practices and on-the-ground experiences, and to imagine new ways to strengthen our city parks.
Here’s where you’ll find recordings of our past webinars.
Watch our special launch webinar with the Report’s authors to get the inside scoop on our findings.
Explore how different sectors are currently working to meet shared urban biodiversity goals and how we can all work differently –or more collaboratively– in the future.
Watch the webinar recording to meet the report’s researchers and writers and get the inside scoop on the fifth annual report highlighting the most significant trends, issues, and practices shaping Canada’s city parks.
Learn from community leaders and advocates, creatives, placemakers, and educators from across North America as they address the real challenges and exceptional opportunities within community consultation and impact measurement.
Meet the report’s researchers and writers and get the inside scoop on the fourth annual report featuring the biggest trends, issues, and practices shaping Canada’s city parks.
Learn from experts with on-the-ground experiences making clean-ups inviting and engaging with lasting impact.
Find community-led events in parks near you!
Friends of Jackson Park
Jackson Park,Peterborough
10:00 am – 12:00 pm CST Apr 25, 2026
Join our litter cleanup in Jackson Park on Saturday, April 18 starting at 10am. There are usually a couple of key areas that need attention and lots of space in between. We’ll meet in the parking lot at the end of Monaghan Rd.
Langley Environmental Partners Society
Douglas Park,Langley
10:00 am – 2:00 pm PST Apr 25, 2026
Free family event includes bike valet, bike repairs, container garden workshop and 25+ interactive eco-friendly activities and community booths.
Don’t Mess with the Don and the Brickworks
Watershed Wall,Toronto
10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST Apr 25, 2026
Come out and help clean up the Don on Earth Day. We provide everything you will need including snacks. The clean up is easy to moderate with some brush areas involved. Rain or shine.