Today the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust launched a membership drive. Parkdale is changing rapidly. This change is not inherently good or bad, but it raises important questions about affordability, diversity, and community assets in Parkdale. The Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust (PNLT) was formed to address this issue by redefining how land is owned and developed. We are a member-based community-controlled organization of people who live …
Register now for a workshop on PNLTs Community-Based Governance Structure
Join PNLT staff and Board members to learn more about our community based governance structure and offer your two cents about our draft organizational Bylaws. WHEN: September 12th 2015. 1pm – 3pm WHERE: PARC – 1499 Queen Street West. Room 203b RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-workshop-on-pnlts-community-based-governance-structure-and-draft-bylaws-tickets-18422663683 Background: Over the past two years the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust (PNLT) has been working to build a community controlled organization to …
PNLT Presents at Toronto Urban Growers Meeting
On July 22nd PNLT shared updates on its work to create community owned and secure community gardens and urban agricultural projects in Parkdale. PNLT Board member and the Director of Greenest City, Ayal Dinner shared stories of Parkdales many active community gardens including the Milky Way Garden, Hope Garden and more. Development Coordinator Joshua Barndt further explained how the Community Land …
PNLT presents at Planners Network event
PN-Toronto: Alternative Housing Models: Community Land Trust? Summary About 60 people attended the PN-Toronto event held at Beit Zatoun on June 4, 2015. The event began with a welcome from the evening’s emcee, Erika Hennebury, a welcome to Beit Zatoun from Robert Massoud, and a brief history of Planners Network from Barbara Rahder. The 3 panelists–Michael Shapcott, Allison Maxted, and …
PNLT TO HOST JANE’S WALK [MAY 2]
Please join us for a resident lead themed neighbourhood walk hosted by PNLT as part of Janes Walk: http://janeswalk.org/canada/toronto/wrestling-change-todays-parkdale-forces-divide-and-community-initiatives-hold-us-together/ WRESTLING WITH CHANGE IN TODAY’S PARKDALE: The forces that divide and community initiatives that hold us togetherThese days, the common story of Parkdale is about gentrification, social exclusion and poverty. But there’s two sides to every story, and Parkdale is no …
“Democractic Facilitation by Design” in Parkdale
First Posted on April 24, 2015 by parkdaleeconomies One of the core approaches that inform Parkdale Community Economic Planning & Development Project is popular education. This approach is vital as we aim to hold a series of participatory planning activities and workshops through the project. Thus as a part of the PCED project, we held a training session on “Democratic Facilitation …
We’re hiring! Community Based Researchers Job Posting
The Neighbourhood Land Trust (NLT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the affordability, diversity, and equity of Parkdale by bringing land into community ownership and control. NLT works to acquire and manage land, leasing it at affordable rates to eligible charitable partners who provide community benefits including affordable and supportive housing. NLT also undertakes research and public education about …
Parkdale NLT capacity development funded by OTF
We are thrilled to announce that PARC and the Parkdale Neighbourhoood Land Trustwere awarded the three-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to develop organizational capacity of the first community-based land trust in Toronto! Our work is primarily located in Parkdale, while we intend to develop templates and tools for replicating a community land trust model in other neighbourhoods in …
PNLT Research activities & Visioning session updates
Recently, the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust added a new Research Committee to our committees. The Research Committee leads internal research activities (including feasibility studies and scenario planning), coordinate stakeholder engagement, and provide guidance, advice, and inputs to external research projects. Inspired by great examples from US, the committee aims to use “research” strategically to support community organizing, policy work, and partnership building. …
