Sonya Jakubec (RN, PhD), Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Mount Royal University/Adjunct Professor Department of Community Health Sciences, UofC School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta.

This presentation showcases the evidence that parks and nature is a valuable intervention for people of all abilities across the lifespan – in disability, dementia, dying, death and grief. Stories, documentary film and research results from 15 years of local studies and program development/evaluation highlight the possibilities and potentials for palliative and grief care in the Bow Valley.