Friends of Granville Island (FGI) is a grassroots community that advocates for Granville Island’s unique status as an urban park that is zoned for urban experimentation, innovation, and the nurturing of arts & culture. A rising not-for-profit organization, seeing through fast growth and development and working in multiple sectors of Granville Island. To encourage its full potential as a one-of-a-kind urban public space, FGI’s mission is to help ensure that Granville Island is accessible, equitable, and inclusive for local and global communities, toward creating a community-led ‘People’s Place,’ where urban experimentation, innovation, and arts & culture thrive.

Joined FGI as an Administrative Assistant and Community Outreach through Columbia College under a four-month internship contract. During this time, responsibilities included assisting with marketing, coordinating and promoting local businesses and vendors, managing social media, and leading a team of 10 social media assistants, which strengthened leadership skills. Contributions were also made to business plans and grant applications for fundraising and government grants. During this period, FGI proposed an EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) committee through collaboration with the General Manager of Granville Island.