Niki Sharma is a lawyer practicing aboriginal law and has worked on human rights cases, aboriginal rights and title issues, and with survivors of residential schools. Niki believes in the importance of engaging people and the power of meaningful consultation to achieve the best results.
Niki has a degree in Environmental Biology and is committed to continuing to implement Vision’s Greenest City Action plan to expand green spaces throughout the city and restore local habitat. In the past, she worked for the Environmental Youth Alliance in local community gardens and in Ecuador with women’s cooperatives, developing environmental education programs and on organic agriculture projects.
She is a proud Board Member of Battered Women Support Services and an advocate for women’s issues.
Niki was a Parliamentary Intern with Parliamentary Monitoring Group in South Africa, where she learned the value of democratic institutions that are inclusive and representative of all people. She believes she can be a strong voice for the diverse residents of Vancouver to enhance and expand our remarkable parks and recreation system.
