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posted July 12, 2007
Surprisingly, there is no single staff person within Parks, Forestry and Recreation who is responsible for Dufferin Grove Park. As of the recent Department re-organization, responsibility for the park is highly fragmented.
In general, all Divisions of the Department are involved in some way:
- Community Recreation: instructional skating, pleasure skating, pools (including wading pools), recreation program registration, and facility and park permitting (see details)
- Divisional Co-ordination & Community Engagement: community engagement, Neighbourhood Teams, Volunteer Development (see details)
- Management Services: finance, staffing for seasonal and part-time workforce (see details)
- Parks: all aspects of parks maintenance, sports field maintenance and horticulture, Children’s and Community Gardens, Waste Reduction and Diversion, By-law Enforcement (see details)
- Parks Development & Infrastructure Management: planning, design and development of the Division’s green spaces, facilities and amenities, parks and open space design, pathways and trails, pools and water play areas (see details)
- Strategic Services: concessions, leases and agreements, partnership development (see details)
- Urban Forestry: tree planting in city parks (see details)
The people we currently see the most are Tino DeCastro (Recreation Supervisor) and Peter Leiss (Parks Supervisor). The Dufferin Grove Park staff report to any Supervisor who has jurisdiction over the activity in question.
The following material is taken from the city directory for Parks Forestry & Recreation
Parks, Forestry and Recreation:
Parks, Forestry & Recreation contributes to Toronto's quality of life through stewardship of the environment; by promoting and enhancing the social and physical development of children and youth; and by leading the way to lifelong active living for residents of Toronto through a wide variety of leisure and recreational opportunities that welcome everyone. The division is also responsible for community development, parks, horticulture and forestry programs, park and open space planning and environmental initiatives. The division manages and maintains facilities and operates specialized services, including the ferries, golf courses, waterfront and regional parks systems.
General Manager Brenda Librecz ......................................392-8182
Community Recreation
The Community Recreation Branch provides recreation programs and services to Toronto residents. Examples of programs include fitness, instructional skating, pleasure skating, camps, sports, aquatics, arts, skiing and local community recreation.
The Customer Service section is responsible for recreation program registration, and facility and park permitting. The unit also assists with customer account inquiries.
Director
Don Boyle .............................................392-7252
Aquatics
Manager
Anne Jackson.........................................395-6191
Toronto & East York District
Supervisors
Nikki Chapman......................................396-2877
Gary Sanger...........................................396-2884
Community Recreation – Toronto & East York District
Manager
Constanza Allevato................................................395-6190
Supervisor
Tino DeCastro (tdecastr@toronto.ca).......................................392-0041
Customer Service
Manager
Mark Lawson (Acting) ..........................392-1902
Toronto & East York District
Supervisor
Pam Jackson...................392-3359 (permits)
Standards & Innovation
Manager
Sharon Waddingham .............................396-5162
Program Standards & Development Officers
Matt Bentley..........................................396-7424 Sandra Ceolin-Celestini.........................394-5815 Vivian Magi-Thomson ..........................396-4155 Heather Stender .....................................395-7415 Carlotta Thomas ....................................395-6031 Vacant....................................................394-5677
Divisional Co-ordination & Community Engagement
Divisional Coordination and Community Engagement provides policy, administrative and report coordination, community engagement and access and diversity functions for the divisions. Some specific responsibilities of this branch include Parks, Forestry and Recreation Neighbourhood Teams, Division-wide Volunteer Development, Citywide Advisory Councils, Homelessness issues, working with Toronto’s designated groups including Persons with Disability, Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender, Transsexual, and Two-spirited residents, ethno-racial groups and women, support for policy development, maintenance of the Division’s policy site and Council and Committee Reporting cycle.
Director
Kathy Wiele...........................................392-8184
Service Improvement and Co-ordination
Manager
Diane Stevenson....................................392-0098
Access & Diversity
Manager
Ken Jeffers.............................................392-7019
Community Capacity Building
Manager
Rick Gosling..........................................395-6475
Community Engagement
Manager
Lucy Stern .............................................392-0460
Operations Support Officers
Sabrina Buson........................................392-1530 Michael Ellison......................................392-3494 Tina Ferreira (Acting)............................392-2473
Program Standards & Development Officers
Fay Grange ............................................392-0436 Susan Lewis...........................................338-5060 Susan Smith...........................................392-1528
Parks Ambassador
Troy Ford...............................................392-6779
Management Services
The Management Services Branch provides financial planning, financial control, accounting, staff support, labor relations, operational compliance and systems support to all branches in the Division. Some of the key functions include finance, complement control, payroll, staffing for seasonal and part-time workforce, planning and reporting, operating procedures, policy development and compliance.
Director
Ann Ulusoy............................................392-8190
Compliance
Manager
Peter Lam ..............................................395-0364
Management Services (Community Recreation)
Manager
Brian Philip............................................392-1770
Management Services (Forestry)
Management Services Coordinator
Beth Sangster.........................................394-6023
Management Services (Parks)
Manager
Wendy St. Cyr .......................................396-4192
Management Services (PDIM)
Manager
Allan Graham ........................................394-8524
Management Services (Strategic Services, DC&CE and Management Services)
Management Services Coordinator
Donna Kovachis ....................................397-5341
Staff Support
Manager
Bob Clark ..............................................394-5460
Toronto & East York District
Staff Support Supervisor
Vacant....................................................392-6645
Recruitment Co-ordinator
Diane Ellison .........................................392-1946
Training Co-ordinator
Vacant....................................................392-1926
Payroll Program Assistant
Nancy Angamarca .................................392-1987
Finance
Senior Budget Analyst
Stephen Graham....................................397-5348
Toronto & East York District
Finance Supervisor
Laurie Owens (Acting) ..........................392-1883
Finance Representative Hylene Groisback ..................................338-5628 Finance Representative Leonara Ramos......................................338-5783
Parks
The Parks Branch is involved in all aspects of parks maintenance, sports field maintenance and horticulture. Parks Branch also is responsible for special features such as Toronto Waterfront Park development, Children’s and Community Gardens, Toronto’s Urban Farm and Stadiums. The Parks Branch plays a key role on city-wide initiatives such as Clean City Beautiful City, Waste Reduction and Diversion, Waterfront Maintenance, Ravine and Watercourse Management, and By-law Enforcement.
Director
Paul Ronan ............................................396-4490
Community Gardens and Urban Farm (City-Wide)
Program Standards & Development Officer
Solomon Boye .......................................392-7800
Parks - Toronto & East York District and Bylaw Enforcement Unit
Manager
Sandy Straw...........................................392-1909
Supervisor
Peter Leiss (Wards 14,18,19) (pleiss@toronto.ca)................392-7945
Parks By-Law
Supervisor
Moses Cabral.........................................392-0045
Parks Renaissance & Special Projects
Manager
Leslie Coates ........................................392-1885
Standards & Innovation
Manager
Carol Cormier........................................392-8147
Parks Development & Infrastructure Management
The Parks Development & Infrastructure Management Branch (PD&IM) is responsible for the planning, design and development of the Division’s green spaces, facilities and amenities. These assets, worth several billion dollars, include parks and open space design, pathways and trails, pools and water play areas, arenas, community centres, and streetscapes. This Branch is comprised of the following sections:
- Facilities Management
- Property Management & Maintenance Services
- Planning, Design & Development
- Construction Management & Capital Projects
- Work Management System & 311
Director
Anne Marra............................................394-5723
Construction Management/Capital Projects
Manager
Michael Schreiner (Acting) ...................392-8453
Facilities Management - West (Wards 1 to 21)
Manager
Carmen Cogliano...................................394-5758
Management Services
Manager
Allan Graham ........................................394-8524
Planning, Design & Development
Manager
Gary Short (Acting)...............................392-7438
Property Management & Maintenance Services
Manager
Gord Andrews .......................................395-7993
Work Order Management
Work Order Project Managers
Marson Mao ..........................................395-0212
Ilana Marich ..........................................395-0210
Strategic Services
Strategic Services provides leadership, vision and direction that is linked to the City’s service priorities to the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. This Branch provides support to the operating branches through business services (concessions, leases and agreements), strategic and service planning, and partnership development and provides direct public service by operating golf courses, Toronto Islands and the marine service (the Enterprise services).
Director
Neil R. Zaph ..........................................395-6065
Business Services
Manager
Doug McDonald ....................................392-8578
Enterprise Services
Golf courses, the ski hill, and the island.
Manager
James Dann............................................392-1122
Partnership Development
Manager
Rob Richardson .....................................392-9861
Parks & Trees Foundation
Manager
Arthur Beauregard.................................392-0724
Strategic & Service Planning
Manager
Brian Rutherford....................................392-8179
Urban Forestry
The Forestry Branch provides the essential services needed to protect, maintain and enhance the existing urban forest. Service areas include: Forestry Operations, Tree Protection & Plan Review, Forest & Natural Environment Management, and Forestry Operations response to the Asian Long-horned Beetle.
Key public services of the Forestry Branch include requests for servicing trees on city property, administration of tree bylaws, tree planting on city parks and streets, public planting events, management of ravines.
Director
Richard Ubbens .....................................392-1894
Forest & Natural Environment Management
Manager
Beth McEwen........................................397-4006
Forestry Operations/Asian Long-Horned Beetle
Manager
Jason Doyle (Disco Yard) .....................338-1178
Forestry Operations – Etobicoke York / Toronto & East York Districts
Toronto & East York District
Manager
Dean Hart (Kipling Yard).....................394-8549
Tree Protection & Plan Review
Manager
Mark Procunier......................................392-7384
Toronto & East York District
Supervisor
Mark Ventresca (Booth Yard) ...............392-7390