Media Contacts
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Contacts organized by City Clusters
Interviews with the mayor and councillors
To interview the mayor or a councillor, media should contact their offices directly.
Office of the Mayor
George Christopoulos, 416-338-6642,
gchrist2@toronto.caCouncillors
To speak to a councillor directly, please contact their office.
Cluster A Communications contacts
Parks, Forestry and Recreation
Parks, Forestry and Recreation Media Line, 416-560-8726, pfrmedialine@toronto.ca
Graham Mitchell, Manager, Public Relations & Issues Management
416-397-4059, gmitche2@toronto.ca
Children's Services
Aggie Fortier
416-397-5326, afortie@toronto.ca
Long-Term Care Homes & Services
Shane Gerard
416-397-5711, sgerard@toronto.ca
Jane Scarffe
416-397-4062, jscarffe@toronto.ca
Employment and Social Services
Darrin Vermeersch
416-397-5518, dvermee@toronto.ca
Economic Development and Culture
Shane Gerard
416-397-5711, sgerard@toronto.ca
Social Development, Finance and Administration, including Community Development, Community Safety, Social Policy, Analysis & Research, and Youth Employment Programs
Cher Jones
416-392-5349, cjones5@toronto.ca
Special Events
Sylvia Kavanagh
416-392-8123, skavana@toronto.ca
Shelter, Support and Housing Administration
Patricia Anderson, Manager
416-397-4328, panders@toronto.ca
Emergency Medical Services
Kim McKinnon
416-392-2255, kmckinn2@toronto.ca
After hours inquiries, 416-392-0000
Toronto Public Health
Kris Scheuer
416-338-8020, kscheue@toronto.ca
Affordable Housing Office, Toronto Office of Partnerships
Gil Hardy
416-397-4701, ghardy@toronto.ca
Cluster A Communications, Manager
John Gosgnach
416-392-8386, jgosgna@toronto.ca
Cluster B Communications contacts
Solid Waste Management
Pat Barrett
416-392-4716, pbarrett@toronto.ca
- Litter prevention
- Waste disposal (e.g. landfills)
- Organics (processing, facilities, yard waste)
- Single-family Blue Bin, Green Bin and garbage
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Packaging reduction
Siobhan Ramsay
416-397-5001, sramsay@toronto.ca
- Multi-family recyling, organics and garbage
- Reuse centres
- Yellow Bag program
Anita Zutis
416-392-8350, azutis@toronto.ca
- Collection calendars
- 3Rs Ambassador program
Toronto Water
Andrea Gonsalves
416-392-4310, agonsalv@toronto.ca
- Lead testing, Lead Pipe Replacement Program, Faucet Filter Rebates
- Water treatment and supply
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water efficiency, such as toilet/washer incentive programs, lawn watering, industrial water rate
- Watermain breaks
- Service programs, including basement flooding protection subsidy and drain grant
Cheryl San Juan
416-392-8259, chsanjua@toronto.ca
- Automated meter reading
- Basement flooding
- Stormwater pollution and Wet Weather Flow Master Plan
- Beaches, including testing beach water quality and Blue Flag Beaches
- Sustainable development projects including Green Streets and Green Roofs
- Downspout disconnection
Toronto Environment Office
Valerie Cassells
416-392-8306, vcassel@toronto.ca
- Live Green Toronto
- Green Toronto Awards
- Green Innovation Award
- Climate Change Action Plan
Transportation Services, Technical Services, Major Capital Infrastructure Coordination Office
Steve Johnston
416-392-4391, sjohnsto@toronto.ca
City Planning, Muncipal Licensing & Standards, Toronto Building, Animal Services
Bruce Hawkins
416-392-3496, bhawkin@toronto.ca
Toronto Fire Services
Media Line, 416-338-0763 or 416-392-4836
(to request information/interviews outside normal business hours)
Cluster B, Manager, Communications & Consultation
Nicole Dufort
416-392-2963,
ndufort@toronto.ca
Cluster C Communications contacts
Financial Planning, Corporate Finance, Special Projects
Alex Mozo
416-397-5226, amozo@toronto.ca
Facilities Management, Real Estate
Kazia Fraser
416-392-6786, kfraser@toronto.ca
Union Station
Nancy Kuyumcu
416-397-4221, nkuyumc@toronto.ca
Fleet (Green Fleet), Information and Technology
Kazia Fraser
416-392-6786, kfraser@toronto.ca
Treasurer's Office, Taxation, Parking Tickets and Purchasing
Justine Kintanar
416-397-4054, jkintan@toronto.ca
St Lawrence Market Complex
Rebecca Grima
416-397-7986, rgrima@toronto.ca
Communications Assistant
Olivia Costantino
416-397-1966, ocostan@toronto.ca
Cluster C, Manager Communications, Finance & Administration
Cindy Bromley
416-392-4993, cbromley@toronto.ca
Strategic Communications contacts
The Strategic Communications Division works with media on corporate issues, as well as major incidents and declared emergencies.
Director, Strategic Communications
Jackie DeSouza
416-397-5277, jdesouz@toronto.ca
Manager, Media Relations and Issues Management
Wynna Brown
416-392-8937, Wbrown1@toronto.ca
Rob Andrusevich
416-397-4149, randrus@toronto.ca
Deborah Blackstone
416-392-7377, dblacks@toronto.ca
Margaret Dougherty
416-397-5313, mdoughe@toronto.ca
Leisa Odlum
416-338-5637, lodlum@toronto.ca