YQNA Board and Committees, Fall 2007

Co-Chairs:

Ulla Colgrass Tel: 416 867-6200
Allan Rivers Tel: 416 368-2923
Bob Rasmusen
James Russell 416-575-4894

Secretary: Steve Fry
Treasurer: Claire Sparks
The Board has 16 members

YQNA Committees are:

Planning, Parks, Environment: James Russell and Bob Rasmussen, co-chairs
Traffic and Parking: Kelly Gorman, chair
Noise: Cathy Waiten, chair
Webmaster: Ray Ferris
Police liaison: Allan Rivers and Cyndy De Los Santos
Communications: Sara Hsieh
Social events: Claire Sparks
Constitution and By-laws: (currently un-occupied)
Waterfront Action liaison: Gloria Cornell
Harbourfront Centre liaison: Ulla Colgrass

Contact the board and all committees by email:info@yqna.ca
Mailing address: 55 Harbour Square # 2011, Toronto ON M5J 2L1, Canada

Other Important Contacts

Harbourside Cleanup

The Toronto Port Authority has a general responsibility for keeping the harbour clean, free of toxic spills and safe for boats.  They can be contacted throughout the year. The contact information is found at the Toronto Port Authority website: http://www.torontoport.com/contact_port.asp.  The supervisor is Mike Lamont (mlamont@torontoport.com).  His telephone number is 416-462-1261, extension 16.  If he is not available, or it is outside of office hours, a message can be left at the Hotline number 416-462-1261.

Harbourfront has a contract with the city of Toronto to keep the harbour clean during the summer.  Their responsibility is for the entire Toronto waterfront, not just the Harbourfront site.  They start May 1 and continue through the summer season.  To report an area needing attention, telephone Harbourfront security 416-973-4885 and leave a message.  Harbourfront is probably the better contact during the summer.

Homeless Persons

To report homeless persons camping out in our parks, the Parks Ambassador should be telephoned.  The general telephone directory for Parks is located at http://www.toronto.ca/city_directory/pdf/divisions/parks_forestry_recreation.pdf.  Troy Ford is the Parks Ambassador responsible for our area.  His telephone number is 416-392-6770 and his email is tford@toronto.ca.  His mobile number is 416-771-3042.  Troy is responsible for parks in our area including the following problem areas: York Quay Parkette (Sundial), the “Ramp Parkette” (northeast corner of Queens Quay and York Street) and underneath the Queens Quay bridge over the Peter Slip lagoon. The Ambassador’s approach is to first ensure that the homeless have an option of city provided housing before they are required to move.

Park Cleanup

The contact names and telephone numbers are in the city Parks directory, noted previously.  Mark Emslie (memslie@toronto.ca, 416-392-1759) is responsible for Ward 27 and York Quay Parkette.  Mark Hawkins (mhawkins@toronto.ca, 416-392-1758) is responsible for Ward 28.

Domenic Fantauzzi (dfantauz@toronto.ca, 416 – 392-7261) is responsible for the Sundial pump, waterfall and reflecting pond in York Quay Parkette.  Mark Emslie is responsible for general maintenance in the Parkette. 

Art

There is a shared responsibility between Parks and Culture, when art is in a park.

The directory for Culture is located at http://www.toronto.ca/city_directory/pdf/divisions/economic_development_culture_tourism.pdf. 

Sandra Lougheed (416-392-4218) can be contacted to report vandalism (to, for example, the Sundial) after the fact and she will contact the graffiti removal contractor. As Toronto Parks and Culture have no policing capacity, they have asked us to call the police if we witness vandalism in progress. 

The more people that phone and write, the cleaner the harbour and our parks will be.  These service providers need the watchful eyes of residents.  Residents that contact the city should copy info@YQNA.ca so that performance can be monitored.