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Masking Recreation Facility Staff for the Winter of 2022/23
Managing The Risks From Above – Out of Sight, Out of Mind
King Charles III Picture Replacing the Queen
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Thinking Outside The Traditional Ice Box
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Ontario’s Lifeguards – Caught in the “Perfect Storm”
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Bill Vass - Mr. Refrigeration
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Ringette on the Eve of Turning 60
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30-Years Since Westray and It Is Still A Predictable Path to Disaster
Controlling Safe Wheeled Movement in All Recreation Facilities
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Will We Really Ever Completely Turn The Corner on COVID?
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VAUGHAN
Merriman, David
City of Vaughan
130 member(s) linked
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STEP I: Contact Information
First name
David
Last name
Merriman
Position/Job Title
Director, Facility Management
Employer/Company
City of Vaughan
Department/Division
Facility Management
Group
VAUGHAN
ORFA Region
Central
Linked members (130)
Name
Email
Phone
Adam Black, City of Vaughan
Adrian Cao, City of Vaughan
Adriano Trabucco, City of Vaughan
Alessandro Sorbara, City of Vaughan
Alex Giammarco, City of Vaughan
Ali S Khan, City Of Vaughan
Andre Bregolin, City of Vaughan
Andre Jacobelli, City Of Vaughan
Andrew Rasche, City of Vaughan
Angelo Ricci, The City of Vaughan
Anthony Agozzino, City of Vaughan
Anthony Sullivan, City of Vaughan
Anthony Vena, City of Vaughan
Asif Mahmood, City of Vaughan
Billy Pena, City of Vaughan
Blake Cutone, City of Vaughan
Brian Rego, City of Vaughan
Brook Beatty, City of Vaughan
Bruno Schiafone, City of Vaughan
Caleb Hay, City of Vaughan
Canute Hylton, City of Vaughan
Carmen Cicchillo, City of Vaughan
Carmine Mainella, City Of Vaughan
Carmine Vitulano, City of Vaughan
Charles Manickam, City of Vaughan
Chris Mumberson, City of Vaughan
Cosimo Gullace, City Of Vaughan
Dan Trottier, City Of Vaughan
Daniel Zampini, City of Vaughan
Danny Mederios, City of Vaughan
D'Arcy Campbell, City of Vaughan
Darrin De Luca, City of Vaughan
Davin Ramsawak, City of Vaughan
Domenic Cioffi, City of Vaughan
Edy Facca, City of Vaughan
Elleaxer Pascua, City of Vaughan
Frank Cavalcante, City of Vaughan
Frank Figliomeni, City of Vaughan
Frank Kraljevic, City of Vaughan
Frank Mollo, City of Vaughan
Gaetano Suppa, City of Vaughan
Gary Bonneville, City of Vaughan
Gianfranco Beltempo, City of Vaughan
Gina Soriano, City of Vaughan
Gino Beltrano, City of Vaughan
Gino Corvinelli, City of Vaughani
Giuseppe Ruberto, City Of Vaughan
Jackson Taylor, City of Vaughan
Jamie Snow, City of Vaughan
Jay Bryant, City of Vaughan
Jeff Mizuno, City of Vaughan
Jim Valin, City of Vaughan
Joe Beltrano, City of Vaughan
Joe Fuscaldo, The City of Vaughan
Joe Ragozzo, City of Vaughan
John Aguiar, City of Vaughan
John Salviato, City of Vaughan
Johnathon Chong, CPA, City of Vaughan
Joseph Consiglio, City of Vaughan
Joseph Iamundo, City of Vaughan
Joseph Mucci, City of Vaughan
Joshua Cattapan, City of Vaughan
Josiah Malcolm, City of Vaughan
Keith Andrew Wood, City of Vaughan
Keith Reesor, City Of Vaughan
Kerri Rumble, City of Vaughan
Kevin Hodder, City of Vaughan
Kyle Smith, City of Vaughan
Larry Bifolchi, City of Vaughan
Leo DiBenedetto, City of Vaughan
Lisa Jakubcsik, City of Vaughan - Parks and Forestry
Lisa Tozzo, City of Vaughan
Lorne Hilts, City of Vaughan
Luca V Viani, City of Vaughan
Luigi Musacchio, City of Vaughan
Mahabubul Kabir, City Of Vaughan
Mansor Ahmad, City of Vaughan
Marc Franco, City of Vaughan
Massimo Presta, City of Vaughan
Matthew Bartoletta, City of Vaughan
Matthew Evangelista, City of Vaughan
Matthew Papulkas, City of Vaughan
Maurizio Mucciarone, City of Vaughan
Mauro Tatangelo, City of Vaughan
Michael Garvey, City of Vaughan
Michael Hampton, City of Vaughan
Michael Pflug, City Of Vaughan
Michael Ricci, City of Vaughan
Mike Bachtis, City of Vaughan
Mike Quizi, City of Vaughan
Mike Shivcharan, City of Vaughan
Mike Smith, City of Vaughan
Mike Zentena, City of Vaughan
Nancy Yates, CPA, CA, B,Comm, City of Vaughan
Nando Cianci, City of Vaughan
Noel Lao, City of Vaughan
Olindo DeZorzi, City of Vaughan
Ottavio Ariganello, City Of Vaughan
Paul Casalinuovo, City of Vaughan
Paul Milanowski, City Of Vaughan
Peter Shivcharan, City of Vaughan
Raffaele Carelli, City of Vaughan
Ricardo Smith, City of Vaughan
Ricky Santos, City of Vaughan
Rob Carinci, City of Vaughan
Rob Cervelli, Cityof Vaughan
Rudy Tabije, City of Vaughan
Sam Kim, City of Vaughan
Sam Turco, City of Vaughan
Sara Lavhey, City of Vaughan
Scott Gower, City of Vaughan
Serajul Islam, City Of Vaughan
Shaqir Saraci
Shawn Blakelock, City of Vaughan
Stephen Flood, City of Vaughan
Steve Norris, City of Vaughan
Steve Viel, City of Vaughan
Steven Barry, City of Vaughan
Tom Jones, City of Vaughan
Tony Cardile, City of Vaughan
Tony Colaluca, City of Vaughan
Tony Maione, City of Vaughan
Troy MacCallum, City of Vaughan
Tyson Winski, City of Vaughan
Vick Vignarajah, City of Vaughan
Vince D'Elia, City of Vaughan
Vincenza Carelli, City of Vaughan
Vito Martino, City of Vaughan
Vito Russo, City of Vaughan
Zamir Ratkevich, City of Vaughan
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