ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS: LEADERS OF THE 2026 EARTH DAY CLEAN UP
29 Oakville organizations are participating as Site Coordinators this spring. Thank you very much for being here for the community! Your leadership is GREATLY appreciated!
~American Women’s Club of Southern Ontario (Sue Kronenfeld)
~Birds Nest Center (Joanna Hamara)
~Bronte Village Residents Association (Harry Shea)
~Charterability (Stephen Cull, Stephen Firth, Linda Kennedy)
~Chartwell Maple Grove Residents Association (David Bird)
~Clearview Oakville Community Association (Bob Brabers, Brenda Apel)
~Elite3 and Team (Helen Wang)
~Federation of North American Explorers (David Kantor)
~Friends of Bronte Creek Provincial Park (Joanne Wright, Sheila Weibe)
~Glen Abbey Neighbourhood Association (Yiding Liu, Weidong Zhu)
~Halton Outdoor Club (Susan Dane, Judy Gast)
~Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (Arpit Mittal)
~Islamic Centre of North America, Oakville (Husnain Zakaria, Majid Kazi, Daniyal Kashif)
~Linbrook School (Martin Wigle)
~North Oakville Ward Seven Residents Association (Jimmy Nanda)
~Oak Community Canada (Seema + Pradeep Nambiar, Anvi Nambiar)
~Oakville Chinese Senior 99 Association (Jinxing Wang)
~Oakville East Conservative Association (Swati Ettrick)
~Oakvillegreen Conservation Association (Anelia Tichkova, Mukhnaam Chattha)
~Oakville Museum (Preeya Nayee)
~Oakville Parent-Child Centre (Kalli MacKeen)
~Oakville Titans Football (Jennifer Horner)
~Rotary Club of Oakville (Karla Cabrera, George Vincent)
~South Peel Naturalists’ Club (Donna Sheppard)
~St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church (David Aylward, Rick Little)
~Trafalgar Chartwell Residents Association (Douglas McKirgan)
~Treetop Estates (Stephane Dagenais)
~West Harbour Residents Association (Lesley Henshaw)
~West River Residents Association (Joe Williams, Nicole Temple)
55 INDIVIDUALS ARE SITE COORDINATORS IN 2026 Thank you so very much for being there for the community at the 2026 Earth Day Clean Up! Your leadership is so GREATLY appreciated!
- ~Councillor and Regional Councillor Tom Adams
- ~Councillor Nav Nanda
- ~Councillor Scott Xie
- ~Joni Babulal
- ~Sharon Brodner
- ~Cathy Buchanan
- ~Leena Bukhari + Shabir Burtally
- ~Paul Butler
- ~Voula Caffrey
- ~Nikhil, Joshan and Jayen Chopra, Monica Malhotra
- ~Erik Derakhshan
- ~Ken Derakhshan
- ~Serguei + Natalia Doubov
- ~Juliet Emberton
- ~Sue Filopowich + Stephan Waespi
- ~Aimee Gomez
- ~Pauline Gyorkos
- ~Tracey Ehl Harrison
- ~Geoff + Mary Hospital
- ~Daniyal Kashif
- ~Emillie Kraft
- ~Simon Mak
- ~Lesley McVean
- ~Valerie Ojha
- ~Nicole + Paul Panabaker
- ~Raj Patel, Leyla Patel
- ~Ajay + Mamta Rosha
- ~Sehaj Rosha
- ~Laura Shaw
- ~David + Liz Stefan
- ~Kimberly Sziraky
- ~Karine Therrien
- ~Peter Vandermyden
- ~Rishona Vemulapalli
- ~Stephen + Connie Wei
- ~Dave Weise
- ~Mahsa Yazdani
- ~Amy Young
- ~Tracy Zhou
- ~Gita Zoghi, Vania Zoghi
- ~Lauren Zylik
- ~Linda Zylik
- Organizations can pitch-in as a team! In 2026, the following groups have confirmed their participation on Saturday, April 18, thank you very much:
- ~Halton Peel Armenian Community Centre ~ The Oakville Club ~ Oakville Leo’s Club ~ Jesus is Lord Church ~ Home Depot employees at Dundas and Hwy 403 ~ Black Hart Construction ~ ICNA Sisters Canada
HERE IS THE LIST OF THE 2026 EARTH DAY CLEAN UP SITE COORDINATORS:
BY YEAR OF BECOMING A SITE COORDINATOR, BY WARD AND BY LOCATION
WARD ONE
1996 Friends of Bronte Creek Provincial Park at Bronte Creek Provincial Park
2015 Bronte Village Residents Association at Bronte Bluffs Park
2017 Peter Vandermyden at Bronte Road at QEW Carpool
2017 Linda Zylik, Lauren Zylik and Juliet Emberton at Lakeshore Woods
2021 Lesley Manley McVean at Bronte Harbour/East Street
2022 Emillie Kraft at Riocan Creek, Burloak Drive and QEW
2023 Halton Outdoor Club at Valleyridge Park and Trails
2024 Mahsa Yazdani; with Colton Smith in 2026 at Westbrook Park
2025 Rishona Vemulapalli at Donovan Bailey Park
WARD TWO
2002 Earl and Sharon Weise; Dave beginning in 2026 at Hopedale Park
2003 South Peel Naturalists’ Club at Indian Ridge Trail
2005 West River Residents Association at Forster Park and Hogs Back Park
2010 Tracey Ehl Harrison and family at Woodhaven Park and Sedgewick Park
2016 Erik Derakhshan and Ken Derakhshan at Glen Oak Creek Trail South
2017 Cathy Buchanan at Aldercrest Park
2018 West Harbour Residents Association at Burnet Street Park
2019 Seema and Pradeep Nambiar at Coronation Park
2025 Oakville Parent Child Centre at Old Abbey Lane Park
2025 American Women’s Club of Southern Ontario at Glen Oak Creek Trail South
WARD THREE
1999 Clearview Oakville Community Association at Clearview Park and throughout
2012 Charterability at Busby Park
2013 Oakville Museum at Lakeside Park
2014 Joshua Creek Residents Association at Maple Grove Park and Joshua Valley Park
2019 Elite3 and Team at Maple Grove Park and Joshua Valley Park
2022 Chartwell Maple Grove Residents Association at Gairloch Gardens
2022 Trafalgar Chartwell Residents Association at Wallace Park
2023 Monica Malhotra; sons Nikhil, Josha and Jayen Chopra at Perkins Passage
2023 St. Cuthbert’s Anglican at Dunvegan, Ardleigh and Kings Park Woods
2025 Linbrook School at Linbrook Park, Pinewood Park, Colborne Park and Lawson Park
WARD FOUR
2010 Sharon Brodner at 16 Hollow Park and Trails
2011 Voula Caffrey and family at Woodgate Woods
2013 Amy Young at Ravine: Third Line and Upper Middle Road
2018 Glen Abbey Neighbourhood Association at Heritage Way Park
2019 Nicole and Paul Panabaker at Glen Abbey Trail
2020 Stephen and Connie Wei at Bloomfield Park
2022 Devnand Nambiar; Anvi Nambiar in 2026 at Langtry Park
2022 Kimberly Sziraky at Sandpiper Road and Pheasant Lane
2023 Federation of North American Explorers at Nottinghill Park
2023 Oakville Titans Football at Arbourview Trail Park
2023 Raj Patel, Leyla Patel at Stratus Parkway, Cork Town Trail
2025 Aimee Gomez at Saw Whet Park
2026 Valerie Ojha at Sixteen Mile Creek Trails
2026 Karine Therrien at Millstone Park
WARD FIVE
2011 Geoff and Mary Hospital at River Glen Park
2016 Dave and Liz Stefan at Munns Creek Park and Margot Street Park
2017 Gita Zoghi, Vania Zoghi at Memorial Park on Hays Boulevard
2019 Councillor Jeff Knoll and Film.ca Cinemas at Memorial Park Playground
2022 Laura Shaw at Harman Gate Park
2022 Treetop Estates at Sheridan College
2023 Birds Nest Center at Neyagawa Park
2024 Kerr Village Church at Pelee Woods Park and Nipigon Trail
2025 Joni Babulal at Castlefield Park
2026 Oakville East Conservative Association at Oxford Park
WARD SIX
2002 Councillor and Regional Councillor Tom Adams at Algrove Park
2012 Colin and Norma John (unavailable in 2026) at Forest Glade Parkway
2013 Paul Butler at Bayshire Woods Park
2017 Oakville Chinese Senior 99 Association at Glenashton Park
2022 Tracy Zhou at Iroquois Shoreline Woods
2025 Elite3 and Team at Lyndhurst Park
2025 Pauline Gyorkos at Valleybrook Park
2025 Leena Bukhari and Shabir Burtally at Glenashton Drive Bridge and Ravines
2026 Rotary Club of Oakville at Falgarwood Park
2026 Rotary Club of Oakville at Valleybrook Park
2026 Sue Filipowich and Stephan Waespi at Ravineview Way
WARD SEVEN
2017 Islamic Centre of North America, Oakville at Lions Valley Park
2018 Mamta Rosha at Isaac Park
2019 Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh at Palermo Park
2023 Serguei and Natalia Doubov at Gladeside Pond
2023 North Oakville Ward Seven Residents Association at George Savage Park
2023 Oakvillegreen Conservation Association at Preserve Woods Park
2023 Ajay Rosha at Fowley Park
2023 Sehaj Rosha at William Rose Park
PLEASE NOTE:
~ This is a record only of the current list of Site Coordinators.
~ Many locations had others staffing that location in years prior to that listed.
~ An additional 136 people have been Site Coordinators in the past, probably more!
~ In 2026, there are 101 Site Coordinators responsible for sixty-seven Clean Up sites.
~ Many sites have more than one Site Coordinator.
~ That’s a total of 237 Site Coordinators who have pitched-in since 1992!
~ Site Coordinators are very dedicated and committed to this community-wide eco event!
~ Thanks again, Site Coordinators!