Chiefs' Work Schedules During World Series Remain Unclear

Months after a request was made for a list of days when Chief Myron Demkiw and his deputy chiefs worked at the Rogers Centre, the Toronto Police Service has now said it cannot find any records to show when its leaders were at the venue.

The original request was made in late January for all the days in 2024 and 2025 on which executive-level staff at the City of Toronto's emergency departments worked at 1 Blue Jays Way, the address of the Rogers Centre.

Part of that request was forwarded to the TPS on February 3, and later that month, the police force's privacy unit was spoken to about the request over the phone.

In this photo posted to social media, Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop and Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw salute the unfurling of the flag before Game 1 of the World Series in October 2025.

World Cup security firm had a labour dispute on a city contract, but the city executive-level staff from both the paramedics service and its emergency management division worked at the Rogers Centre during Blue Jays playoff games in 2025 and Taylor Swift concerts in 2024, but only at those specific events.

Photos and video posted to social media show Demkiw in rooms on one of the stadium's suite levels on at least one of Toronto's home dates during the MLB championship series last fall.

Demkiw was seen arm in arm with Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop in one of the photos.

While city officials have yet to provide specifics about the duties and days worked by TFS Chief Jim Jessop, left, and TPS Chief Myron Demkiw at the Rogers Centre during recent big-ticket events, social media photos show them together during Game 1 of the World Series.

The Toronto Police Service stated that Chief Demkiw routinely attends major events and operational deployments across the city as part of his leadership responsibilities.

The city has not specified what duties its emergency chiefs would have had during the big-ticket events at the Rogers Centre.

The Toronto Blue Jays, which operate the venue, also refused to provide more specific information about emergency operations.

Toronto Police informed the media that "no responsive records could be located" a few hours before Toronto's first World Cup game on Friday.

City Hall put out an all-staff memo last month warning that accepting gifts related to the World Cup, including "special access" to events, would violate Toronto's public service bylaw.

Toronto Fire Services has also kept secret the details of its leadership attending World Series games while on duty.

The Toronto Sun has filed appeals with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to dispute the decisions of the TPS and TFS.