Questions · 10 so far
We read Assiginack's financial reports and meeting minutes, and compared its numbers with 49 similar Ontario towns. These are the things that stood out.
These are unusual enough that residents deserve a clear answer from council.
$3,638per home on long-term debt, 2024
Assiginack spent about $3,638 per home on long-term debt in 2024. The typical similar town spent $778. Only 4 of 49 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
There may well be a good reason. It is still worth asking what it is.
$281,249.03rise in the municipal tax levy in the 2026 budget (8.5%, worked out by us), against a 6.9% rise in the rate
The levy is the part of the budget that property taxes must pay. The budget's tax rate page says the 2026 rates reflect "a 6.9% increase in the municipal tax rate over 2025 rates". The corporate summary says the 2026 "Corporate Net Levy" is $3,580,025.13. The 2025 budget put the municipal tax levy at $3,298,776.10. The difference is $281,249.03, or 8.5 percent (worked out by us, treating the two lines as the same thing, which the budget does not say outright). The budget does not say why the levy rises faster than the rate.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$400,000road work in the 2026 budget to be offset by reserves
Transportation services are budgeted at $1,827,039 for 2026, against $1,434,911 in the 2025 budget, which is 127 percent. The reason is a bigger road surface treatment programme. The Township explains it: "We have begun to do a larger chunk of Surface Treatment once every three years, with the cost spread over the three years. This is year 3 and we have budgeted $600,000, with $400,000 to be offset by reserves to complete this work." The "Resurfacing & Patching" line goes from $230,000 to $645,000. The net levy for transportation stays at $1,418,539, against $1,418,911 for the 2025 budget. The Township held $5,642,596 in reserves and reserve funds at the end of 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$6,616,951cash at the end of 2025, with a $274,187 capital lease at 6.24% outstanding
At the end of 2025 the Township held $6,616,951 in cash and owed $1,491,895 on bank loans. During 2025 it acquired automotive equipment costing $288,995 on a capital lease from CAT Financial at 6.24 percent, with a balance of $274,187 at year end. The budget says the Township pays itself back: a new plow truck was "received last spring" and "Reserve repayments start this year for the new truck and will continue over 5 years". The Township earned $139,043 of investment income in 2025, about 2 percent of its cash (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$501,097taxes receivable at the end of 2025, up from $305,559
Taxes receivable are property taxes billed but not yet paid. They were $501,097 at the end of 2025, up from $305,559, a rise of 64 percent. The unpaid tax itself went from $325,078 to $494,534. That is about 15 percent of the $3,299,864 the Township raised from taxes after school boards in 2025, against about 11 percent of $3,027,114 a year before (worked out by us). The allowance for taxes it may never collect stayed at $50,000. The statements do not say why more is owing.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
+67%parks, arena and library, 2019 to 2024
Assiginack spent $285K on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $478K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 7 of 49 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
Background that helps make sense of the rest.
$(20,152)annual deficit in 2025, against a budgeted surplus of $724,563
The statements show total revenue of $5,607,630 (above the $5,470,614 budgeted) and total spending of $5,627,782 (against a budget of $4,746,051). The result is a deficit of $20,152, after a deficit of $191,620 in 2024. Net assets (what the Township owns in money terms less what it owes) fell by $397,546, to $3,059,197. The Township explains most of the gap: its budget leaves out amortization (the yearly cost of assets wearing out) and counts capital purchases as spending. Amortization was $778,576. Without it, spending was $4,849,206, which is $103,155 over the budget figure (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$74,000approximate yearly repayment for the removal of the Norisle, from the 2026 budget notes
The 2026 capital notes say: "Norisle Removal Repayments - The costs for the removal of the Norisle are to be repaid to the bank at a cost of approximately $74,000/year." Recreation capital spending in the 2026 budget is $400,249.33, against $386,649.33 for the 2025 budget. The notes also list loan repayments for the arena expansion "done a number of years ago" and say projects are still underway at the arena and fairgrounds under an ICIP grant. The pages we read do not give the total cost of the removal, the loan's end date, or which of the Township's bank loans it is.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$1,183,091revenue from the Province of Ontario in 2025, 21% of total revenue (worked out by us)
The Province of Ontario provided $1,183,091 of the Township's $5,607,630 revenue in 2025, which is 21 percent (worked out by us), up from $871,103 in 2024. The 2026 budget notes say the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocation, printed as "Ontario Community Reinvestment Fund" in the budget table, rises by $86,500 over 2025, to $853,200. This is a general grant the Province sets each year.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$424per home on garbage, dump and recycling, 2024
Assiginack spent about $424 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $274. Only 6 of 49 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
$3,638per home on long-term debt, 2024
Assiginack spent about $3,638 per home on long-term debt in 2024. The typical similar town spent $778. Only 4 of 49 similar towns spent more.
Spending more than neighbours is not wrong by itself. It might buy better service. But it is the first place to look for costs that could be lower, such as contracts that were not competitively bid.
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Long-term debt per home: Assiginack $3,638; typical similar town $778; ranked 5th highest of 50.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2024, 49 similar municipalities · Schedule 40 and Schedule 2 · archived copy
$281,249.03rise in the municipal tax levy in the 2026 budget (8.5%, worked out by us), against a 6.9% rise in the rate
The levy is the part of the budget that property taxes must pay. The budget's tax rate page says the 2026 rates reflect "a 6.9% increase in the municipal tax rate over 2025 rates". The corporate summary says the 2026 "Corporate Net Levy" is $3,580,025.13. The 2025 budget put the municipal tax levy at $3,298,776.10. The difference is $281,249.03, or 8.5 percent (worked out by us, treating the two lines as the same thing, which the budget does not say outright). The budget does not say why the levy rises faster than the rate.
Residents will read the 6.9% as what a typical bill rises by. A levy that rises faster than the rate is not a mistake: new houses and buildings add to the base. But the page that explains the budget does not say so, and ratepayers who see a bigger total than the rate would suggest will want to know where the extra comes from.
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2026 Tax Rates: residential municipal 0.01790986, education 0.00153000, total 0.01943986. "*This reflects a 6.9% increase in the municipal tax rate over 2025 rates".
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · 2026 Tax Rates, PDF page 2 (scanned image; read twice)
Corporate Budget 2026: "Corporate Net Levy" 2025 actual (116,549.96), 2026 budget 3,580,025.13. "Expenditures Total" 2026 7,215,413.04; "Revenues Total" 3,635,387.91. "General Revenue" net levy (878,200.00).
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · Corporate Budget 2026, PDF page 3 (scanned image; read twice; 7,215,413.04 less 3,635,387.91 = 3,580,025.13, and the ten department net levies add to 3,580,025.13)
General Revenue Budget 2026: "Municipal Tax Levy" 2025 budget $3,298,776.10, 2025 actual $3,291,296.04, 2026 budget $25,000.00. "Ontario Community Reinvestment Fund" 766,700.00 and 853,200.00. "Total Revenue" 4,065,476.10 for 2025 budget and 878,200.00 for 2026. The notes say the section "Includes a provision for the Municipal Portion of any Supplemental Taxes that may be received throughout the year based on MPAC assessments".
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · General Revenue Budget, PDF page 5; General Revenue notes, PDF page 4 (scanned images; read twice; 3,298,776.10 + 766,700.00 = 4,065,476.10 and 25,000.00 + 853,200.00 = 878,200.00)
Statement of operations, taxation after "Amounts raised on behalf of the school boards": budget 3,273,776, 2025 3,299,864 (2024 3,027,114).
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Operations and Changes in Accumulated Surplus, PDF page 11 (printed page 5) (scanned image; read twice; 3,646,641 less 346,777 = 3,299,864)
$400,000road work in the 2026 budget to be offset by reserves
Transportation services are budgeted at $1,827,039 for 2026, against $1,434,911 in the 2025 budget, which is 127 percent. The reason is a bigger road surface treatment programme. The Township explains it: "We have begun to do a larger chunk of Surface Treatment once every three years, with the cost spread over the three years. This is year 3 and we have budgeted $600,000, with $400,000 to be offset by reserves to complete this work." The "Resurfacing & Patching" line goes from $230,000 to $645,000. The net levy for transportation stays at $1,418,539, against $1,418,911 for the 2025 budget. The Township held $5,642,596 in reserves and reserve funds at the end of 2025.
Using savings for a big job in the year it is done is what savings are for, and it keeps the tax bill steady. The question for residents is what happens in the next three-year cycle. If the reserve is drawn down each cycle and not refilled, the tax levy has to catch up later.
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Public Works, Major Budget Changes from Previous Year: "We have begun to do a larger chunk of Surface Treatment once every three years, with the cost spread over the three years. This is year 3 and we have budgeted $600,000, with $400,000 to be offset by reserves to complete this work." The Township also notes: "The Public Works Department is responsible for the Summer and Winter Maintenance of over 100 km of road".
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · 2026 Operating Budget Overview, Transportation Services, Public Works, PDF page 16 (scanned image; read twice)
Transportation Services Budget 2026: "Resurfacing & Patching" 2025 budget 230,000.00, 2025 actual 262,327.95, 2026 budget 645,000.00 (280%). "Total Transportation Services Expenditures" 1,434,911.00, 1,519,540.37 and 1,827,039.00 (127%). Revenues: "Roadways" 2026 400,000.00; total revenues 16,000.00, 41,031.65 and 408,500.00. "Transportation Services Net Levy" 1,418,911.00, 1,478,508.72 and 1,418,539.00.
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · Transportation Services Budget 2026, PDF page 17 (scanned image; read twice; 1,827,039.00 less 408,500.00 = 1,418,539.00)
Note 7, Net assets: "for reserves and reserve funds" 5,642,596 (2024 5,840,551).
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Note 7, Net assets, PDF page 22 (printed page 16) (scanned image; read twice; the three lines add to 3,059,197)
$6,616,951cash at the end of 2025, with a $274,187 capital lease at 6.24% outstanding
At the end of 2025 the Township held $6,616,951 in cash and owed $1,491,895 on bank loans. During 2025 it acquired automotive equipment costing $288,995 on a capital lease from CAT Financial at 6.24 percent, with a balance of $274,187 at year end. The budget says the Township pays itself back: a new plow truck was "received last spring" and "Reserve repayments start this year for the new truck and will continue over 5 years". The Township earned $139,043 of investment income in 2025, about 2 percent of its cash (worked out by us).
Borrowing at 6.24 percent while savings earn about 2 percent costs money. There can be good reasons, such as keeping cash for the large reserves it owes itself and for grant money it must hold. Residents may want to know the Township's rule for when it borrows and when it pays cash.
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Statement of financial position: "Cash" 6,616,951 (2024 7,030,067). "Deferred revenue" 695,784. "Deferred revenue - obligatory funds (note 3)" 431,053. "Long-term debt (note 4)" 1,491,895 (2024 1,626,050). "Capital lease obligation (note 5)" 274,187 (2024 "-").
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, PDF page 10 (printed page 4) (scanned image; read twice; financial liabilities add to 4,325,047, and 7,384,244 - 4,325,047 = 3,059,197)
Note 5, Capital lease obligation: CAT financial, "blended monthly instalments of $4,797 including interest at 6.24% per annum", maturing September 2031 "with a purchase option price of $1". Total future minimum lease payments 274,187. Statement of cash flows: "During the year the Township acquired automotive equipment with a cost of $288,995 financed by way of capital lease obligation."
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Note 5, PDF page 20 (printed page 14); Statement of Cash Flows, PDF page 13 (printed page 7) (scanned images; read twice; the lease principal payments add to 274,187)
Note 4, Long-term debt: four BMO loans of 410,917, 228,275, 193,878 and 655,172 plus a provincial tile drainage loan of 3,653, total 1,491,895.. The 655,172 loan is "at 4.29% per annum", the provincial loan is at 6.0%, and the other three BMO loans are at "the bank's prime rate".
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Note 4, Long-term debt, PDF page 19 (printed page 13) (scanned image; read twice; 3,653 + 410,917 + 228,275 + 193,878 + 655,172 = 1,491,895)
Statement of operations: "Investment income" budget 100,000, 2025 139,043 (2024 223,072).
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Operations and Changes in Accumulated Surplus, PDF page 11 (printed page 5) (scanned image; read twice; the "Other" lines add to 364,212)
2026 Capital Budget Overview, Transportation Services: "New Plow Truck - A new plow truck received last spring. Reserve repayments start this year for the new truck and will continue over 5 years." "Red Lodge Road - Reserve Repayments Year 1 Of 6 for work done".
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · 2026 Capital Budget Overview, PDF page 30 (scanned image; read twice)
$501,097taxes receivable at the end of 2025, up from $305,559
Taxes receivable are property taxes billed but not yet paid. They were $501,097 at the end of 2025, up from $305,559, a rise of 64 percent. The unpaid tax itself went from $325,078 to $494,534. That is about 15 percent of the $3,299,864 the Township raised from taxes after school boards in 2025, against about 11 percent of $3,027,114 a year before (worked out by us). The allowance for taxes it may never collect stayed at $50,000. The statements do not say why more is owing.
Taxes that are not paid cannot be spent, and the Township still pays its bills to the school boards, the district boards and the bank. When arrears grow, either owners are in difficulty or the Township's collection has slowed. Both are worth knowing before more of the cost is put on those who do pay.
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Note 2, Taxes receivable: "Taxes receivable" 494,534 (2024 325,078); "Interest receivable on outstanding tax balances" 56,563 (2024 30,481); "Allowance for uncollectible taxes receivable" (50,000) (2024 (50,000)); total 501,097 (2024 305,559).
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Note 2, PDF page 18 (printed page 12) (scanned image; read twice; 494,534 + 56,563 - 50,000 = 501,097)
Statement of cash flows: "Taxes receivable" (195,538) (2024 81,271). Statement of operations: "Penalties and interest charges" budget 70,000, 2025 69,078; taxation after school boards 3,299,864.
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, PDF page 13 (printed page 7); Consolidated Statement of Operations, PDF page 11 (printed page 5) (scanned images; read twice; 501,097 - 305,559 = 195,538)
+67%parks, arena and library, 2019 to 2024
Assiginack spent $285K on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $478K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 7 of 49 similar towns had faster growth here.
| Year | Parks, arena and library | Prices (inflation) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +0% | +0% |
| 2020 | +9% | +1% |
| 2021 | +9% | +4% |
| 2022 | +22% | +11% |
| 2023 | +298% | +16% |
| 2024 | +67% | +18% |
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
When one area grows much faster than prices, it is either doing more (which may be great) or paying more for the same thing. Residents deserve to know which.
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Parks, arena and library: 2019 $285K, 2020 $311K, 2021 $311K, 2022 $348K, 2023 $1.1M, 2024 $478K.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2019 to 2024 · Schedule 40 · archived copy
Biggest driver: Arena and buildings, from $127K to $253K.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2019 to 2024 · Schedule 40 · archived copy
Typical growth among similar towns: 24%. Assiginack ranks 8th of 50.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2024, 49 similar municipalities · Schedule 40 · archived copy
$(20,152)annual deficit in 2025, against a budgeted surplus of $724,563
The statements show total revenue of $5,607,630 (above the $5,470,614 budgeted) and total spending of $5,627,782 (against a budget of $4,746,051). The result is a deficit of $20,152, after a deficit of $191,620 in 2024. Net assets (what the Township owns in money terms less what it owes) fell by $397,546, to $3,059,197. The Township explains most of the gap: its budget leaves out amortization (the yearly cost of assets wearing out) and counts capital purchases as spending. Amortization was $778,576. Without it, spending was $4,849,206, which is $103,155 over the budget figure (worked out by us).
A budget that cannot be compared line by line with the statements makes it hard to see where the Township overspent. The part that is real is the $103,155 (2.2 percent) over, and the Township spent $1,108,953 on new assets against a plan of $1,378,047, paid for out of cash and reserves.
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Statement of operations: "Total Revenues" budget 5,470,614, 2025 5,607,630 (2024 4,930,902). "Total Expenditures" budget 4,746,051, 2025 5,627,782 (2024 5,122,522). "Annual Surplus (Deficit)" budget 724,563, 2025 (20,152), 2024 (191,620).
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Operations and Changes in Accumulated Surplus, PDF page 11 (printed page 5) (scanned image; read twice; the expenditure lines add to 5,627,782 and 4,746,051, and 5,607,630 less 5,627,782 = (20,152))
Statement of changes in net assets: "Acquisition of tangible capital assets" budget (1,378,047), 2025 (1,108,953). "Amortization of tangible capital assets" 2025 778,576 (2024 716,912). "Change in net assets" (397,546). "Net Assets, end of year" 3,059,197 (2024 3,456,743).
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, PDF page 12 (printed page 6) (scanned image; read twice; (20,152) - 1,108,953 + 778,576 + 940 - 47,957 = (397,546), and 3,456,743 - 397,546 = 3,059,197)
Note 16, Budget: "The budget adopted by Council was not prepared on a basis consistent with that used to report actual results". "the budget expenses all tangible capital acquisitions and does not include a provision for amortization expense". Budget surplus approved by Council "-"; add budgeted tangible capital asset acquisitions 1,378,047; add budgeted repayment of long-term debt 202,675; less budgeted transfers from reserves (856,159); budget surplus per consolidated financial statements 724,563.
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Note 16, Budget, PDF page 29 (printed page 23) (scanned image; read twice; 1,378,047 + 202,675 - 856,159 = 724,563)
$74,000approximate yearly repayment for the removal of the Norisle, from the 2026 budget notes
The 2026 capital notes say: "Norisle Removal Repayments - The costs for the removal of the Norisle are to be repaid to the bank at a cost of approximately $74,000/year." Recreation capital spending in the 2026 budget is $400,249.33, against $386,649.33 for the 2025 budget. The notes also list loan repayments for the arena expansion "done a number of years ago" and say projects are still underway at the arena and fairgrounds under an ICIP grant. The pages we read do not give the total cost of the removal, the loan's end date, or which of the Township's bank loans it is.
A repayment of about $74,000 a year is a fixed bill for the Township's taxpayers. A year-by-year plan, with a total and an end date, lets residents see what is left to pay.
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2026 Capital Budget Overview, Recreation Services: "Norisle Removal Repayments - The costs for the removal of the Norisle are to be repaid to the bank at a cost of approximately $74,000/year." "Arena Project - This includes loan repayments for our portion of the arena expansion done a number of years ago". "There are still projects underway at the arena and fairgrounds under an ICIP grant".
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · 2026 Capital Budget Overview (continued), PDF page 31 (scanned image; read twice)
Corporate Capital Budget 2026: "Recreation and Cultural Service" expenditures 2025 budget 386,649.33, 2025 actual 63,263.17, 2026 budget 400,249.33; revenues 330,649.33, 34,058.42 and 330,649.33; net levy 56,000.00, 29,204.75 and 69,600.00. Total capital expenditures 1,233,755.65 for 2026.
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · Corporate Capital Budget 2026, PDF page 32 (scanned image; read twice; the six expenditure lines add to 1,233,755.65)
$1,183,091revenue from the Province of Ontario in 2025, 21% of total revenue (worked out by us)
The Province of Ontario provided $1,183,091 of the Township's $5,607,630 revenue in 2025, which is 21 percent (worked out by us), up from $871,103 in 2024. The 2026 budget notes say the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocation, printed as "Ontario Community Reinvestment Fund" in the budget table, rises by $86,500 over 2025, to $853,200. This is a general grant the Province sets each year.
A township that gets a fifth of its revenue from the Province is exposed to that Province's yearly decisions. Residents may want to know the Township's plan if the grant falls in a later year.
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Statement of operations, Government Transfers: "Province of Ontario" budget 1,143,830, 2025 1,183,091 (2024 871,103). "Government of Canada" 174,642, 98,778 and 62,902. Total government transfers 1,318,472, 1,302,242 and 934,005. "Total Revenues" 5,607,630.
The Corporation of the Township of Assiginack, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 (Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP, June 4, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Operations and Changes in Accumulated Surplus, PDF page 11 (printed page 5) (scanned image; read twice; 98,778 + 1,183,091 + 20,373 = 1,302,242)
General Revenue notes: "Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund - as allocated by the Province of Ontario- this years allocation has increased by $86,500 over the 2025 allocation". General Revenue Budget: "Ontario Community Reinvestment Fund" 2025 budget 766,700.00, 2026 budget 853,200.00.
The Township of Assiginack 2026 Budget · General Revenue notes, PDF page 4; General Revenue Budget, PDF page 5 (scanned images; read twice; 853,200.00 - 766,700.00 = 86,500.00)
$424per home on garbage, dump and recycling, 2024
Assiginack spent about $424 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $274. Only 6 of 49 similar towns spent more.
Spending more than neighbours is not wrong by itself. It might buy better service. But it is the first place to look for costs that could be lower, such as contracts that were not competitively bid.
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Garbage, dump and recycling per home: Assiginack $424; typical similar town $274; ranked 7th highest of 50.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2024, 49 similar municipalities · Schedule 40 and Schedule 2 · archived copy