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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. Check the sources, and tell us if you spot a mistake. What this site can't tell you
Read by hand. We read Black River - Matheson's own documents for this site in October 2026; the Sources page lists which ones. The comparisons with other places still come from the Province's yearly reports.

Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Black River - Matheson is run by an elected council of 7 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

Names and official email addresses from the town's council page. None of the members lists a public social media account there.

How open is Black River - Matheson?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 7, 2026.

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    Statements for 2018 to 2025 are posted. The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from KPMG LLP dated June 2, 2026. The posted 2024 statements are a scan with no readable text, so we did not use them; the 2025 statements repeat the 2024 figures. Source

  • No
    Budgets posted online

    The Budget and Financials page lists only financial statements. We found no 2025 or 2026 budget on the Township's own website. Budget meetings are announced in news notices. Agendas, which may hold the budget, are on a meeting portal that tells every automated reader to stay out, so we did not open it. Source

  • Unknown
    Agendas and minutes

    The Township says agendas and minutes are on its CivicWeb portal. That portal's robots.txt disallows all automated readers, so we did not read it and cannot say whether minutes are up to date. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay (Statement of Remuneration and Expenses)

    We did not find the yearly statement of council pay on the Township's website or in its site map. It may be in agendas we could not read. Source

  • Yes
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    Reports and letters from 2020 and 2024 are posted on one page. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Black River - Matheson's official channels, as linked from its own website. Council members may also post on their own pages; we link only to official municipal channels.

How to raise a concern

From the gentlest step to the most serious. Start at the top.

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township posts Integrity Commissioner reports and letters from 2020 and 2024 on one page. We did not build any question on them: most are letters closing complaints without a finding.

  2. Conflict of interest registry

    The Township's registry page holds the blank declaration form (a printable and a fillable version). We did not find completed declarations on that page.

  3. Minister's Appointee reports (2024)

    From April 29, 2024 to August 27, 2024 a person appointed by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing did the work of council. The eight reports she sent the Minister are posted on one page.