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Read by hand. We read Bonnechere Valley'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.
Ontario / Bonnechere ValleyUpdated Oct 7, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Bonnechere Valley uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Bonnechere Valley's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in Renfrew County, centred on the village of Eganville, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.

Property tax raised in 2025$7.7Mall property in Bonnechere Valley56% Town31% County12% SchoolsSee where your tax bill goes →
Town spending, 2025$7.3MAbout $3,161 per household, down 0.5% from 2024.See the money →
Property tax change+6.2%Bonnechere Valley's own property tax came to $4.4M in 2025, against $4.1M in 2024.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

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Roads and snow$2.5M · 33%
Water, sewers and garbage$1.4M · 20%
Police, fire and safety$1.3M · 17%
Running the town office$1.1M · 15%
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Parks, arena and library$1.1M · 15%
Planning and business$19,076 · 0%

Day-to-day spending in 2025, from Bonnechere Valley's report to the Province.

A fair comparisonHow does Bonnechere Valley compare?Among 31 similar Ontario towns, Bonnechere Valley's day-to-day spending per household is near the middle.Bonnechere Valley is here · 16 of 31, lowest to highestCompare Bonnechere Valley →

Questions worth asking

A closer look at the numbers.

Each one is a question, not an accusation. Every one lists ordinary reasons it could be true, and the documents it comes from.

All 8 questions
Worth askingMoney health

Why did the money owed to the Township jump from $451,793 to $2,539,607 in one year, while its cash fell by about half?

$2,539,607owed to the Township at December 31, 2025, up from $451,793 a year earlier

"Accounts receivable" is money other people or governments owe the Township for things already done, such as grants it has claimed but not yet been paid. At the end of 2024 the Township showed $451,793 owed to it. At the end of 2025 it showed $2,539,607. Over the same year its cash fell from $3,357,871 to $1,450,129. The cash flow statement shows $2,087,814 of cash tied up in this one line. We did not find the Township's own explanation in the statements.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Worth askingMoney health

How will the Township pay $736,389 of loan principal in 2026 and $1,216,069 in 2027, while it still owes more than it holds in financial assets?

$1,216,069of loan principal due in 2027, against $236,599 in 2028

At the end of 2025 the Township's "net financial assets" (what it holds in cash and money owed to it, minus what it owes) was a negative $590,835. That is better than the negative $1,094,576 a year earlier. Its bank loans stood at $2,419,542. The repayment schedule in the statements shows $736,389 of principal due in 2026 and $1,216,069 in 2027, far more than the $236,599 due in 2028. In 2026 the Township's budget presentation also lists $8,009,470 of capital projects.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 6 sources

Worth askingMoney health

How will the Township pay a $3,436,404 landfill closure bill when only $71,455 is set aside and the Eganville site has about five years left?

$3,436,404landfill closure and post-closure obligation, against a $71,455 reserve

Landfills have to be capped and monitored for years after they close. The statements estimate this will cost the Township $3,436,404 in total (discounted to today's money). The reserve set aside for it is $71,455. The statements list this obligation as "unfunded", meaning the Township will have to raise the money in later years. The Eganville site is expected to reach capacity in 5 years, with 3% of its space left.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Worth askingMoney health

Why did the Township finish 2025 about $925,729 ahead of its budgeted surplus, with 'Other' revenue more than double its budget?

$2,295,133surplus in 2025, against a budgeted $1,369,404

The 2025 budget in the audited statements planned a surplus of $1,369,404. The actual surplus was $2,295,133. The gap is mostly one line: "Other" revenue was budgeted at $817,787 and came in at $1,782,273. That is $964,486 more, worked out by us. The two years before were the other way: 2024 ended with a shortfall of $247,254 against a planned surplus of $239,383, and 2023 ended with a shortfall of $772,481. We did not find a breakdown of what is in "Other" revenue in the statements.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

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Worth askingHow decisions are made

When will the Township's own electricity company repay the $1,019,193 it owes, given the loan has no repayment terms?

$1,019,193owed to the Township by its own generation company, with no fixed repayment terms

The Township owns all of the Eganville Generation Corporation, a company that runs a small power-generation system. The statements say the company owes the Township $1,019,193, up from $971,946, on a note that "has no fixed repayment terms and is unsecured" with interest charged at 7.25% and a variable rate. The statements explain how the loan began: the old local electricity system was sold to Hydro One in 2001 and the proceeds financed the generation upgrade. They say the note "is offset by reserves held by the Township".

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Good to knowRising costs

Why have police costs risen from $762,128 for 2025 to $855,923 for 2026, and what is Council doing about it?

$855,923OPP costs in 2026, against a contract of $762,128 for 2025

The statements say the Township's contract with the Ontario Provincial Police cost $762,128 for 2025. The Treasurer's report in the October 6, 2026 committee agenda says 2026 OPP costs were $855,923, and that a cap of 11% for 2027 would add $94,152 for a total of $950,075. The Township has already answered part of the question itself: a draft Council resolution asks the Province to review how the OPP bills municipalities.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Good to knowRecord-keeping

Why does the 2026 budget presentation show two different amounts of tax revenue, $4,381,759 and $4,401,759?

$20,000difference between two tax revenue figures in the same 2026 budget presentation, worked out by us

The first slide of the Township's 2026 budget presentation says $4,381,759 of the $10,755,030 budget comes from taxation, and that with County and school taxes the total collected is $7,932,054. The revenue table on a later slide lists "Taxation Revenue" of $4,401,759 and adds up to the same $10,755,030 total. The two taxation figures are $20,000 apart, worked out by us. We could not read the by-law that adopts the budget (it is a picture of a page), so we cannot say which figure was adopted.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Good to knowOpenness

Where is the Township's yearly council pay statement, and why does the new pay by-law take effect before Council has voted on it?

Ontario law requires municipalities to report each member's yearly pay and expenses. We did not find that statement on the pages we read. The October 6, 2026 committee agenda has a Council Remuneration Report and a draft pay by-law. The report says staff will bring the by-law to the October 21 council meeting, but the draft says it takes effect October 1, 2026, before that vote. It raises each councillor's yearly expense allowance from $500 to $750 and leaves the conference allowance at $2,000.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Where your tax bill goes

A property tax bill in Bonnechere Valley pays for three governments. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Bonnechere Valley council controls.

Tax bill split: Bonnechere Valley 56%, County or region 31%, Schools 12%
$7.7Mraised in 2025
  • Bonnechere Valley56%
  • County or region31%
  • Schools12%

  • Every fact, sourced

    Each number links to the public document it came from. Check it yourself.

  • No accusations

    We ask questions. Every one lists ordinary reasons a number could look odd.

  • Compared fairly

    Towns are only compared with places of a similar size and kind, from the same yearly reports.

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