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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Older reportDetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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
An older report. We have no 2024 report for Central Manitoulin in the Province's latest release, so these pages use its 2023 report. It may simply be filed late.
Read by hand. We read Central Manitoulin'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

Central Manitoulin 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

  • MayorRichard Stephens
  • Councillor, Ward 1 (Campbell)Brian Mitchell
  • Councillor, Ward 1 (Campbell)Derek Stephens
  • Councillor, Ward 2 (Carnarvon)Dale Scott
  • Councillor, Ward 2 (Carnarvon)John Bisaillon
  • Councillor, Ward 3 (Sandfield)Linda Farquhar
  • Councillor, Ward 3 (Sandfield)Rose Diebolt

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 Central Manitoulin?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    Budgets for 2019 to 2026 are posted as PDFs. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements posted

    Statements for 2014 to 2023 are posted. The newest is for 2023 and its audit report is dated January 16, 2026. We did not find 2024 or 2025. The 2022 statements are a scanned file with no text layer, so we did not use them. Source

  • Unknown
    Council agendas and minutes

    The agendas and minutes page lists archived meetings to September 18, 2023 and says newer ones are in its calendar, hosted at events.centralmanitoulin.ca. That host refused our request (HTTP 403), so we could not read anything after September 2023. Source

  • Yes
    Tender and bid results posted

    Bid results are posted for several 2024 to 2026 requests, including the roads shed design. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay statement

    We did not find a statement of council remuneration and expenses on the pages we read. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Central Manitoulin'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.

  • YouTube

    The Municipality's council page mentions Youtube. We did not check what is posted there.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner reports

    The council page posts reports from the Municipality's Integrity Commissioner, numbered CM-25-01 to CM-25-05, dated between January and August 2026. We read them and made no finding from them.