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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Chapple'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.
A clear, checkable guide to Chapple's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in the Rainy River District of northwestern Ontario, with a reeve and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
$242,897.88gap between two 2024 roads totals in the same budget book (worked out by us)
The 2025 budget book shows 2024 figures twice: once on its summary page and once in the line-by-line pages. They do not match. The summary says roads spending in 2024 was $600,659.52. The roads detail page says $843,557.40, a gap of $242,897.88 (worked out by us). The summary says 2024 capital works (buying and building long-lasting things) cost $889,302.56. The capital project list says $88,274.83. The summary says 2024 revenue was $3,749,678.93. The detail pages say $4,110,951.43. The whole revenue gap, $361,272.50 (worked out by us), sits in property tax: $2,356,103.07 on the summary and $2,717,375.57 on the tax page. The 2024 budget column also differs (for example roads: $1,037,514.46 and $1,038,514.46).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 7 sources
June 17, 2025date Council adopted the 2025 budget by-law
A budget is the plan for the year's spending and taxes. The audited statements say Council adopted the 2025 financial plan by by-law on June 17, 2025. By then more than five months of the year had passed. The Township's finance page lists budgets for 2019 to 2025 but we did not find a 2026 budget there on October 10, 2026, with the year about three quarters over.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$566,550borrowed in 2024 at 6.85%; $442,504 still owed at the end of 2025
In 2024 the Township borrowed $566,550 from CAT Financial, an equipment lender, at 6.85% a year, repayable at $11,178 a month until September 2029. The 2025 budget book calls the yearly payment of $134,139.72 the payment on a "2024 Motor Grader". At the end of 2025 $442,504 was still owed, and interest on the debt was $34,064, up from $10,790. At the same time the Township held cash and investments of $5,338,826 at the end of 2025 (worked out by us: $2,232,762 and $3,106,064). Most of that is set aside: of the cash, $1,222,923 was restricted by Council resolution and $199,469 by funding agreements, leaving $810,370 unrestricted. In 2025 investment income was $359,564.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 6 sources
$1,035,858.11planned draw on reserves and earlier surpluses in the 2025 budget
Reserves are savings set aside for named purposes. The 2025 budget balanced itself by drawing $1,035,858.11 from reserves and from earlier surpluses, of which $358,121.00 was labelled "Surplus". The audited statements agree: they print a planned deficit of $358,121 and transfers from reserves of $677,737, and the budget book's lines for reserves add to the same amounts. In the end the reserve funds fell from $4,622,247 to $4,329,680, which is $292,567 (worked out by us). The year closed with an annual surplus of $434,997 against a budgeted $196,397. The Township bought $774,803 of capital assets against a planned $1,026,894.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$435,887landfill closure obligation (worked out by us), against a $190,295 reserve
A landfill has to be closed and looked after when it is full. The Township's statements record this future cost as a debt-like item called an asset retirement obligation. For its two landfills it is $199,495 (Richardson) and $236,392 (Shenston), together $435,887 (worked out by us). Counting buildings, the obligation is $515,869. The estimated total future cost, not reduced to today's value, is $350,000 and $575,000 for the two landfills. The Township's reserve for landfill closures is $190,295. The statements expect the work to be spread over 37 and 35 years.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$226,250of the 2025 waste-site budget the Township says came from derailment cleanup
The 2025 budget plans $306,250 of waste-site revenue, against a 2024 budget of $80,000 and 2024 actual income of $207,287.76. The Township's own comment beside the line says "$226,250 rc'd from CN - potash/Emo Train Derailment". The budget book also notes the $226,250 difference from the 2024 budget. The audited statements show user fees of $470,636 in 2025, against a budget of $440,750 and $367,869 in 2024. The Township has explained where the money came from. What is not shown is how much of it was one-time, and what happens to it.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$147,500audit ($75,000) plus legal and survey ($72,500) in the 2025 budget (worked out by us)
In the 2025 budget, "Audit Administration" is $75,000, up from a 2024 budget of $65,000, after the 2024 spending reached $73,177.66. The Township's comment says "auditors - MNP". "Legal/Survey" is $72,500, up from a 2024 budget of $50,000 and 2024 actual spending of $2,237.53. The comment says $7500 is for legal costs for the Brigham Road south extension and $65,000 is for an Assessment Review Board matter. Together these lines are $147,500 (worked out by us). In the audited statements, general government spending in 2025 was $518,480 against a budget of $559,579.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$184,115.01water treatment plant capital in the 2025 budget, after $194,982.70 budgeted and unspent in 2024
The 2024 budget set aside $194,982.70 for the water treatment plant and none was spent that year. The 2025 budget set aside $184,115.01 for the plant, paid by a federal infrastructure grant (ICIP). The revenue budget counts $156,674.79 of ICIP Green Stream grant for "WTP projects in Capital". The audited statements show only $20,736 (federal) and $17,278 (provincial) of ICIP Green Stream money recognized in 2025, and $43,736 added to water mains and networks.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
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