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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Chisholm'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

Chisholm is run by an elected council of 5 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

  • MayorGail Degagne
  • Deputy Mayor and CouncillorPaul Sharp
  • CouncillorBernadette Kerr
  • CouncillorNunzio Scarfone
  • CouncillorClaire Riley

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 Chisholm?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The Budget and Finance page lists budgets from 2018 to 2025. The 2024 budget package has readable text. The 2025 budget file has no text layer at all (it is pictures of pages), so we did not use it. We did not find a 2026 budget on the page. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    Statements for 2025 and 2024 are posted. Both auditor's reports give a qualified opinion; the 2025 report is dated July 30, 2026 and the 2024 report April 10, 2025. Source

  • Partly
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    Statements for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are linked from the Mayor and Council page. The tables in the 2024 and 2025 copies print their labels and numbers out of line in the text layer, so we copied no pay figures from them. Source

  • Partly
    Agendas and minutes

    Agenda packages and signed minutes are posted for council meetings through September 2026. Many of the minutes we opened are scanned pages with almost no readable text, so we did not rely on them. Source

  • Partly
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    Reports are posted up to the one dated August 30, 2024. We did not find a later one. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Chisholm'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 annual reports from its Integrity Commissioner. The newest one we found is dated August 30, 2024 and covers 2023 and 2024.