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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Cockburn Island 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

  • MayorBrenda Jones
  • Councillor and Deputy MayorJeff House
  • CouncillorLee Chappell
  • CouncillorScott Stewart
  • CouncillorSimon Lacombe

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 Cockburn Island?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 budget by-law and its estimates are posted. We did not find earlier budgets. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements posted online

    The 2024 statements are posted. We did not find 2025 or earlier years. Source

  • Partly
    Agendas and minutes

    Minutes are posted going back to 2019, up to August 1, 2026. We did not find agendas, and the link for the October 8, 2025 minutes returned Not Found on October 7, 2026. Source

  • No
    Meeting video

    Meetings are held on Zoom and observers can ask staff to join. We did not find recordings. Source

  • Unknown
    Conflict of interest registry

    We did not find a registry on the website. Source

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township's home page says Good Sense Workplace Solutions was appointed Integrity Commissioner for a two-year term. We did not find any reports from the Commissioner on the website.