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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Douro-Dummer 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

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 Douro-Dummer?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 5, 2026.

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 and 2025 budgets and budgets back to 2018 are posted on one page. The first draft and the October 2025 slide decks are linked from a news post. Source

  • Unknown
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 statements are posted with a news post dated September 29, 2026, but the file is a scan with no readable text, so we used nothing from it. We did not find 2024 audited statements on the pages we read. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a yearly statement of council pay and expenses on the pages we read. The Township posts its Council Remuneration By-law 2022-37. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The Township says agendas, minutes and reports are on its council calendar and an eScribe portal. We did not read any agendas or minutes. Source

  • Yes
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    The Ombudsman's March 2026 report and the Integrity Commissioner's 2025 annual report are both posted. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Douro-Dummer'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.

  • Township YouTube channel

    The Township links this channel from its agendas and minutes page and says council meetings can be watched live there. We did not check which past meetings are posted.

Ask for the records

Anyone can ask the town for its records under Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). You do not have to say why. Here is how it works, and the wording for the records that would answer the questions on this site.

  1. Send the request in writing to the town clerk (the freedom of information coordinator), on the town’s form or in a letter, with the $5 application fee.
  2. Describe the records, not the answer you want. Dates, departments and the kind of record (a list, invoices, emails) make a request quicker and cheaper.
  3. The town has 45 business days to answer (the law changed in 2026; older guides say 30 days). It can charge for search time and copies, but must send an estimate first if the fees will be over $25.
  4. Some parts can be held back, such as legal advice or personal information about other people. The town must say which part of the law it relied on.
  5. If you are refused, or the fees seem too high, you can appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner within 30 business days of the town’s decision.

The town's request form (on its Forms page) · The law · Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the town says a request is too broad or too costly.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township names its Integrity Commissioner and posts the 2025 annual report (dated March 17, 2026) on its accountability page.

  2. Closed meeting investigator: Ontario Ombudsman

    The Township says the Ontario Ombudsman is its closed meeting investigator, and posts the Ombudsman's March 2026 report on its accountability page.