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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Hanover 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

  • MayorSue Paterson
  • Deputy MayorWarren Dickert
  • CouncillorSusan Sakal
  • CouncillorBrandon Koebel
  • CouncillorCarol Hudson
  • CouncillorDave Hocking
  • CouncillorHarold Fleet

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 Hanover?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The finance page links the 2025 approved budget (approved December 16, 2024) and a 2026 budget book. The 2026 book calls itself a "2026 Draft Budget" in the mayor's letter, and its total levy ($10,614,800) is not the levy the Town adopted ($10,608,600), so we used none of its figures. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 consolidated statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from MNP LLP dated August 24, 2026. The 2024 statements are posted too, with an opinion dated August 11, 2025. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay statement (Municipal Act, s. 284)

    We did not find a statement of council remuneration and expenses on the finance, council or accountability pages. It may be posted elsewhere, for example in a council agenda. We did not open the meeting portal. Source

  • Unknown
    Agendas, minutes and meeting videos

    The Town says council and Committee of the Whole generally meet at 4:00pm on the first and third Monday of each month, and links an eSCRIBE portal for agendas and minutes and a YouTube playlist for videos. We did not open either to check how current they are. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Hanover'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 Town's accountability page describes an integrity commissioner who advises council on the code of conduct, and lists an email address for that office. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

  2. Conflict of interest registry

    The Town says the clerk keeps a registry of written statements of disclosure and posts it after each meeting where a declaration was made. We opened the posted registry but did not build any question on it.