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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

La Vallee 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

  • ReeveLucille MacDonald
  • CouncillorKen Badiuk
  • CouncillorElaine Hughes
  • CouncillorBrendan Hyatt
  • CouncillorStephen Loshaw

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 La Vallee?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 13, 2026.

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The Final Budget 2026 package (by-law 1393 and a line-by-line budget that also shows the 2025 budget and 2025 actuals) is posted as a scanned PDF. We did not find earlier budgets or the staff report on estimated expenses left out of the 2026 budget. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 statements are posted as a scanned PDF, with a clean opinion ("present fairly") from MNP LLP dated May 7, 2026. The page says statements for earlier years can be viewed at the municipal office, and none are posted. Source

  • No
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    Council accepted a 2025 Council Remuneration and Mileage report on January 14, 2026, but we did not find it posted on the Financial Information or council pages. Source

  • Partly
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes for 2026 are posted on the Township's own site, as scanned images that software cannot search. The minutes page lists 11 sets of minutes through August 12, 2026; two sets that council adopted (the January 12 special meeting and the May 13 regular meeting) are not on it. Source

  • Yes
    Tender results

    The minutes of March 11, 2026 print each bid received on the 2026 gravel tender, with amounts, before council chose one. Source

  • Unknown
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    We did not find any reports from these offices. Source

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

  • Detail of 2025 garbage disposal revenue

    The 2026 budget package shows $626,000.47 of garbage disposal revenue in 2025, against a budget of $1,200.00. The detail shows who paid and why. Related question: What was the $626,000.47 of garbage disposal revenue in 2025, when the budget expected $1,200?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the general ledger detail for account 1-00-0050-5325 (Garbage Disposal Revenue) for 2025, with each receipt's date and amount, the invoices or agreements behind any receipt over $10,000, and any report to council about landfill revenue in 2025 or 2026.

  • Devlin Hall renovation funding and contract

    The contract price was $437,741.00 on March 31, 2026, and a Northern Ontario Heritage Fund agreement was authorized on April 8, 2026 without an amount in the minutes. Related question: How is the Devlin Hall renovation, a contract of $437,741.00 after two change orders, being paid for?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the Conditional Contribution Agreement authorized by By-law 1390, the contract and change orders for the Devlin Hall renovation, and the project budget showing grants, reserve transfers and levy funding.

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 and closed meeting investigator

    The Township's minutes show council giving notice in June 2026 to end its agreement for these services, and in August 2026 approving staff to proceed with new agreements. We did not find a report from either office, or the name of the current appointee, on the pages we read.