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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Lake of Bays 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

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 Lake of Bays?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 14, 2026.

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The Budget and Finance page lists the 2026 budget and business plan and budgets back to 2022. All but the 2022 pair are on the Township's CivicWeb portal, which tells automated readers not to fetch anything. We did not open them. The Township's own news releases and a "Budget at a Glance" image give the main 2026 figures, and we read those. Source

  • Unknown
    Audited financial statements

    The page lists audited statements for 2024, 2023 and 2022, all on the CivicWeb portal. We did not open them. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The Township's agendas and minutes page, events.lakeofbays.on.ca, refused our request (HTTP 403, a security block), and agenda documents are also on CivicWeb. We did not try another route. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a council pay statement linked from the Township's own pages. It may be on the CivicWeb portal. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Lake of Bays' 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 of Lake of Bays on YouTube

    The Township's Mayor and Council page says the public may watch council meetings live or recorded on its YouTube channel. We did not check what is posted there.

  • Engage Lake of Bays

    The Township's engagement site. Its Budget & Business Plan page lists the draft and final 2026 budget, a timeline and the Township's media releases about the budget.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township's page names an Integrity Commissioner appointed under the Municipal Act. We did not find any reports posted on the page.