Questions · 11 so far
We read Lakeshore's financial reports and meeting minutes, and compared its numbers with 22 similar Ontario towns. These are the things that stood out.
These are unusual enough that residents deserve a clear answer from council.
$4,155per home on long-term debt, 2024
Lakeshore spent about $4,155 per home on long-term debt in 2024. The typical similar town spent $1,209. None of the 22 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
There may well be a good reason. It is still worth asking what it is.
August 11, 2026date of the auditor's report on the 2024 statements
Audited financial statements are the yearly report card on a town's money, checked by an outside auditor. Lakeshore's auditor, KPMG LLP, dated its report on the 2022 statements September 10, 2024, on the 2023 statements September 30, 2025, and on the 2024 statements August 11, 2026. Each is about twenty months after the year it covers. On October 5, 2026, the newest statements posted on the Municipality's website were for 2024. The 2025 statements were not posted. All three reports say the statements "present fairly" the Municipality's position.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$62,132,210debentures payable at the end of 2024, up from $19,356,622
Debentures are long-term loans repaid in instalments with interest. In 2024 the Municipality issued $45,281,428 of new long-term debt. Total debentures payable went from $19,356,622 to $62,132,210. The statements split the debt by who repays it. The part to be repaid from wastewater rates went from $3,738,632 to $48,541,588. That is the charge residents pay on the sewer part of their water bill. We did not find, in the documents we could read, a note saying which project the money was for.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$31,140,748negative balance of the wastewater reserve fund at the end of 2023
A reserve fund is savings put aside for a named purpose. The statements' schedule of reserve funds shows the wastewater fund owed more than it held: (19,632,531) at the end of 2022 and (31,140,748) at the end of 2023. In 2024 the same schedule shows $51,199,034 moved in from operations, and an ending balance of 14,971,462. The same year the Municipality issued $45,281,428 of new debt, and the schedule of accumulated surplus shows a line, "Municipal Debt - Recoverable", of (45,281,428). We worked out that the $51,199,034 is close to the new debt plus other wastewater money, but the statements do not say so.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
+99%running the town office, 2019 to 2024
Lakeshore spent $4.4M on running the town office in 2019 and $8.8M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 3 of 22 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
Background that helps make sense of the rest.
$132,094,372cash and temporary investments at the end of 2024
At the end of 2024 the statements show cash and temporary investments of $132,094,372, up from $88,565,703. Over the same year the Municipality borrowed $45,281,428. The schedule of reserves and reserve funds totals 125,605,057, and deferred revenue (money received for a set purpose, such as development charges) is $12,704,968. Added together, those two are more than the cash (worked out by us), which means the cash is mostly spoken for. Investment income was $4,370,956.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$10,416,490transportation spending in the 2024 statements, against a budget column of $5,562,562
In the 2024 statement of operations, transportation services were budgeted at $5,562,562 and actual spending is $10,416,490. Environmental services were budgeted at $17,515,958 and actual is $22,442,799. Recreation and cultural services were budgeted at $6,938,909 and actual is $10,773,982. The Municipality has explained it: note 15 says the budget "expensed all tangible capital expenditures rather than including amortization expense". Amortization is the yearly share of the cost of long-lived assets. The segment schedule shows amortization of 5,070,144 for transportation, 4,216,831 for environmental services and 2,972,669 for recreation. After taking that out, we worked out that transportation is under its budget and the other two are much closer to it.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
10,994,495amortization in the cash flow statement, against 12,875,696 in the net financial assets statement
The statement of cash flows shows amortization of tangible capital assets of 10,994,495. The statement of change in net financial assets shows 12,875,696 for the same item. Schedule 1 shows 12,873,252. The cash flow statement's total of 32,052,530 adds up with the lower figure, so the difference sits in another line (worked out by us). Separately, note 15 says Council adopted the budget on "February 15, 2024" in one sentence and "February 27, 2024" two sentences later.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
1.76 per centthe property tax rate increase Council adopted for 2026, down from a proposed 4 per cent
The Municipality's Budget and Finances page lists budgets up to 2023 as PDF books. For 2024, 2025 and 2026 the page links an interactive web application. We could not read figures out of it, so this pack has no 2026 budget figures except those the Municipality printed in its news releases: the draft showed total expenditures of $65.7 million, up from $64.1 million in 2025, and a 4 per cent tax rate increase. On December 4, 2025, Council cut that to 1.76 per cent and, among other changes, removed the Council wage increase for cost-of-living adjustment.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
June 30, 2022end of the last Integrity Commissioner report posted on the Municipality's page
An Integrity Commissioner investigates complaints that a council member broke the code of conduct and gives members advice. Lakeshore's Integrity Commissioner page lists reports for October 2020 to June 30, 2022, from the earlier commissioner. The page says the current commissioner, a firm, was appointed effective July 1, 2022. We found no report from the firm on the page. The last report we read says there were "no new Complaints" in the first half of 2022. We do not know whether there have been complaints since.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$297per home on garbage, dump and recycling, 2024
Lakeshore spent about $297 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $0. None of the 22 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
$4,155per home on long-term debt, 2024
Lakeshore spent about $4,155 per home on long-term debt in 2024. The typical similar town spent $1,209. None of the 22 similar towns spent more.
Spending more than neighbours is not wrong by itself. It might buy better service. But it is the first place to look for costs that could be lower, such as contracts that were not competitively bid.
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Long-term debt per home: Lakeshore $4,155; typical similar town $1,209; ranked 1st highest of 23.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2024, 22 similar municipalities · Schedule 40 and Schedule 2 · archived copy
August 11, 2026date of the auditor's report on the 2024 statements
Audited financial statements are the yearly report card on a town's money, checked by an outside auditor. Lakeshore's auditor, KPMG LLP, dated its report on the 2022 statements September 10, 2024, on the 2023 statements September 30, 2025, and on the 2024 statements August 11, 2026. Each is about twenty months after the year it covers. On October 5, 2026, the newest statements posted on the Municipality's website were for 2024. The 2025 statements were not posted. All three reports say the statements "present fairly" the Municipality's position.
Residents and the Council that will be elected on October 26, 2026 decide on taxes and borrowing using figures that are close to two years old by the time an auditor has checked them. Late statements are not a sign that anything is wrong, but they do mean the checked numbers lag well behind the borrowing and spending decisions being made now.
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Independent Auditor's Report on the 2024 statements, signed "Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants, Windsor, Canada, August 11, 2026". Opinion: the statements "present fairly, in all material respects" the Municipality's position as at December 31, 2024.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Independent Auditor's Report, PDF pages 4 to 6 (opinion on page 4, date on page 6)
Independent Auditor's Report on the 2023 statements, signed "Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants, Windsor, Canada, September 30, 2025".
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2023 (KPMG LLP, September 30, 2025) · Independent Auditor's Report, PDF page 7
Independent Auditor's Report on the 2022 statements, signed "Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants, Windsor, Canada, September 10, 2024".
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2022 (KPMG LLP, September 10, 2024) · Independent Auditor's Report, PDF page 7
The Financial Statements list on the Budget and Finances page runs from "2024 Financial Statements" back to "2014 Financial Statements". No 2025 statements are listed. We read the page on October 5, 2026.
Budget and Finances page · Financial Statements list at the foot of the page
News release, May 20, 2026: the Municipality announces an Interim Chief Financial Officer who "started with Lakeshore in April" and whose role "is expected to continue until Spring 2027".
Lakeshore Welcomes New Interim Chief Financial Officer (May 20, 2026) · Full page
$62,132,210debentures payable at the end of 2024, up from $19,356,622
Debentures are long-term loans repaid in instalments with interest. In 2024 the Municipality issued $45,281,428 of new long-term debt. Total debentures payable went from $19,356,622 to $62,132,210. The statements split the debt by who repays it. The part to be repaid from wastewater rates went from $3,738,632 to $48,541,588. That is the charge residents pay on the sewer part of their water bill. We did not find, in the documents we could read, a note saying which project the money was for.
A loan this size is repaid over decades, and the statements show it is to be repaid mostly from wastewater rates, not property tax. People who pay a sewer bill in Lakeshore will be paying it back. Whether the project was worth the cost, and how much the rates have to rise, are questions the Municipality has answers to but did not print in the statements.
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Note 6, Long-term liabilities: "Total debentures payable" $62,132,210 (2023 $19,356,622). Principal due: 2025 $3,964,609, 2026 $3,600,851, 2027 $3,723,012, 2028 $3,868,230, 2029 $3,179,274, "Thereafter" 43,796,234.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Note 6, Long-term liabilities, PDF page 18
Note 6, "Principal repayments on long-term debt will be funded as follows": Taxation $9,078,041 (2023 $9,823,819); User rates: Water 4,286,943 (2023 5,681,952); Wastewater 48,541,588 (2023 3,738,632); Benefitting landowners 225,638 (2023 322,537). "Interest rates range from 2.205% to 6.0%."
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Note 6, Long-term liabilities (continued), PDF page 19
Statement of cash flows, Financing: "Long-term debt issued" 45,281,428 (2023 nil). "Debenture principal repayments" (2,716,158) (2023 (2,643,213)).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, PDF page 10
Note 13, "Contractual obligation - Ontario Clean Water Agency": the Municipality "is obligated to meet all operating and capital costs and repay the long-term liabilities related to these projects."
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Note 13, PDF page 21
$31,140,748negative balance of the wastewater reserve fund at the end of 2023
A reserve fund is savings put aside for a named purpose. The statements' schedule of reserve funds shows the wastewater fund owed more than it held: (19,632,531) at the end of 2022 and (31,140,748) at the end of 2023. In 2024 the same schedule shows $51,199,034 moved in from operations, and an ending balance of 14,971,462. The same year the Municipality issued $45,281,428 of new debt, and the schedule of accumulated surplus shows a line, "Municipal Debt - Recoverable", of (45,281,428). We worked out that the $51,199,034 is close to the new debt plus other wastewater money, but the statements do not say so.
A fund that is negative means the wastewater system spent money it had not yet collected, and other funds or loans covered it. That can be fine for a big project, but it shows up on residents' bills later. The statements move a very large sum into the fund in one year without explaining where it came from.
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Schedule 3, Reserves and Reserve Funds, 2024: Wastewater, balance December 31, 2023 (31,140,748), interest earned (627,414), transfer from (to) capital/UWSS (4,459,410), transfer from operations 51,199,034, balance December 31, 2024 14,971,462.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Schedule 3, Reserves and Reserve Funds, PDF page 26
Schedule 4, Accumulated Surplus, 2024: "Municipal Debt - Recoverable" (45,281,428) (2023 nil).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Schedule 4, Accumulated Surplus, PDF page 27
Schedule 3, Reserves and Reserve Funds, 2023: Wastewater, balance December 31, 2022 (19,632,531), interest earned (934,460), transfer from (to) capital (21,060,250), balance December 31, 2023 (31,140,748).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2023 (KPMG LLP, September 30, 2025) · Schedule 3, Reserves and Reserve Funds, PDF page 30
+99%running the town office, 2019 to 2024
Lakeshore spent $4.4M on running the town office in 2019 and $8.8M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 3 of 22 similar towns had faster growth here.
| Year | Running the town office | Prices (inflation) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +0% | +0% |
| 2020 | +7% | +1% |
| 2021 | +47% | +4% |
| 2022 | +106% | +11% |
| 2023 | +108% | +16% |
| 2024 | +99% | +18% |
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
Money spent running the office is money not spent on roads, water or safety. When office costs grow much faster than the services people see, it is fair to ask what the extra money is buying.
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Running the town office: 2019 $4.4M, 2020 $4.8M, 2021 $6.5M, 2022 $9.1M, 2023 $9.2M, 2024 $8.8M.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2019 to 2024 · Schedule 40 · archived copy
Biggest driver: Office and administration, from $2.7M to $7.6M.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2019 to 2024 · Schedule 40 · archived copy
Typical growth among similar towns: 53%. Lakeshore ranks 4th of 23.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2024, 22 similar municipalities · Schedule 40 · archived copy
$132,094,372cash and temporary investments at the end of 2024
At the end of 2024 the statements show cash and temporary investments of $132,094,372, up from $88,565,703. Over the same year the Municipality borrowed $45,281,428. The schedule of reserves and reserve funds totals 125,605,057, and deferred revenue (money received for a set purpose, such as development charges) is $12,704,968. Added together, those two are more than the cash (worked out by us), which means the cash is mostly spoken for. Investment income was $4,370,956.
A big cash pile next to new borrowing is a fair thing to ask about. Most of it is probably promised to projects and reserves, and a good part of the increase is the new loan. The question is how much is spent soon and how much is a cushion.
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Statement of financial position: "Cash and temporary investments" $132,094,372 (2023 $88,565,703). "Deferred revenue (note 5)" 12,704,968 (2023 12,833,932). "Net long-term liabilities (note 6)" 62,132,210 (2023 19,566,940).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, PDF page 7
Schedule 3, Reserves and Reserve Funds: Reserve Funds and Reserves together 125,605,057 at December 31, 2024 (2023: 71,159,823). Note 11, Other income: "Investment income" $4,370,956 (2023 $3,495,573).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Schedule 4, Accumulated Surplus, PDF page 27 (reserve totals); Note 11, PDF page 21
Statement of cash flows, Financing: "Long-term debt issued" 45,281,428 (2023 nil) and "Debenture principal repayments" (2,716,158), a net 42,565,270.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, PDF page 10
$10,416,490transportation spending in the 2024 statements, against a budget column of $5,562,562
In the 2024 statement of operations, transportation services were budgeted at $5,562,562 and actual spending is $10,416,490. Environmental services were budgeted at $17,515,958 and actual is $22,442,799. Recreation and cultural services were budgeted at $6,938,909 and actual is $10,773,982. The Municipality has explained it: note 15 says the budget "expensed all tangible capital expenditures rather than including amortization expense". Amortization is the yearly share of the cost of long-lived assets. The segment schedule shows amortization of 5,070,144 for transportation, 4,216,831 for environmental services and 2,972,669 for recreation. After taking that out, we worked out that transportation is under its budget and the other two are much closer to it.
A reader who compares the budget column to the actual column in the statements would think spending ran far over. The Municipality's note says why it did not, but only in the notes, and the budget it publishes for residents is built the other way.
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Consolidated Statement of Operations and Accumulated Surplus, 2024 budget and actual expenses: Transportation services 5,562,562 and 10,416,490. Environmental services 17,515,958 and 22,442,799. Recreation and cultural services 6,938,909 and 10,773,982. Total expenses 50,425,234 and 64,869,827.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Operations and Accumulated Surplus, PDF page 8
Note 15, Budget amounts: "The budget is unaudited and was prepared on a modified accrual basis while Public Sector Accounting Standards now require a full accrual basis." "In addition, the budget expensed all tangible capital expenditures rather than including amortization expense." Budget reconciliation adds "Amortization of tangible capital assets" 12,922,805 and removes "Capital expenditures" (26,184,279).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Note 15, Budget amounts, PDF page 22
Schedule 5, Segmented Disclosure, Amortization: Transportation Services 5,070,144; Environmental Services 4,216,831; Recreation 2,972,669; Total 12,922,805.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Schedule 5, Segmented Disclosure, PDF page 28
10,994,495amortization in the cash flow statement, against 12,875,696 in the net financial assets statement
The statement of cash flows shows amortization of tangible capital assets of 10,994,495. The statement of change in net financial assets shows 12,875,696 for the same item. Schedule 1 shows 12,873,252. The cash flow statement's total of 32,052,530 adds up with the lower figure, so the difference sits in another line (worked out by us). Separately, note 15 says Council adopted the budget on "February 15, 2024" in one sentence and "February 27, 2024" two sentences later.
Small mismatches in audited statements are usually typing or presentation slips, not missing money. They are worth fixing because the statements are the record people check against, and they were signed a long time after year end.
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Statement of Cash Flows, Items not involving cash: "Amortization of tangible capital assets" 10,994,495 (2023 12,823,959). Cash provided by operations 32,052,530.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, PDF page 10
Statement of Change in Net Financial Assets: "Amortization of tangible capital assets" 12,875,696 (2023 12,823,959).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Consolidated Statement of Change in Net Financial Assets, PDF page 9
Note 15, Budget amounts: "The Financial Plan (Budget) By-Law adopted by Council on February 15, 2024" and, a few lines later, "the Financial Plan adopted by Council on February 27, 2024".
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Note 15, Budget amounts, PDF page 22
Schedule 1, Schedule of Tangible Capital Assets, Accumulated Amortization: "Amortization ... 12,873,252 12,719,236" (totals, 2024 and 2023).
The Corporation of the Municipality of Lakeshore, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2024 (KPMG LLP, August 11, 2026) · Schedule 1, PDF page 24 (printed page 18), totals columns
1.76 per centthe property tax rate increase Council adopted for 2026, down from a proposed 4 per cent
The Municipality's Budget and Finances page lists budgets up to 2023 as PDF books. For 2024, 2025 and 2026 the page links an interactive web application. We could not read figures out of it, so this pack has no 2026 budget figures except those the Municipality printed in its news releases: the draft showed total expenditures of $65.7 million, up from $64.1 million in 2025, and a 4 per cent tax rate increase. On December 4, 2025, Council cut that to 1.76 per cent and, among other changes, removed the Council wage increase for cost-of-living adjustment.
A web application can be easy to explore, but it is harder to save, search, compare year to year, or keep as a record that cannot change. A residents' guide to a budget should be readable by people who have no time for a web tool, and by people who check budgets for a living.
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Budget and Finances page: budgets listed as PDFs, "2023 Final Budget" back to "2019 Budget". The 2024, 2025 and 2026 entries link to "2024 Budget page", "2025 Budget page" and "2026 Budget page".
Budget and Finances page · Budget lists, middle of the page
2026 Budget page: "Welcome to Lakeshore's 2026 Budget application! This interactive, Web-based application features interactive tables and charts, and lets users explore individual budget centres."
2026 Budget page · Full page
Draft budget highlights, November 19, 2025: "Total Expenditures: $65.7 million, up from $64.1 million in 2025". "The Draft Budget proposes a 4% tax rate increase".
Draft 2026 Budget Out Now (news release, November 19, 2025) · Draft Budget Highlights
Council's changes on December 4, 2025 "lowered the proposed 4 per cent tax rate increase down to 1.76 per cent". The Municipality says this was Council's first budget under the Strong Mayor legislation and that the Mayor "would not exercise her authority to veto the changes".
Lakeshore Adopts 2026 Budget (news release, December 5, 2025) · Full page
Amendments list: "Removed the Council wage increase for cost-of-living adjustment." The page says: "These highlights are not official minutes of the meeting".
Summary of 2026 Budget Amendments (December 5, 2025) · Full page
June 30, 2022end of the last Integrity Commissioner report posted on the Municipality's page
An Integrity Commissioner investigates complaints that a council member broke the code of conduct and gives members advice. Lakeshore's Integrity Commissioner page lists reports for October 2020 to June 30, 2022, from the earlier commissioner. The page says the current commissioner, a firm, was appointed effective July 1, 2022. We found no report from the firm on the page. The last report we read says there were "no new Complaints" in the first half of 2022. We do not know whether there have been complaints since.
The Integrity Commissioner is the check on how members of Council behave. Residents cannot tell from the page whether the quiet since mid-2022 means no complaints, or reports that are filed somewhere else.
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The Integrity Commissioner page says the firm "was appointed as the Integrity Commissioner for the Municipality of Lakeshore effective July 1, 2022". Under "Annual Reports from the Integrity Commissioner" the newest listed is "Report - Update on Activities, January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022".
Integrity Commissioner page · Opening paragraph and the list of reports
Report to Council dated 25 July 2022, "PART V – INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS": "There were no new Complaints during this period." "From January 1st, 2022 to June 30th, 2022, there was one request for a Formal Letter of Advice."
Integrity Commissioner Report to Council on Activities, January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 · Parts IV and V, PDF page 4
$297per home on garbage, dump and recycling, 2024
Lakeshore spent about $297 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $0. None of the 22 similar towns spent more.
Spending more than neighbours is not wrong by itself. It might buy better service. But it is the first place to look for costs that could be lower, such as contracts that were not competitively bid.
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Garbage, dump and recycling per home: Lakeshore $297; typical similar town $0; ranked 1st highest of 23.
Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR), 2024, 22 similar municipalities · Schedule 40 and Schedule 2 · archived copy