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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Older reportDetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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
An older report. We have no 2024 report for Markstay-Warren in the Province's latest release, so these pages use its 2022 report. It may simply be filed late.
Read by hand. We read Markstay-Warren'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

Markstay-Warren 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 Markstay-Warren?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 7, 2026.

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 budget and the budget presentation of June 1, 2026 are posted as PDFs, linked from a news post. We did not find a page listing earlier budgets. Source

  • No
    Audited financial statements

    We did not find the audited financial statements for 2023, 2024 or 2025 on the Finance Services page, in the site's page list or in the news posts. The Municipality says KPMG presented them at a Special Council Meeting on May 14, 2026. A video is linked, but we did not find the statements themselves. Source

  • No
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the council, finance or news pages. It may be in a meeting agenda we could not open. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are on an eSCRIBE portal. Its public page loads only upcoming meetings without scripts, so we did not read any past agenda or minutes. The Municipality says agendas are typically posted by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before a meeting and minutes after Council approves them. Source

  • Partly
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    The 2025 annual report is posted. We did not find the two reports it says went to Council. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Markstay-Warren'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.

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 Municipality has appointed an outside lawyer as its Integrity Commissioner, who reports directly to Council and handles Code of Conduct and Municipal Conflict of Interest Act complaints. The page links the 2025 annual report. It lists a 2024 annual report without a link.