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Questions · 13 so far
Things worth asking about
We read Matachewan's financial reports and meeting minutes, and compared its numbers with 16 similar Ontario towns. These are the things that stood out.
What these are, and what they are not. A question here means a number or practice is unusual, or harder to see than it should be. It does not mean anyone did anything wrong. Most unusual numbers turn out to have ordinary explanations, and every question lists some. The only way to know is to ask.
Worth asking
Worth asking
There may well be a good reason. It is still worth asking what it is.
$758,570the Township's share of its solar partnership's losses, recorded as a liability at December 31, 2022
The Township owns 50% of Energie Matachewan Energy Inc., a company that runs solar power projects. The 2022 statements show the Township's share of the company's accumulated losses at $758,620, up from $481,256 a year before, and record it as a liability of $758,570 (after $50 of share capital). The Township's 2022 budget expected $60,000 of income from the partnership; the statements show a loss of $277,364. The company's own figures in the note show total assets of $5,476,606 and total liabilities of $6,993,746, including $3,335,526 owed to related parties and $3,639,916 of callable debt. Without the $758,570, the Township's net financial assets would be higher by that amount. We did not find statements for 2023 to 2025, so we do not know what has happened since.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$238,430taken from reserves in the 2026 budget, against $0 in 2024
The adopted budget for 2026 is $2,731,190, passed on July 8, 2026. The 2024 budget was $2,282,084. That is $449,106 more, or 19.7% (worked out by us). Three changes stand out. Capital expenses (spending on buildings, roads and equipment that last) go from $170,600 to $386,280. "Transfer from Reserves" (money taken from savings) goes from $0 to $238,430, while "Transfer to Reserves" (money put into savings) goes from $178,564 to $0. "Provincial Condition Grants" (money from the Province that must be used for set purposes) go from $156,000 to $387,019. The by-law shows only totals by heading, so we cannot see which projects are behind them.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
In 2024, Matachewan collected $125K more in its own property tax than in 2023. That is a 9% jump, while prices went up about 2.4%. Only 3 of 16 similar towns raised theirs by more. Almost all of it came from a higher tax rate (up 5% for homes); the value of homes on the tax roll grew only 0.5%.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 4 sources
Matachewan spent $251K on roads and snow in 2019 and $382K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 2 of 16 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
At the end of 2024, $1.5M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 301% of everything billed. None of the 16 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $305K.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
The "Taxation" income line is $1,438,642 in all three adopted budgets. The total budget moved from $2,282,084 in 2024 to $2,731,190 in 2026. Municipal taxation in the audited 2022 statements was $1,355,792. A tax levy that did not change in three years would be unusual, and so would a number carried forward without being updated. The by-laws do not say which it is.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
In the 2026 budget, water costs $181,030 and water user charges bring in $115,980, a gap of $65,050 (worked out by us). Landfill costs $145,757 against landfill user charges of $85,000, a gap of $60,757 (worked out by us), with $30,000 of recycling income listed separately. In 2024 the water gap was $36,915 (worked out by us). In the 2022 statements, a "Water deficit" of $(34,427) sat in the Township's accumulated surplus, up from $(4,359) a year earlier. The 2022 statements put the landfill closure and post-closure costs at $438,049 and the liability recorded at $228,928, with a landfill reserve of $332,000.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
In by-law 2025-16 both columns are printed with a total of $2,398,464. By our addition, the income lines add to $2,397,464 and the expense lines add to $2,397,464, which is $1,000 less (worked out by us). In by-law 2024-29 the income total is printed as $2,282,084 and the expense total as $2,282,064; by our addition both columns add to $2,282,084. The text of by-law 2024-29 also says it adopts the budget "for the year 2023", although its title says 2024. The by-law for 2026 adds to within $1 of its printed total. The 2025 water expense is printed with a full stop, as "167.025".
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
The Township's Reports page lists financial reports for 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and nothing later. The latest posted, for 2022, has an auditor's report dated October 4, 2023, and a clean opinion ("present fairly"). The page's own data shows it was last changed in June 2025. We did not find 2023, 2024 or 2025 statements on the Reports page or among the files on the site. The 2022 statements are also the only way we found to see the Township's solar partnership losses (see the first question).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
Ontario townships report each year what each member of council was paid and what expenses were repaid. We did not find that report on the Township's site. The site does post a by-law, 2022-03, which set the yearly rates from January 1, 2022: Mayor $12,000.00, Deputy Mayor $9,000.00 and Councillor $9,000.00. The 2026 budget shows $60,725 for "Council", against $60,352 in 2024. That heading may include more than pay. We have left out a pay table because we have no report to take it from.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Matachewan spent about $833 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $246. None of the 16 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
$758,570the Township's share of its solar partnership's losses, recorded as a liability at December 31, 2022
The Township owns 50% of Energie Matachewan Energy Inc., a company that runs solar power projects. The 2022 statements show the Township's share of the company's accumulated losses at $758,620, up from $481,256 a year before, and record it as a liability of $758,570 (after $50 of share capital). The Township's 2022 budget expected $60,000 of income from the partnership; the statements show a loss of $277,364. The company's own figures in the note show total assets of $5,476,606 and total liabilities of $6,993,746, including $3,335,526 owed to related parties and $3,639,916 of callable debt. Without the $758,570, the Township's net financial assets would be higher by that amount. We did not find statements for 2023 to 2025, so we do not know what has happened since.
Why it matters
The Township's share of one company's losses takes net financial assets (what the Township holds in cash and receivables, less what it owes) down to $2,126,228. Without it they would be $2,884,798, about a quarter higher (worked out by us). Callable debt can be demanded early by the lender. Residents have not been told, in anything we found, who the lender and related parties are, whether the Township has promised to back the debt, or how the losses are expected to turn around.
It could be because…
Solar projects usually lose money in their first years and are built to earn it back over decades under long-term power contracts.
The losses may be mostly accounting charges (depreciation and a tax adjustment of $140,446), not cash leaving the company. The company's cash costs may be much smaller.
The Township says in the note that it owns only 500 shares bought for $50 and that its related-party balance with the company is $50, so the Township may not be on the hook for the company's debts.
Questions you could ask
Who has lent the company the $3,335,526 shown as due to related parties and the $3,639,916 of callable debt, and has the Township promised to repay any of it?
What were the company's results and the Township's share of them in 2023, 2024 and 2025?
What does the Township expect to earn from the partnership over the life of its power contracts, and when does it expect the losses to stop growing?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
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The evidence
Note 10, Government Business Partnership: the Township "is the 50% owner of all the issued capital" of Energie Matachewan Energy Inc. The Township's portion of the deficiency: purchase of share capital (500 Class B shares) 50; the Township's share of accumulated operating losses (758,620) for 2022 and (481,256) for 2021; total (758,570) and (481,206).
Note 10 (b), the company's condensed figures, 2022: current assets 280,165; capital assets 5,196,441; total assets 5,476,606; current liabilities 18,304; due to related parties 3,335,526; callable debt 3,639,916; total liabilities 6,993,746; accumulated deficit (1,517,240). Sale of energy 292,429; expenses (706,710); future payment in lieu of taxes (140,446); net loss (554,727).
Consolidated Statement of Operations, 2022: "Income (loss) from Government Business Partnership" budget 60,000, actual (277,364) (2021 actual (204,430)). "ANNUAL SUPRLUS (DEFICIT)" budget 336,366, actual (371,352), 2021 actual 67,339.
Note 10 (c), related party transactions: "The Township has an accounts payable of $50 (2021 $50) for the purchase of their portion of the share capital".
$238,430taken from reserves in the 2026 budget, against $0 in 2024
The adopted budget for 2026 is $2,731,190, passed on July 8, 2026. The 2024 budget was $2,282,084. That is $449,106 more, or 19.7% (worked out by us). Three changes stand out. Capital expenses (spending on buildings, roads and equipment that last) go from $170,600 to $386,280. "Transfer from Reserves" (money taken from savings) goes from $0 to $238,430, while "Transfer to Reserves" (money put into savings) goes from $178,564 to $0. "Provincial Condition Grants" (money from the Province that must be used for set purposes) go from $156,000 to $387,019. The by-law shows only totals by heading, so we cannot see which projects are behind them.
Why it matters
Savings and grants are a normal way to pay for one-time projects. They run out, though. If the Township keeps spending the higher amount without the savings and grants, the gap is paid by tax. Residents cannot tell, from a one-page by-law, which projects are planned and what they will cost.
It could be because…
Reserves exist to pay for large one-time projects. At the end of 2022 the Township's reserves included $1,404,303 in working capital and $985,363 for roads.
Conditional grants are paid for specific projects, so the extra $231,019 of grants (worked out by us) and the higher capital line may be the same projects.
The 2024 budget put $178,564 into reserves, so the 2026 draw may partly give back that earlier saving.
Questions you could ask
Which projects make up the $386,280 of capital expenses in 2026, and which grants and reserves pay for each?
What is left in each reserve after the $238,430 transfer, and is more taken in later years?
Will the Township post its draft budget and the staff reports behind it, so residents can see the detail before the by-law is passed?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
By-law 2026-20, adopted July 8, 2026: income "Taxation" 1,438,642; "Federal Conditional Grants" 7,000; "Provincial Condition Grants" 387,019; "Provincial Unconditional Grants" 201,700; "Transfer from Reserves" 238,430; income total 2,731,190. Expenses: "Capital Expenses" 386,280; "Transfer to Reserves" 0; expenses total 2,731,190.
"Council has reviewed the first draft 2026 Budget at the June 3rd, 2026 Regular Council Meeting. Council will revise the 2026 Budget at the June 17, 2026 Regular Council Meeting. The 2026 Budget By-law will be brought forward for three (3) readings" on July 8, 2026.
In 2024, Matachewan collected $125K more in its own property tax than in 2023. That is a 9% jump, while prices went up about 2.4%. Only 3 of 16 similar towns raised theirs by more. Almost all of it came from a higher tax rate (up 5% for homes); the value of homes on the tax roll grew only 0.5%.
Why did Matachewan's property tax go up 9% in 2024?
$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M
$1.5M
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Town property tax
2019
$1.4M
2020
$1.4M
2021
$1.4M
2022
$1.4M
2023
$1.4M
2024
$1.5M
Why it matters
A big one-year jump usually means something changed: a new cost, a service that grew, savings being rebuilt, or a problem from earlier years being paid for now. Residents should be able to see exactly which. Spread across every home, it is about $778 more each year.
It could be because…
Costs the town cannot control went up, such as policing, insurance or county charges.
The town kept taxes too low in earlier years and is catching up.
The town is rebuilding savings or paying for a big project like a bridge or equipment.
Questions you could ask
What were the three biggest reasons for the 2024 increase, in dollars?
Is a similar increase planned for next year?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
Town property tax: $1,374,528 in 2023, $1,499,814 in 2024.
Matachewan spent $251K on roads and snow in 2019 and $382K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 2 of 16 similar towns had faster growth here.
Why did the cost of roads and snow grow 53% in 5 years?
Roads and snow
Prices (inflation)
−20%+0%+20%+40%+60%
+53%
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Roads and snow
Prices (inflation)
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
−4%
+1%
2021
−13%
+4%
2022
+9%
+11%
2023
+31%
+16%
2024
+53%
+18%
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
Why it matters
When one area grows much faster than prices, it is either doing more (which may be great) or paying more for the same thing. Residents deserve to know which.
It could be because…
The town added a service, a building or staff that residents asked for.
Costs were moved from another area, so the total did not really change.
Accounting rules changed how costs are sorted.
Large one-time costs, like a study, lawsuit or repair, landed in one year.
Questions you could ask
What did the extra $132K a year pay for?
Why did paved roads go from $251K to $1?
Was each increase approved by council as a separate decision, or did it happen through the yearly budget?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
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Matachewan spent $189K on water, sewers and garbage in 2019 and $294K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time.
Why did the cost of water, sewers and garbage grow 55% in 5 years?
Water, sewers and garbage
Prices (inflation)
+0%+50%+100%+150%
+55%
201920202021202220232024
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Year
Water, sewers and garbage
Prices (inflation)
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+21%
+1%
2021
+41%
+4%
2022
+38%
+11%
2023
+134%
+16%
2024
+55%
+18%
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
Why it matters
When one area grows much faster than prices, it is either doing more (which may be great) or paying more for the same thing. Residents deserve to know which.
It could be because…
The town added a service, a building or staff that residents asked for.
Costs were moved from another area, so the total did not really change.
Accounting rules changed how costs are sorted.
Large one-time costs, like a study, lawsuit or repair, landed in one year.
Questions you could ask
What did the extra $105K a year pay for?
Why did water treatment go from $108K to $160K?
Was each increase approved by council as a separate decision, or did it happen through the yearly budget?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
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At the end of 2024, $1.5M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 301% of everything billed. None of the 16 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $305K.
Why are so many property taxes unpaid?
$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M
$1.5M
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Year
Unpaid property tax at year end
2019
$1.2M
2020
$164K
2021
$170K
2022
$215K
2023
$305K
2024
$1.5M
Why it matters
When taxes go unpaid, everyone else carries the cost, and the town may borrow to cover the gap. The Province's financial indicators treat 10% to 15% as a moderate risk and more than 15% as a high risk. Collection is the town's job, so a rising number is worth asking about.
It could be because…
The final tax bill was due late in the year, so some payments simply arrived in January.
A few large properties are in dispute or being sold for back taxes.
Hard times for residents, which the town may be handling with payment plans.
Questions you could ask
How much is more than one year overdue, and from how many properties?
Are the rules for chasing unpaid taxes applied the same way to everyone?
Has the town registered tax arrears certificates on properties about two years behind? If still unpaid a year after that, Ontario law lets the town sell the property.
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
Taxes receivable: 2019 $1.2M, 2020 $164K, 2021 $170K, 2022 $215K, 2023 $305K, 2024 $1.5M. Of the 2024 total, $109K was from earlier years.
Matachewan spent about $363 per home on council in 2024. The typical similar town spent $164. Only 2 of 16 similar towns spent more.
Why it matters
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.
It could be because…
Geography: more roads, more snow, a bigger area or a landfill of its own.
Accounting: some towns record the same cost in a different category.
A one-time cost in this year.
Questions you could ask
What makes this cost higher here than in similar towns?
When were the main contracts in this area last put out to competitive tender?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
Council per home: Matachewan $363; typical similar town $164; ranked 3rd highest of 17.
The "Taxation" income line is $1,438,642 in all three adopted budgets. The total budget moved from $2,282,084 in 2024 to $2,731,190 in 2026. Municipal taxation in the audited 2022 statements was $1,355,792. A tax levy that did not change in three years would be unusual, and so would a number carried forward without being updated. The by-laws do not say which it is.
Why it matters
Taxation is the one income line residents control through council. If it was held flat on purpose, the Township may want to say so. If it was copied from year to year, the budget may not match the tax bills sent out.
It could be because…
Council may have held the levy flat on purpose and used grants and reserves for the increase.
The line may be the amount the Township planned to raise from tax before growth in the number or value of properties, which can change the bills without changing the budget line.
The by-law table may show a rounded or earlier figure while the real levy is set in the tax-rate by-law.
Questions you could ask
How much did the Township levy on property in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026, as set in its tax-rate by-laws?
Is the "Taxation" line in the budget by-law the levy, or a figure carried forward?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
By-law 2026-20 income table: "Taxation" 1,438,642; total 2,731,190.
In the 2026 budget, water costs $181,030 and water user charges bring in $115,980, a gap of $65,050 (worked out by us). Landfill costs $145,757 against landfill user charges of $85,000, a gap of $60,757 (worked out by us), with $30,000 of recycling income listed separately. In 2024 the water gap was $36,915 (worked out by us). In the 2022 statements, a "Water deficit" of $(34,427) sat in the Township's accumulated surplus, up from $(4,359) a year earlier. The 2022 statements put the landfill closure and post-closure costs at $438,049 and the liability recorded at $228,928, with a landfill reserve of $332,000.
Why it matters
When water and landfill charges do not cover what they cost, the rest is paid from general taxes, so people without the service share the cost. A landfill that will cost $438,049 to close needs money set aside for it. The Township's statements show some, but not all.
It could be because…
Water and landfill costs may include large one-time repairs that the Township does not intend to pass on to users in one year.
Landfill and water may be paid partly from general taxes on purpose, as a public service.
The budget lines may group costs in a way that includes some spending that is not about the service itself, so the true gap may be smaller or larger.
Questions you could ask
What did water and landfill each cost, and what did users pay, in 2023, 2024 and 2025?
How much will the landfill cost to close, how much has been set aside for it today, and how does the Township plan to cover the rest?
When were water rates and landfill fees last reviewed?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
By-law 2026-20: income "Water User Charges" 115,980; "Landfill User Charges" 85,000; "Recycling" 30,000. Expenses: "Water" 181,030; "Landfill" 145,757.
Note 12, Landfill closure and post-closure liability: "The liability as at December 31, 2022 is $228,928 (2021 $216,567). Estimated expenditures for closure and post-closure care are $390,049 and $48,000 respectively, for a total of $438,049. The liability remaining to be recognized is $209,121." Remaining capacity 47,285 cubic meters; "The estimated life of the landfill site is 15 years".
In by-law 2025-16 both columns are printed with a total of $2,398,464. By our addition, the income lines add to $2,397,464 and the expense lines add to $2,397,464, which is $1,000 less (worked out by us). In by-law 2024-29 the income total is printed as $2,282,084 and the expense total as $2,282,064; by our addition both columns add to $2,282,084. The text of by-law 2024-29 also says it adopts the budget "for the year 2023", although its title says 2024. The by-law for 2026 adds to within $1 of its printed total. The 2025 water expense is printed with a full stop, as "167.025".
Why it matters
A budget by-law is the legal record of what council adopted. Small slips do not change the story, but they make it harder to trust the figures, and they mean the by-laws cannot be checked against the numbers the Township used for its tax bills.
It could be because…
Plain typing errors in a by-law table that is not otherwise used.
The by-laws may have been prepared from a spreadsheet that was later changed without updating the totals.
The 2024 by-law text may have been copied from the 2023 by-law.
Questions you could ask
Will the Township correct the totals in by-laws 2024-29 and 2025-16, and the year in the text of 2024-29?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
By-law 2025-16 budget table: income and expense totals both printed as 2,398,464. Water expense printed as "167.025". Income lines include "Taxation" 1,438,642, "Federal Conditional Grants" 107,000, "Provincial Condition Grants" 205,800.
The Township's Reports page lists financial reports for 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and nothing later. The latest posted, for 2022, has an auditor's report dated October 4, 2023, and a clean opinion ("present fairly"). The page's own data shows it was last changed in June 2025. We did not find 2023, 2024 or 2025 statements on the Reports page or among the files on the site. The 2022 statements are also the only way we found to see the Township's solar partnership losses (see the first question).
Why it matters
Audited statements are the Township's main report to residents on how it spent their money. Three years is a long time for residents to go without one.
It could be because…
Later statements may exist and not be uploaded yet, or be available at the municipal office.
The auditor's report for 2022 was signed on October 4, 2023, so later years may also be signed late and not yet complete.
Questions you could ask
When will the audited statements for 2023, 2024 and 2025 be posted?
Will the Township post text copies, so they can be searched?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
Reports page links, in this order: "2022 Financial Report", "2021 Financial Report", "2020 Financial Report", "2019 Financial Report". No later year is listed.
Independent Auditors' Report: "In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Corporation of the Township of Matachewan as at December 31, 2022". Signed at New Liskeard, Ontario, "October 4, 2023".
Ontario townships report each year what each member of council was paid and what expenses were repaid. We did not find that report on the Township's site. The site does post a by-law, 2022-03, which set the yearly rates from January 1, 2022: Mayor $12,000.00, Deputy Mayor $9,000.00 and Councillor $9,000.00. The 2026 budget shows $60,725 for "Council", against $60,352 in 2024. That heading may include more than pay. We have left out a pay table because we have no report to take it from.
Why it matters
Voters should be able to see what their council costs. The rates by-law shows the rate, not what was paid, and it is more than four years old.
It could be because…
The report may be posted somewhere we did not look, or kept on request at the office.
Rates may have been changed by a later by-law that we did not find.
Questions you could ask
Will the Township post its yearly council pay and expenses report for 2022 to 2025?
Have the pay rates in by-law 2022-03 been changed since January 1, 2022?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
By-law 2022-03: "the annual remuneration paid to members of Council effective January 1, 2022 shall be as follows: Mayor $12,000.00 Deputy Mayor $ 9,000.00" and Councillor $9,000.00.
Matachewan spent about $833 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $246. None of the 16 similar towns spent more.
Why it matters
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.
It could be because…
Geography: more roads, more snow, a bigger area or a landfill of its own.
Accounting: some towns record the same cost in a different category.
A one-time cost in this year.
Questions you could ask
What makes this cost higher here than in similar towns?
When were the main contracts in this area last put out to competitive tender?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Matachewan?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
Garbage, dump and recycling per home: Matachewan $833; typical similar town $246; ranked 1st highest of 17.
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