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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Mattawan 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

  • MayorPeter Murphy
  • Deputy Mayor and CouncillorDon Lemaire
  • CouncillorBeverly Bell
  • CouncillorMichelle Lahaye
  • CouncillorClwyd Edwards

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 Mattawan?

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

  • No
    Budgets posted online

    We did not find the 2025 or 2026 budget on the Municipality's website. The 2026 tax rates by-law says it adopts the levy "per the attached budget", and no budget is attached to the copy posted. The by-laws page lists no by-law or resolution adopting a budget for 2025 or 2026. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 statements are posted (linked from the Public Notices page), with a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Baker Tilly SNT LLP; the file is page images. We did not find the 2024 statements. Source

  • No
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of what each member was paid, and the site has no council page. Source

  • Partly
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are posted for each 2026 meeting the page lists, but each is labelled DRAFT. The page says these are "Actual Minutes, just not stamped". The minutes' signature blocks show "Approved by Resolution No. 2026-" with no number. Source

  • Partly
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    The Integrity Commissioner's August 2026 public report is posted (as a scan). We did not find any closed meeting investigator report. Source

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Municipality's August 13, 2026 minutes say an investigator for E4m reviewed the Integrity Commissioner's final public report. The report is posted as a scan. See the question on what happened after it.