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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

McKellar 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

  • MayorDavid Moore
  • CouncillorMorley Haskim
  • CouncillorMike Kekkonen
  • CouncillorNick Ryeland
  • CouncillorDebbie Zulak

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 McKellar?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 10, 2026.

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The 2024 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") dated August 19, 2025. The financial page lists 2024, 2023 and 2021 statements but no 2025 statements. Every statements file is a scanned picture with no text layer. Source

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    Approved budgets are posted for 2022 to 2025. We did not find a 2026 budget. Each budget file is a two-page scan: the adopting by-law and its Schedule A. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of remuneration and expenses on the pages we read. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The Township has an agendas and minutes page and an archive of audio recordings from 2021 to 2025. We did not read any minutes. Source

  • Yes
    Asset management plan

    A 2025 to 2035 plan dated July 1, 2025 is posted as a readable PDF. Source

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township says it has an Integrity Commissioner who oversees its Code of Conduct, advises members and reports on investigations, and names an outside firm as the contact. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.