Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026Details
This is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 youRead by hand. We read North Algona-Wilberforce'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
North Algona-Wilberforce 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
- MayorJames Brosejbrose@
nalgonawil.com - CouncillorMelvin Berndtmberndt@
nalgonawil.com - CouncillorDoug Buckwalddbuckwald@
nalgonawil.com - CouncillorJanet Reiche-Schoenfeldtjreiche@
nalgonawil.com - CouncillorMaria Robinsonmrobinson@
nalgonawil.com
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 North Algona-Wilberforce?
What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 7, 2026.
- YesAudited financial statements
Statements for 2018 to 2025 are posted. The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Mackillican & Associates, dated June 16, 2026. The 2024 statements carry a clean opinion dated June 17, 2025. Source
- PartlyBudgets posted online
The page lists the 2024 budget (with its by-law), a 2025 Budget Presentation and a 2026 Budget Presentation. The 2024 budget and the 2025 presentation have no readable text (scans). The 2026 presentation is a slide deck whose first slide says "Draft #2 Presented January 7 2026". We did not find a by-law adopting the 2025 or 2026 budget. Source
- NoMeeting agendas and minutes
On the pages we read, the council page has a heading for agendas and minutes but shows only year buttons for archived minutes (2016 to 2020). We opened the pop-ups behind them for 2015 to 2019 and found no minutes files in them, and we did not find minutes for any later meeting. Source
- PartlyCouncil pay and expenses statements
Statements for 2019 to 2024 are listed. We could read only the 2019 file; the 2020 to 2023 files are scans, and the 2024 file is a Word report whose table we could not read. We did not find a 2025 statement. Source
- UnknownMeeting videos
The council page says regular meetings can be viewed on the Township's YouTube channel. We did not open it. Source
- Unknown2022 candidates' election finance statements
The election page covers the 2026 election and its key dates. We did not find the 2022 candidates' statements on the pages we read. Source
Where the town speaks for itself
North Algona-Wilberforce'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.
- Township YouTube channel
The Township's council page says regular council meetings can be viewed there. We did not open the channel, so we do not know how many meetings are posted or kept.
- Township Facebook page
Linked from the footer of the Township's home page. We did not open it.
- Township Instagram account
Linked from the footer of the Township's home page. We did not open it.
How to raise a concern
From the gentlest step to the most serious. Start at the top.
Integrity Commissioner
The Township's by-laws page lists "By-law 2025-29 Appoint an Integrity Commissioner". The file is a scan with no readable text, so we do not know who was appointed or on what terms. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports.