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This is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Northeastern Manitoulin & The Isl'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
Northeastern Manitoulin & The Isl is run by an elected council of 9 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.
Current council
- MayorAlan MacNevinamacnevin@
townofnemi.on.ca - Councillor, Ward 1Laurie Cooklcook@
townofnemi.on.ca - Deputy Mayor and Councillor, Ward 2Al Boydaboyd@
townofnemi.on.ca - Councillor, Ward 2Michael Erskine
- Councillor, Ward 2Bill Koehler
- Councillor, Ward 3George Williamsongwilliamson@
townofnemi.on.ca - Councillor, Ward 4Patti Aelickpaelick@
townofnemi.on.ca - Councillor, Ward 4Dawn Orr
- Councillor, Ward 4Bruce Wood
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 Northeastern Manitoulin & The Isl?
What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 14, 2026.
- YesMeeting agendas and minutes
Agendas for 2018 to 2026 are posted on the Town's own website, each as a PDF made from the full agenda package. Minutes are posted for many but not all meetings. Source
- PartlyBudgets posted online
The Budgets page lists one item, the 2025 budget presentation of November 19, 2024. We found no 2026 budget on that page. The 2026 draft budget, which council approved on December 2, 2025, is inside the agenda package for that meeting. Source
- PartlyAudited financial statements
The Financial Reports page lists statements for 2014 to 2025, but every link goes to a separate document site (nemi.municipalwebsites.ca) whose robots.txt asks automated tools not to read it, so we did not open them. We read the 2025 statements as they were presented to council on March 5, 2026, marked DRAFT. Source
- UnknownCouncil pay and expenses (s. 284)
We did not find a yearly statement of council pay and expenses on the Town's pages we read. It may be on the document site we could not open. Source
- UnknownIntegrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports
We did not find any Integrity Commissioner or closed meeting investigator report on the pages we read. Source
Where the town speaks for itself
Northeastern Manitoulin & The Isl'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.
- Town of NEMI on Facebook
The Town links this Facebook page from every page of its website. We did not check what is posted there.