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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Saugeen Shores 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

  • MayorLuke Charbonneau
  • Deputy MayorDiane Huber
  • Vice Deputy MayorMike Myatt
  • Councillor, Southampton WardJohn Divinski
  • Councillor, Saugeen WardJustin Duhaime
  • Councillor, Southampton WardCheryl Grace
  • Councillor, Port Elgin WardT.C. "Bud" Halpin
  • Councillor, Saugeen WardDave Myette
  • Councillor, Port Elgin WardRachel Stack

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 Saugeen Shores?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 5, 2026.

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The final budget reports for 2021 to 2026 and their schedules are posted as PDFs on one page, along with the 2026 business plan. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The audited statements for 2012 to 2024 are posted. The latest posted are for 2024, and MNP LLP gave a qualified opinion on them (and on 2023). We did not find 2025 statements on the page we read. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the budget, council or annual report pages, or in the site map. It may be posted somewhere we did not look. We have left council pay out of this pack. Source

  • Yes
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Since June 17, 2024 agendas, minutes and webcasts are on an eSCRIBE calendar; earlier ones are on a Laserfiche portal. The eSCRIBE home page loaded for us. We did not read any minutes. Source

  • Unknown
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    The Town names the officers but we did not find any reports from them on the pages we read. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Saugeen Shores' 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 Saugeen Shores on YouTube

    The Town says council meetings are broadcast live on this channel, starting at 6:30 p.m. on the second, third and fourth Monday of every month. We did not check how long past meeting videos are kept.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Town says its Integrity Commissioner is Principles Integrity, under the Code of Conduct (By-law 99-2022). We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

  2. Closed meeting investigator: Ontario Ombudsman

    The Town says the Ontario Ombudsman is its closed meeting investigator, and links the Ombudsman's complaint page. We did not look for Ombudsman reports about Saugeen Shores.

  3. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest Registry

    The Town posts a registry of declarations of conflict of interest, with the member, meeting, item and the member's own explanation. We read it for context only.