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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls'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.
Ontario / Sioux Narrows-Nestor FallsUpdated Oct 7, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls' budget, taxes and council decisions. A small township on Highway 71 on the east shore of Lake of the Woods, formed in 2001 by joining Sioux Narrows and Nestor Falls, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.

Your typical 2024 property tax bill$2,158on a $240K home83% Town17% SchoolsSee your tax bill explained →
Town spending, 2024$4.8MAbout $2,946 per household, down 2.4% from 2023.See the money →
Property tax change+5.0%Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls' own property tax came to $3.1M in 2024, against $2.9M in 2023.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

Explore every service →
Running the town office$1.2M · 26%
Planning and business$629K · 13%
Parks, arena and library$619K · 13%
Police, fire and safety$527K · 11%
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Health$487K · 10%
Social services$467K · 10%
Housing$338K · 7%
Water, sewers and garbage$267K · 6%
Roads and snow$197K · 4%

Day-to-day spending in 2024, from Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls' report to the Province.

A fair comparisonHow does Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls compare?Among 54 similar Ontario towns, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls' day-to-day spending per household is on the low side.Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls is here · 3 of 54, lowest to highestCompare Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls →

Questions worth asking

A closer look at the numbers.

Each one is a question, not an accusation. Every one lists ordinary reasons it could be true, and the documents it comes from.

All 8 questions
Worth askingMoney health

How will the Township pay to close its two landfills and its septage lagoons, when it has set aside $2,521,219 of a much larger estimated cost?

$2,521,219landfill and lagoon closure liability at December 31, 2024

The Township is legally required to clean up and close its landfill sites and sewage lagoons when they stop being used. The 2024 statements list this as a liability (a bill the Township expects to pay later) of $2,521,219. The statements also print the total estimated cost, before discounting for the time value of money, for each of the three sites: $2,643,577, $3,651,867 and $1,959,044. Added together, worked out by us, that is $8,254,488. The Sioux Narrows landfill is estimated to close in 9 years, and the statements say the liability must be funded within 5 years of closure. The auditor's report also draws attention to a correction of an error in how the cleanup cost was calculated.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Worth askingMoney health

How will the Township pay for the asset costs in its own plan, and for a fire truck that is not in the budget?

$440,000 to $930,000yearly asset costs expected over ten years in the Township's 2021 plan

The Township's 2021 asset plan expected the cost of keeping roads, buildings, docks and equipment in working order to range from $440,000 to $930,000 per year over ten years. At the end of 2024 the statements list reserve funds (savings set aside for a purpose) of $2,434,817. In June 2026 council heard that one fire truck needs replacing, that its replacement "is not currently within the budget", and that a new unit is approximately $620,500. The asset plan is due for an update in 2026, and staff told council in July 2026 that it should be done by the end of 2026.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources

Worth askingOpenness

Why were the 2024 audited statements signed ten months after year end, and when will the 2025 statements be ready?

October 30, 2025date of the auditor's report on the 2024 statements

The auditor's report on the 2024 statements is dated October 30, 2025. In July 2026 council was told the audit of the 2025 statements had only just begun, later than normal because of the auditors' staffing, and that the auditors might not be able to complete the Township's 2025 Financial Information Return, the yearly report every Ontario municipality files with the Province. The Township said it has been considering asking for proposals from other audit firms. We did not find 2025 statements on the Township's website on October 7, 2026.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Worth askingRising costs

Why did the cost of water, sewers and garbage grow 248% in 5 years?

+248%water, sewers and garbage, 2019 to 2024

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls spent $76,791 on water, sewers and garbage in 2019 and $267K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources

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Good to knowOpenness

Can residents read the 2026 budget the Township posts?

The finance page links a file called "2026 Final Budget PUBLIC.pdf". Every page of that file is a picture with no text behind it, so a search or a screen reader finds nothing, and we could not read it. We did not find earlier budgets on the page. Because of this, we did not use any figure from the budget in this pack.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source

Good to knowHow decisions are made

Why was $77,500 of waste management capital money moved to docks, a flagpole, flower beds, cameras and a hall?

On July 7, 2026 council passed Resolution No. 95-26, which moved $77,500 in the 2026 budget out of the waste management capital account and into five other capital accounts: $30,000 for the government dock, $10,000 for a flagpole at the Sioux Narrows municipal centre, $20,000 for new flower beds, $10,000 for security cameras, and $7,500 for upgrades at the Nestor Falls community hall. Minutes say that by June 15, 2026 the Township had spent 38.3% of its total budget and that some costs were unbudgeted or under-budgeted. The money in the waste account was meant for waste management.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Good to knowRecord-keeping

Does the Bass Lake Park tender really exceed the project's budget?

The August 4, 2026 minutes say the preferred bid for the Bass Lake Park project was $383,928.80 and that it "exceeds the Township's approved project budget of $500,000". A bid of $383,928.80 is below $500,000 (worked out by us), so the sentence does not add up as printed. Council accepted the bidder but told staff to agree a final scope and price within the approved budget, and was reminded that grant funding was still awaited.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Good to knowMoney health

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls went from having money in the bank to owing more than it has. What changed?

−$370Knet financial position, 2024

In 2019, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls had $1.6M more in cash and money owed to it than it owed to others. By 2024 it was −$370K. About 129% of that change ($2.5M) is a new accounting rule from 2023: towns must now record the future cost of closing things like a landfill. That is not new spending or borrowing. Even leaving that out, only 14 of 53 similar towns are in a weaker position.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources

2024 tax year · Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Ontario

Your tax bill, worked out.

Enter your home's assessed value to see roughly what you pay in property tax each year, who gets it, and what Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls's share pays for.

Ontario still uses property values from January 1, 2016 for tax, so your assessed value is probably well below what your home would sell for today.

It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls.

Source

a year in property tax, at 2024 rates

  • Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
  • Schools

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls council sets only its own share. the Province sets the school rate.

See what your Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls share pays forHide the breakdown

Roughly what your Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls share pays for

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  • Running the town office
  • Planning and business
  • Police, fire and safety
  • Social services
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Parks, arena and library
  • Water, sewers and garbage
  • Roads and snow

An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls's share by what each service cost in 2024 after its own fees and grants (for example, water bills pay for much of a water system). Real bills also depend on your property class, local charges and any rebates.

  • Every fact, sourced

    Each number links to the public document it came from. Check it yourself.

  • No accusations

    We ask questions. Every one lists ordinary reasons a number could look odd.

  • Compared fairly

    Towns are only compared with places of a similar size and kind, from the same yearly reports.

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