Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Strong 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

• MayorTim Bryson
• CouncillorJim Ronholm
• CouncillorKevin Noaik
• CouncillorJeff McLaren
• CouncillorMarianne Stickland

Names and official email addresses from the town's council page. None of the members lists a public social media account there.

• Yes
  Budgets posted online

  Budget PDFs for 2018 to 2026 are linked from one page. The 2026 budget is a table headed "2026 ADOPTED BUDGET" and marked "By-law 2026-014". The 2025 budget file is a scanned image that we could not read as text. Source

• Yes
  Audited financial statements

  Consolidated statements for 2021 to 2025 are posted, plus separate statements for the shared arena, the joint building committee and trust funds. The 2025 statements carry an auditor's report dated August 11, 2026 saying they "present fairly". The 2024 statements are a scanned image that we could not read as text. Source

• Unknown
  Council agendas and minutes

  The Township's page sends readers to a separate meetings site (events.strongtownship.com). That site refused our automated request with a security block, so we did not read it and cannot say whether minutes are up to date or whether meeting videos are posted. Source

• Unknown
  Council pay statement (Municipal Act s. 284)

  We did not find a yearly statement of council pay and expenses on the pages we read, including the budget and financials page. Source

• Township of Strong on Facebook

  The Township links this Facebook page from the footer of its website. We did not check what it posts.

1. Send the request in writing to the town clerk (the freedom of information coordinator), on the town’s form or in a letter, with the $5 application fee.
2. Describe the records, not the answer you want. Dates, departments and the kind of record (a list, invoices, emails) make a request quicker and cheaper.
3. The town has 45 business days to answer (the law changed in 2026; older guides say 30 days). It can charge for search time and copies, but must send an estimate first if the fees will be over $25.
4. Some parts can be held back, such as legal advice or personal information about other people. The town must say which part of the law it relied on.
5. If you are refused, or the fees seem too high, you can appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner within 30 business days of the town’s decision.

The town's request form (on its Forms page) · The law · Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the town says a request is too broad or too costly.

1. Integrity Commissioner

   The Township has a page about its Integrity Commissioner, who looks into complaints under the council code of conduct. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.