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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Sundridge 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

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 Sundridge?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 7, 2026.

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    Budgets for 2020 to 2026 are listed on one page. The 2025 budget is posted as Schedule A to the tax-rates by-law, and its column is headed "2025 Proposed". The 2024 and 2026 budget PDFs are pictures of pages with no text we could read, so we used neither. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Statements for 2020 to 2024 are posted. The 2024 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Baker Tilly SNT LLP dated September 10, 2025. We did not find statements for 2025 on the page we read on October 7, 2026. Source

  • Yes
    Council meeting agendas and minutes

    The council meetings page lists 2026 meetings. For September 23, 2026 it links the agenda package and draft minutes. It says signed minutes are available from the municipal office and that Zoom recordings "do not reflect the permanent record". We did not check earlier months. Source

  • No
    Council pay statement

    We did not find a yearly statement of council pay and expenses. The by-laws page lists a council remuneration by-law (2019-020), which we did not use. Source

  • Unknown
    Tender results

    The tenders page has headings for open tenders and tender results, but we found nothing listed under either in the page we read. Source

  • Yes
    Election information

    The elections page gives October 26, 2026 as election day, with one mayor and four councillors to be elected, and posts a certified list of candidates. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Sundridge'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.

  • Village of Sundridge on Facebook

    The Village links this Facebook page from the footer of its website, and its amalgamation page says it posts updates and event reminders there. We did not read the page.

  • Village of Sundridge on Instagram

    The Village links this Instagram account from the footer of its website. We did not read it.

Ask for the records

Anyone can ask the town for its records under Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). You do not have to say why. Here is how it works, and the wording for the records that would answer the questions on this site.

  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

  • What the 2025 fire reserve transfer paid for

    The 2025 budget schedule shows a $367,668.00 transfer from the fire reserve and does not say what it was spent on. Related question: Why does the 2025 budget put Sundridge's share of the fire department at $587,408, up from $210,647?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the report or resolution that approved the $367,668.00 transfer from the fire reserve shown in the 2025 budget (Schedule A to By-law 2025-019), and the fire reserve balance before and after the transfer.

  • Tables attached to the August 10, 2026 mock amalgamation budget report

    Staff Report 2026-006SSJR lists Appendix A (2026 Budgets) and Appendix B (2026 Tax Rates and Tax Impact), but the pages in the posted PDF are images. Related question: Why do the consultant's and the staff report's merger savings figures differ?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request a text or spreadsheet copy of Appendix A (2026 Budgets) and Appendix B (2026 Tax Rates and Tax Impact per Municipality) to Staff Report 2026-006SSJR, dated August 10, 2026.

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

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Village says it has appointed ADR Chambers Inc as its Integrity Commissioner, who handles Code of Conduct complaints and gives advice to council members. The only annual report posted is for December 19, 2022 to December 18, 2023, dated March 28, 2024. It reports billing of $3,986.08 for that period.

  2. Ontario Ombudsman

    On September 23, 2026 council received correspondence from the Office of the Ombudsman on best practices and directed staff to draft a policy using its recommendations. The minutes are marked as a draft.