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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

The Blue Mountains is run by an elected council of 7 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

  • MayorAndrea Matrosovs
  • Deputy MayorPeter Bordignon
  • CouncillorGail Ardiel
  • CouncillorPaula Hope
  • CouncillorAlex Maxwell
  • CouncillorShawn McKinlay
  • CouncillorJune Porter

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 The Blue Mountains?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The Town's budget page posts the 2026 Approved Budget book (dated December 1, 2025), the 2025 approved budget, and approved budgets back to 2017. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements posted

    The financial reporting page posts audited statements for the Town, the library, the Thornbury Business Improvement Area and the trust funds back to 2014, including 2025. The auditor's report on the 2025 Town statements is dated September 16, 2026. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses statement

    We did not find the yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the budget, financial reporting, accountability or council pages we read, so no pay table is in this pack. It may be posted somewhere we did not look. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The Town's agendas and minutes page links to an eSCRIBE meeting portal. We did not open the portal, so we did not check whether minutes are up to date. Source

  • Yes
    2022 election candidate financial statements

    The Town's elections page links the 2022 candidates' financial statements (with personal details removed). We did not read them. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

The Blue Mountains' official channels, as linked from its own website. Council members may also post on their own pages; we link only to official municipal channels.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    An independent person who handles Code of Conduct complaints against members of council. The Town's page posts annual reports for December 2020 to December 2021, for 2022 and for 2023. We did not find a report for 2024 or 2025 on that page.

  2. Lobbyist Registry

    The Town runs a lobbyist registry, a public list of people who try to influence council decisions. We did not read the registry itself.

  3. Registry of pecuniary interest statements

    The Town says it keeps a public registry of written statements of pecuniary (money) interest from members of council and committee members. We did not read the registry itself.