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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 South Bruce Peninsula'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 / The South Bruce PeninsulaUpdated Oct 5, 2026
Your town, in plain words
How The South Bruce Peninsula uses the money we share.
A clear, checkable guide to The South Bruce Peninsula's budget, taxes and council decisions. A town on the Bruce Peninsula in Bruce County, with a mayor, a deputy mayor and three councillors. Its Sauble Beach is at the centre of a land claim court case. Every figure links back to the public record.
$2,080,901.27the Town's share of the other side's costs plus the amount owed to Canada, from the May 21, 2024 ruling (added up by us)
The Town is a defendant in a court case brought by the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation over part of Sauble Beach. In a ruling dated May 21, 2024, the court said who pays the costs of the first phase of the trial. It put 50 percent of the other side's costs on the Town ($1,610,901.27) and ordered the Town to pay another $470,000 to the federal government. Together that is $2,080,901.27 (worked out by us). The Court of Appeal later refused the Town permission to appeal those costs. The 2024 and 2025 financial statements we read do not print either amount.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
0mentions of the land claim in the 2025 financial statements we read (in the 2024 statements it was named in a note)
The 2024 statements had a note about the land claim: the Town was a defendant, a court decision went against it, and it was appealing. The 2025 statements have the same note number (16, Contingencies) but mention only insurance claims. We found no mention of the land claim, the First Nation or the court case anywhere in the 2025 statements' text. The case was still going: the Town's own page lists a document filed with the Supreme Court of Canada in February 2025, and its media release says a second phase about compensation was not expected to be decided until 2026 at the earliest.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$2,901,779contracted services in general government in 2024, against $671,448 in 2023 and $452,754 in 2025
General government is the part of the Town that runs the Town itself (administration, council, town buildings). The statements break its spending down by type. Spending on contracted services (work bought from outside companies) in that part was $671,448 in 2023, $2,901,779 in 2024 and $452,754 in 2025. In 2024 total general government spending was $5,461,490, against a budget of $3,325,680. The statements do not say what the 2024 amount was for.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$8,134,313spent on capital in 2025, against a budget of $12,942,500
Capital means building or buying things that last, such as roads and buildings. For 2025 the Town budgeted $12,942,500 for these and spent $8,134,313. It also budgeted an annual surplus of $9,564,341 and ended with $5,222,028. Part of the gap is money from other municipalities for roads: $3,502,858 budgeted and $840,460 received. The Town's statements show projects still under way, which is a likely reason.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
The South Bruce Peninsula spent $1.5M on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $2.8M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 5 of 47 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
$610,053recycling sales in 2025, against a budget of $50,935
Two kinds of income came in far above the budget in both 2024 and 2025. Investment income was budgeted at $508,500 in 2024 and came in at $1,426,073. For 2025 it was budgeted at $891,926 and came in at $1,267,849. Sales of recycling materials were budgeted at $72,385 in 2024 and came in at $672,065, then budgeted at $50,935 in 2025 and came in at $610,053. The statements say the 2025 surplus, including an unrealized gain of $243,400, was moved into reserves as Council approved.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$2,342,795owing on a 5.46% bank loan at the end of 2025
The Town owes a bank (Royal Bank of Canada) $2,342,795 on a loan at 5.46% due in November 2038, and paid $133,247 in interest on its debt in 2025. At the same time its statements list investments that include guaranteed investment certificates (GICs, which are fixed-term savings) paying 3.85% to 4.06% at one institution, and a credit-union balance of $10,862,910 in investment deposits.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$29,092the yearly pay for a Councillor from January 1, 2027, under By-Law 25-2026
By-Law 25-2026 sets council pay at $49,628 for the Mayor, $35,938 for the Deputy Mayor and $29,092 for a Councillor, starting January 1, 2027. After that it goes up each year by whatever raise non-union staff are given. We did not find the Town's yearly statement of what council members were actually paid, or the old rates, on the pages we read, so we cannot say how much of a change this is.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
January 19, 2027the date the proposed schedule gives for formal approval of the 2027 budget by by-law
The Town's proposed 2027 budget schedule has the draft budget going to council on December 1, 2026, a public meeting that evening, special budget meetings from December 7 to 15, 2026, and a formal approval by by-law on January 19, 2027. The election closes at 8:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026, so these meetings come after it.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
The South Bruce Peninsula spent about $331 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2025. The typical similar town spent $159. Only 3 of 47 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
Where your tax bill goes
A property tax bill in The South Bruce Peninsula pays for three governments. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what The South Bruce Peninsula council controls.
Tax bill split: The South Bruce Peninsula 47%, County or region 39%, Schools 14%
$27.7Mraised in 2025
The South Bruce Peninsula47%
County or region39%
Schools14%
How The South Bruce Peninsula's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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