What is your council doing?
Facts about your local council, with the records to back them up. Every fact links to where it came from.
Our mission: to give Strathroy-Caradoc residents clear, accurate facts about their council, taken only from the public record and sourced so anyone can check them, so residents can make up their own minds. How we work
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Town money, debt and taxes
Where the town's money comes from and where it goes. This covers the budget, borrowing (debt), savings accounts (reserves) and your property taxes.
6 reports · 10 campaign prioritiesHousing
Affordable and social housing in the municipality, including the Strathroy-Caradoc Housing Corporation, which the town owns.
3 reports · 4 campaign prioritiesWater and sewage
The pipes and plants that bring clean water in and take sewage away, and what they cost. This includes the Mount Brydges sewage treatment plant.
4 reports · 3 campaign prioritiesLawsuits
Court cases the town is part of: who is suing, over what, and what is known about the costs.
2 reportsFire department
How the fire department is run, staffed and paid for, and what candidates and council have said about it.
2 reports · 3 campaign prioritiesGrowth and new development
Big proposals that would change the community, like new industry and new subdivisions, and how council handles them.
1 report · 11 campaign prioritiesElections and voting
How local elections are run, the 2026 candidate guides, and what the people who won said they would do.
4 reports · 1 campaign priorityHow council uses its power
Whether council members follow the rules they are bound by, like the Code of Conduct and conflict-of-interest law.
2 reports · 12 campaign prioritiesYour council, 2026-2030
What each person elected on October 26, 2026 said they would do, and over the next four years, whether they did it.
Colin Grantham
16 campaign priorities: 16 not yet measured
Mike McGuire
8 campaign priorities: 8 not yet measured
Kevin Morrison
6 campaign priorities: 6 not yet measured
Donna Pammer
7 campaign priorities: 7 not yet measured
Steve Pelkman
5 campaign priorities: 5 not yet measured
Brad Richards
7 campaign priorities: 7 not yet measured
Sheri Faccenda
9 campaign priorities: 9 not yet measured
Sandi Hipple
7 campaign priorities: 7 not yet measured
Greg Willsie
7 campaign priorities: 7 not yet measured
Latest reports
The data centre plan for 700 Adair Blvd
This report explains how a request to rezone an empty industrial field in Strathroy briefly included a data centre, why that part was dropped, and where the request stands now.
Guide to the 2026 Deputy Mayor candidates
This guide uses public records to compare the three people who ran for Deputy Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc in 2026.
Brian Derbyshire's record on firefighter safety
This report looks at how Councillor Brian Derbyshire voted, asked questions and spoke about keeping firefighters safe and healthy from 2022 to 2026.
The town's housing corporation and Caradoc Place
This report explains the town's non-profit housing corporation and its Caradoc Place apartment building in Mount Brydges: how it was built and paid for, the town's loans, the audits, and who runs it.
Lawsuits against the town, 2022-2026
This report explains the lawsuits and court fights involving the town of Strathroy-Caradoc from November 2022 to October 2026, and what is public about what they cost.
Mount Brydges sewage plant: costs, votes and lawsuit
This report explains why the Mount Brydges sewage plant has had trouble meeting its pollution rules, how the cost of fixing it grew, how Council voted, and why two neighbouring families are suing.
How to read these reports
Each fact gets one of three plain labels, so you can tell what is proven and what is not:
Records requests
What Council Watch has asked the town for, and what came back.
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