Less than 18 months after a consultant’s report called for an aggressive shift to sustainable travel modes in St. Thomas, the city is undertaking a ‘Railway City Transit Plan for Growth.’
Before delving into the latest exercise in putting the city’s transit system under the microscope, let’s recap some of the findings of the Transportation Master Plan refresh project compiled by Paradigm Transportation Solutions.
Kevin Jones of Paradigm recommended an aggressive shift in the operation of Railway City Transit that would see a six-fold increase in annual service hours involving 26 buses in service operating 17 hours every weekday.
These figures are based on a city population of 79,500, a couple of decades distant.
Jones went on to note, there is a “need to fund transit that provides an affordable alternative, enables access to all areas of the city and gives residents choice in how they travel.”
A public survey was undertaken involving 190 respondents, with 84 per cent noting they primarily reach their destination by driving.
Only 12 per cent use public transit for some trips.
So why don’t more people use public transit?
The service is too infrequent and wait times at stops are too long, according to 47 per cent of respondents.
A lack of real-time information on schedules was a complaint of 31 per cent.
How can transit be improved?
Almost half of the respondents stressed the need for more frequent service on existing routes, while 48 per cent sought more routes.
A similar number would like to see service outside the limits of St. Thomas.
Not an enthusiastic endorsement of Railway City Transit as it operates throughout the city today.
So, what is the goal of the Railway City Transit Plan for Growth?
It is to deliver a roadmap that will modernize, expand, and adapt the transit network to support the needs of current residents and prepare for the community’s planned growth and transformation.
Working with Dillon Consulting, the transit plan will address new residential growth, realign transit routes to provide more direct service, and identify next steps to transition to a zero-emission bus fleet.
Key elements of the project include:
- Public Engagement: Engage the community to understand their needs and values so that the network is aligned with them.
- Network Redesign: Transition the transit network to provide more direct travel to key destinations, improve service levels and reach new growth areas.
- Regional Connections: Explore partnerships and inter-community transit links with London, Middlesex County, Elgin County, and Aylmer.
- Fleet Electrification: Develop a plan to transition to battery electric or hydrogen electric vehicle technologies.
- Technology & Fare Strategy: Review fare technology options and potential new pass programs for students and employees.
- Implementation & Finance: Create a 5, 10, and 25-year financial and staffing plan to guide the transition and deliver the service.
Timing for key project milestones:
- Project Start: Winter 2026
- Engagement Round 1: Spring 2026
- Develop Transit Route and Service Options: Spring/Summer 2026
- Engagement Round 2: Fall 2026
- Final Transit Plan and Council Presentation: Winter 2027
How You Can Have Your Say
Community engagement is required to ensure that the final Transit Plan is reflective of the needs of existing and future customers. During the project, the city and Dillon Consulting will be:
- Conducting Community and Employer Surveys to gather data on travel needs,
- Attending pop-up events at the St. Thomas Home Show,
- Hosting focus groups with transit operators, students, seniors, and accessibility advocates.
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GIVE AND TAKE ON THE STATUS OF THE RAILWAY MUSEUM
Last week’s item regarding the status of the Elgin County Railway Museum generated numerous comments and a passionate back-and-forth between museum volunteer Molly Swift and the facility’s Chief Operating Officer, Wil Zufelt.
Here is a small sampling of their discourse, starting with Swift, who references the Railworks Coalition, an umbrella organization representing the Elgin County Railway Museum, the CASO station and the St. Thomas Elevated Park.
“Railworks still will not provide proof they have the right to legally operate the Elgin County Railway Museum, even when requested by members in good standing.
“When I did so, I was told to get a lawyer and contact the Museum’s lawyer. Just to find out through what legal mechanism a non-charity could take full financial and operational control of a charity-designated museum.
“Considering the “Museum” let go their last staff member, there are no museum professionals or employees remaining in the building or on payroll to the membership’s knowledge.
“This would be a huge part of why they are failing. It’s a managed decline.”
And here is Zufelt’s response to that posting on the City Scope Facebook page.
“Let me try to answer all of your questions.
Question:
Railworks still will not provide proof that they have the right to legally operate the Elgin County Railway Museum, even when requested by members in good standing.
Answer:
I would like to clarify that the membership of the Elgin County Railway Museum owns the property. There would be no other entity that could own the property. The museum is a registered non-profit organization with charitable status and is in good standing. At no point has a non-charitable organization taken control of the museum. Railworks does not own or operate the property. I can’t give you proof of something that doesn’t exist in the first place.
Question/Statement:
When I did so, I was told to get a lawyer and contact the museum’s lawyer, just to find out through what legal mechanism a non-charity could take full financial and operational control of a charity-designated museum.
Answer:
The Elgin County Railway Museum, the North American Railway Hall of Fame (CASO Station), and OnTrack (St. Thomas Elevated Park) are all separate organizations with separate audited books prepared by a licensed accountant here in St. Thomas. Each organization has its own elected board members chosen by its respective membership. The members elect the Board of Directors, who are responsible for the financial and operational oversight of the museum.
Question/Statement:
Considering the “Museum” let go their last staff member, there are no museum professionals or employees remaining in the building or on payroll to the membership’s knowledge.
Answer:
Due to limited access to the building and very limited income at this time, it was necessary to make reductions in staffing.
Question/Statement:
This would be a huge part of why they are failing. It’s a managed decline.
Answer:
I appreciate your opinion, but I respectfully disagree with your assessment of the current situation.
As always, the museum remains governed by its membership and its elected Board of Directors, with financial oversight through independently audited books. Transparency and accountability to the membership are important to us, and the governance structure of the organization reflects that commitment.”
The exchange continues for an extended period of time, and you can follow it here https://www.facebook.com/ianscityscope/ in the comment section of ‘The future of the Elgin County Railway Museum’ post.
POINT TO PONDER
We referred to this in an item last week, dealing with the St. Thomas-Elgin 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan, which was discussed during the March 16 council meeting.
And in that document, and others from city staff dealing with homelessness, reference is made to functionally ending homelessness by 2027.
What does that term mean?
Well, Coun. Earl Taylor posed that question last Monday, suggesting it doesn’t imply the complete end to homelessness in St. Thomas and Elgin.
Danielle Neilson, the city’s Manager of Housing Stability Services, approached the microphone to add some context.
“So a functional end to homelessness describes a system that is prepared to receive occurrences of homelessness in the future, because we will never be able to fully to prevent an occurrence of homelessness from happening.
She continued, “It means having a system prepared to make that occurrence of homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.
“So, it’s essentially having a system that is available and ready to respond, so we don’t end up in a situation where we have an overflowing emergency shelter and other means that are existing beyond the shelter system.”
Would it not be more accurate then to say that the city is initiating programs to significantly reduce the number of individuals experiencing homelessness at any given time, rather than functionally ending homelessness in 2027?
Otherwise, is it not a bit of a word salad?
MENTAL HEALTH NIGHTMARE
We are not in the habit of taking a deep dive into the City Scope archives to revisit an item from nearly 20 years ago.
However, an anonymous letter delivered this week sparked an interest.
The neatly addressed envelope contained a copy of the Aug. 29, 2009, City Scope that appeared at the time in the St. Thomas Times-Journal.
Also included were copies of two letters from Dr. J.J. Kaufman, former director of St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, that appeared in the Times-Journal and the London Free Press.
The letters were prompted by funding cuts in psychiatric care, which Dr. Kaufman described as “a step back to the 18th century.”
The only communication from the anonymous author of the letter was the observation, “Present times predicted in 2009!!”
And so here is that item from August of 2009, and feel free to comment or document personal experiences in the mental healthcare system.
Included is the Quote of the Week, which used to be a regular feature of City Scope and is, perhaps, worth resurrecting.
Earlier this summer (2009), City Scope delved into the state of mental health care in St. Thomas and Elgin via a two-part interview with James Mendonca, who retired in 2003 as director of Crisis and Relapse Prevention Service (CRPS) based at Regional Mental Health Care, St. Thomas.
Mendonca warned that proposed funding cuts in Elgin county are the thin edge of the wedge. Paring back of the outpatient CRPS in St. Thomas, accessible to the public and physicians for the past 34 years, is another tragic example of a funding bias on the part of the province, he advised.
Speaking with this corner, Mendonca explained the crisis portion of the service housed at Regional Mental Health Care, St. Thomas, will soon be eliminated and crisis calls will then be fielded by the local Canadian Mental Health Association office, resulting in a fragmented service in lieu of the multi-disciplinary integrated service that has admirably served St. Thomas and Elgin residents for more than 30 years.
Now, in a letter that appeared in the T-J earlier this week, Dr. J.J. Kaufman, former director of St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, delves further into “the abandonment of the mentally ill.”
Writing of the atmosphere that used to prevail in St. Thomas, and at similar institutions across the country, Kaufman notes, “The professional teams of the hospital were well trained and inspired by a true sense of affection and respect for their patients.
“The spirit of goodwill,” he continues, “camaraderie and optimism pervaded the entire facility. The goal was optimum patient care and treatment, and it was both a pleasure and an honour to work there.”
Today, suggests Kaufman, we are at risk of regressing into the dark ages of mental health care.
“The nightmare that has replaced this patient-oriented service is all too evident on our city streets, in alleys and in slums. Today, there are few psychiatric services in the community. They have too few beds and offer only short-term treatment.”
So, explained Mendonca, what appear to be good-news mental health funding announcements (as evidenced by news in November, 2008 of a $900,000 investment by the province to proceed with planning for a 15-bed mental health unit in St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital) are nothing more than the province “putting money into the community just to serve schizophrenia and serious psychoses,” afflictions which affect, at most, two per cent of the population.
“Those with depressive and anxiety disorders,” Mendonca pointed out , “which represent at least 15 per cent of the general population, are deprived of funded services for evidence-based treatment and relapse prevention.
“Lower-income families with anxiety and depressive disorders who have emergencies are going to get a fragmented service,” he explains.
What Kaufman refers to as “an unconscionable retrogressive step.”
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“In our enlightened 21st century, the neglect and even the horrors of the 18th-century Bedlam have been reintroduced.”
In a letter to the Times-Journal, Dr. J.J. Kaufman, former director at St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, warns that the threatened closure of mental health facilities in Elgin and elsewhere in the province is “an unconscionable retrogressive step and an immeasurable loss to society.”
A sincere thank-you to the individual who has been keeping close tabs on the state of mental health care and took the time to forward copies of this material. Greatly appreciated.
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FULL PUBLIC SECTOR SALARY DISCLOSURE
In last week’s City Scope, we commented on a report from Jodi Brindley, Payroll Manager, dealing with required information under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
The Act requires organizations in receipt of substantial provincial funding to disclose the amount of salary and taxable benefits paid to individuals to whom the employer paid at least $100,000 as salary in a calendar year.
In this case, the listing is for the 2025 calendar year.
In the 2024 report to city council, all of the names were not included, and a full listing had to be requested.
At the March 16 meeting, city manager Lisa Higgs explained the return to full inclusion – as had been the case in previous years – was to ensure complete transparency.
Below is the full list of municipal employees who earned greater than $100,000 in 2025.
LAST NAME/FIRST NAME/SALARY/BENEFIT/ORGANIZATION POSITION
Anckaert Patrick 153,652.69 1,240.13 City Of St. Thomas Senior Project Manager, Industrial Development
Anderson Amy 119,034.30 875.52 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Andrew Chris 127,959.79 1,020.38 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Water and Sewer
Arabi Yasmine 120,552.29 1,324.80 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Armstrong Nicholas 126,369.04 1,324.80 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Arndt Dale 153,652.69 1,240.13 City Of St. Thomas Airport Manager
Ashton Shannon 145,745.40 1,123.56 City Of St. Thomas Fire Prevention Officer
Babb Jordan 125,777.40 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Bailey Christopher 136,444.28 1,559.64 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Balkovec Lukas 128,167.77 892.56 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Barnes Scott 169,957.95 4,965.69 City Of St. Thomas Deputy Police Chief, St. Thomas Police Service
Barrett Nicole 113,827.38 1,324.80 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Beaton Jacob 150,463.73 1,679.01 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Beattie John 100,782.16 1,052.22 City Of St. Thomas Communicator, St. Thomas Police Service
Bechard Colin 174,710.59 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Beech Kyle 150,666.12 1,545.64 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Beer Khloe 111,818.23 1,300.96 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Begin Remi 121,169.33 1,732.74 City Of St. Thomas Chief Wastewater Treatment Operator
Bell Darcy 145,422.21 1,545.64 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Bell Elizabeth 101,610.41 1,161.30 City Of St. Thomas Special Constable Supervisor Sr – Court, St. Thomas Police Service
Benwell Justin 131,911.63 1,552.64 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Berge Scott 146,483.79 1,740.00 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Bernard Anna-Kay 125,153.42 1,432.16 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Accounting
Black Jeff 109,542.84 877.53 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Recreation Facilities and Programs
Blackburn Hannah 127,949.91 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Bogart Steven 205,244.87 3,496.44 City Of St. Thomas Deputy Police Chief, St. Thomas Police Service
Bokma Nathan 153,652.69 1,240.13 City Of St. Thomas Senior Project Manager, Industrial Development
Bonnett Derek 192,129.45 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Boyes Frank 140,806.50 1,740.00 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Bray Jeff 116,452.98 1,098.81 City Of St. Thomas Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
Brett Scott 193,311.94 1,170.12 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Brindley Jodi 102,587.42 1,271.89 City Of St. Thomas Payroll Manager
Brix Michael 100,955.40 837.33 City Of St. Thomas Project Manager, Industrial Development
Broer Christopher 136,670.31 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Brown Diane 126,239.69 1,472.30 City Of St. Thomas Supervisor of Social Services
Brown Jesse 141,440.81 991.80 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Brunsden Jamie 112,358.69 1,139.12 City Of St. Thomas Engineering Technician, Capital Works
Bulhoes David 108,109.71 998.10 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Butler Joshua 118,964.76 1,373.52 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Byl Matthew 126,183.09 1,472.30 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Facilities
Carr Josh 169,467.22 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Carroll Michael 162,120.84 1,626.94 City Of St. Thomas Director of Senior Services and Administrator
Chambers Glenn 127,929.81 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Chambers R. Lucas 104,220.96 1,285.87 City Of St. Thomas Senior Building Inspector
Charlton Shelly 100,538.48 786.09 City Of St. Thomas Resident Assessment Instrument Coordinator, Valleyview Home
Congdon Darren 137,348.08 1,605.72 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Cosby John 192,070.74 3,308.63 City Of St. Thomas Inspector of Investigative and Court Services, St. Thomas Police Service
Costello Brendan 103,660.07 1,179.90 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Cummings Lucas 154,881.32 1,801.90 City Of St. Thomas Staff Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Damstra Spencer 111,600.23 1,277.22 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Davis Gregory 139,098.37 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
DeLeebeeck Kevin 187,822.54 2,338.06 City Of St. Thomas Director of Environmental and Infrastructure Services/City Engineer
DePierro David 164,046.63 1,196.95 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Destun Kimberley 183,380.31 1,287.48 City Of St. Thomas Chief Fire Prevention Officer
Devries Aaron 110,297.37 1,351.46 City Of St. Thomas Manager, Strategy and Operations, St. Thomas Public Library
Dicicco Angelo 146,488.41 1,612.44 City Of St. Thomas Senior Manager of Building Services and Facilities/Chief Building Official
Didyk Derek 206,912.99 1,287.48 City Of St. Thomas Platoon Chief
Dierickse Alan 109,867.20 881.04 City Of St. Thomas Environmental Supervisor, Valleyview Home
Donker Steve 210,669.32 1,287.48 City Of St. Thomas Platoon Chief
D’Oria John 122,358.31 1,416.80 City Of St. Thomas Supervisor of Housing Stability Services
Duic David 131,387.72 875.52 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Dwyer Joshua 140,701.32 892.56 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Dyke Sean 195,583.37 2,595.13 St Thomas Economic Development Corp Chief Executive Officer
Dykes Kirby 138,467.57 972.90 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Emmett Luke 136,397.54 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Ethier Michelle 101,374.51 1,179.90 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Fansher Kristen 101,913.30 717.12 City Of St. Thomas Radio Transmission Operator
Fast James 150,471.97 1,781.94 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Fawcett Luke 144,730.03 1,019.97 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Fehr Justin 123,235.95 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Finnigan Grant 130,249.44 972.90 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
FitzGibbon John 100,955.40 ,271.89 City Of St. Thomas Children Services Operations Coordinator
Flower Garrett 101,514.50 1,707.44 City Of St. Thomas System Administrator, St. Thomas Police Service
Fraser Aaron 163,913.00 1,834.06 City Of St. Thomas Staff Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Freeman Janice 102,204.21 1,094.22 City Of St. Thomas Communicator, St. Thomas Police Service
Geddes Jason 132,221.16 1,571.10 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Gielen Chris 142,920.13 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Giesbrecht Johan 136,204.38 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Gilchrist Scott 153,141.31 998.10 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Gillies Dan 150,207.76 1,781.94 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Gilmour Chris 133,149.11 972.90 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Goldsmith Macauley 124,434.71 876.60 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Golem Brodie 132,561.33 836.25 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Firefighter
Goor Tiffany 138,010.73 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Gosse Geoff 149,935.63 1,781.94 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Graham Brianne 110,759.73 1,277.22 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Gregory David 200,107.33 8,238.79 City Of St. Thomas Fire Chief
Harlos Racine 101,815.09 1,207.44 City Of St. Thomas Special Constable – Community Resource Unit, St. Thomas Police Service
Harris Kristopher 165,245.16 998.10 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Hastie Pamela 124,770.99 1,460.75 City Of St. Thomas Supervisor of Building Services/Deputy Chief Building Official
Hernandez Javier 103,814.81 1,271.46 City Of St. Thomas Project Technologist, Capital Works
Hickey Ellen 122,032.85 1,441.22 City Of St. Thomas Supervisor of Housing Stability Services
Higgs Lisa 181,546.97 2,194.44 City Of St. Thomas City Manager
Hill Paula 102,476.87 1,196.04 City Of St. Thomas Communications Centre Manager, St. Thomas Police Service
Hindley Jonathon 122,387.24 1,441.22 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk
Hindley Scott 146,483.79 1,740.00 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Hodgins Sean 200,616.77 1,196.95 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Howey Chad 127,377.45 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Intven Luke 167,748.80 1,016.00 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Jenkins Molly 120,470.12 836.25 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Firefighter
John Salphi 100,291.51 – City Of St. Thomas Registered Practical Nurse, Valleyview Home
Johnston Greg 102,974.40 23.87 City Of St. Thomas Maintenance Management System Coordinator
Johnstone Leanne 137,242.36 1,620.09 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Juszczynski Michael 137,286.41 867.10 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Firefighter
Kaiser Mike 110,707.27 499.77 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Kamerman Karel 110,297.38 1,347.24 City Of St. Thomas Environmental Compliance Coordinator
Kasubeck Mark 126,327.90 836.25 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Firefighter
Kerkvliet Mike 127,518.96 1,465.90 St Thomas Economic Development Corp Manager of Business Development and Entrepreneurship
Kilbreath David 119,432.28 1,365.06 City Of St. Thomas Information Technology Manager, St. Thomas Police Service
Klassen John 127,227.14 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Knight David 159,663.99 1,199.40 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Knott Leslie 100,047.47 589.81 City Of St. Thomas Wastewater Treatment Operator
Konefal Maria 179,876.53 2,254.19 City Of St. Thomas Director of Legislative Services/City Clerk
Koppert Daniel 135,169.17 1,530.98 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Capital Works
Kvietys Erik 114,631.08 1,300.96 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Kyle Rick 110,148.78 628.92 City Of St. Thomas Industrial Millwright
La Porte Justin 155,966.69 998.10 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Lacasse Spencer 105,214.59 1,179.90 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Lacey Griffin Adrienne 152,152.71 1,445.68 City Of St. Thomas Director of Parks and Recreation
Lacroix Cailyn 110,297.38 895.32 City Of St. Thomas Pollution Control Environmental Coordinator
Lamond Karen 145,574.82 – City Of St. Thomas Registered Nurse Supervisor, Valleyview Home
Lapadat Jeremy 154,597.04 1,846.50 City Of St. Thomas Staff Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Lauziere Torrin 148,044.51 1,678.34 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Lawrence Justin 224,538.80 2,210.00 City Of St. Thomas Executive Director, Industrial Development
Leach Carrie 126,053.71 1,472.30 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Health, Safety and Wellness
Lebel Steeve 159,419.16 972.90 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Levesque Mathieu 140,589.71 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Linker Jeremy 138,490.45 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Lobsinger Matthew 170,420.65 2,662.72 City Of St. Thomas Inspector of Police, St. Thomas Police Service
Loewen John 102,669.92 586.98 City Of St. Thomas Roads, Lead Hand
Longworth Morgan 113,498.88 – City Of St. Thomas Registered Nurse Supervisor, Valleyview Home
Lupson Michael 146,010.29 1,693.74 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Lynch Tyler 126,296.37 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Mackay Craig 180,474.72 1,199.40 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Males Jody 141,523.81 1,620.09 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Mansell John 126,407.23 1,021.76 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Pollution Control
Marcinkiewicz Steve 162,022.72 1,170.12 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Marion Isabella 124,114.27 972.26 City Of St. Thomas Registered Nurse Supervisor, Valleyview Home
Marshall Jody 173,319.31 1,056.78 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Mattatall Kennedy 101,987.21 1,052.22 City Of St. Thomas Communicator, St. Thomas Police Service
McCauley Michael 140,774.80 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
McClure Kevin 113,046.82 1,353.85 City Of St. Thomas Senior Planner
McNeil Katherine 101,738.05 – City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
McNeil Robert 111,633.60 843.42 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Firefighter
Meesters Ryan 137,902.28 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Mercer Lisa 149,407.21 1,781.94 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Moir Christian 184,679.24 1,281.84 City Of St. Thomas Platoon Chief
Mooney Taylor 123,978.99 1,441.18 City Of St. Thomas Strategic Initiatives Manager
Morgan Leslie 156,136.47 1,223.09 City Of St. Thomas Director of Care, Valleyview Home
Murray Andrew 149,525.06 998.10 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Neilson Danielle 135,825.68 1,541.10 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Housing Stability Services
Nevill Chad 134,262.19 1,589.56 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Nussey Natalie 107,389.22 1,322.43 City Of St. Thomas Supervisor of Social Services
O’Neill Mike 139,244.84 972.90 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Payler Darren 137,377.61 985.50 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Pearn Kory 157,014.74 1,170.12 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Pereira Sonya 102,296.96 1,207.44 City Of St. Thomas Special Constable – Community Resource Unit, St. Thomas Police Service
Pflanzner Ryan 105,346.36 1,271.46 City Of St. Thomas Project Technologist, Capital Works
Pollard Jillian 116,494.66 1,395.13 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Human Resources
Pompilii Lou 200,639.26 2,431.99 City Of St. Thomas Director of Planning and Building Services
Popen Samuel 104,986.91 1,179.90 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Poulos Nadine 110,297.37 1,351.46 City Of St. Thomas Manager, Customer Experience and Collections, St. Thomas Public Library
Preece Amanda 132,437.99 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Redman Rob 132,405.48 836.25 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Firefighter
Reitsma Shayne 143,727.54 1,612.44 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Development and Compliance
Richardson Thomas 101,062.11 1,253.58 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Robinson Heather 164,159.26 1,763.79 City Of St. Thomas Chief Executive Officer, Chief Librarian, St. Thomas Public Library
Roskamp Marc 256,357.14 8,090.98 City Of St. Thomas Police Chief, St. Thomas Police Service
Rumas Matt 155,111.54 1,140.60 City Of St. Thomas Fire Prevention Officer
Sandham Travis 175,867.06 1,849.74 City Of St. Thomas Staff Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Savage Charline 128,224.13 1,020.38 City Of St. Thomas Registered Nurse Supervisor, Valleyview Home
Sawatzky Jennifer 130,101.98 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Scherger Christina 107,509.86 – City Of St. Thomas Registered Practical Nurse, Valleyview Home
Scherger Evelina 110,189.53 – City Of St. Thomas Registered Practical Nurse, Valleyview Home
Schroeter Mark 135,044.28 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Schulz Sandra 188,844.60 2,203.69 City Of St. Thomas Director of Human Resources
Scott Adam 170,084.14 998.10 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Seguin Thomas 133,400.46 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Shannon Michelle 112,795.20 1,382.88 City Of St. Thomas Waste Management Coordinator
Shaw Brian 149,473.98 1,693.74 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Sheridan Dan 200,639.26 2,414.95 City Of St. Thomas Director of Financial Services/City Treasurer
Sheridan Heather 195,583.37 2,390.88 City Of St. Thomas Director of Social Services
Singh Harmandeep 140,658.81 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Smith Daryl 154,726.78 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Smith Derek 115,760.50 1,324.80 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Smith Rebecca 128,459.76 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Speirs Nancy 110,297.38 1,347.24 City Of St. Thomas Supervisor of Information Technology Services
Stanley James 154,633.93 1,196.95 City Of St. Thomas Captain, Fire
Steuer Jordan 134,494.18 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Stewart Brad 108,632.80 1,257.96 City Of St. Thomas Chief Training Officer
Stewart Marissa 110,297.38 1,347.24 City Of St. Thomas Employee and Labour Relations Coordinator
Sulowski Teresa 118,351.29 1,524.06 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Children Services
Tansley Scott 102,658.04 570.18 City Of St. Thomas Mechanic
Taylor Susan 107,153.23 738.24 City Of St. Thomas Radio Transmission Operator
Terpstra Tiffany 118,254.54 4,432.56 City Of St. Thomas Administrator, St. Thomas Police Service
Thomas Ian 150,620.64 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Thomas Shelley 134,856.88 1,089.18 City Of St. Thomas Assistant Director of Care, Valleyview Home
Thompsett Louise 101,616.94 1,106.94 City Of St. Thomas Communicator, St. Thomas Police Service
Tillaart Chris 102,074.39 1,189.45 City Of St. Thomas Development and Compliance Technologist/Engineer
Topliffe Jeff 142,875.65 1,436.67 City Of St. Thomas Deputy Fire Chief/Community Emergency Management Coordinator
Tracey Andrew 108,588.55 836.25 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Firefighter
Tunks Paul 144,753.86 1,620.09 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
VanOirschot Blake 129,384.73 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
VanWychen Jacqueline 160,216.08 1,827.90 City Of St. Thomas Staff Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Varghese Sheena 125,509.53 980.96 City Of St. Thomas Registered Nurse Supervisor, Valleyview Home
Vaughan Kimberley 194,922.76 3,369.70 City Of St. Thomas Inspector of Police, St. Thomas Police Service
Vaughan Marc 149,935.63 1,781.94 City Of St. Thomas Sergeant, St. Thomas Police Service
Voth Tammy 126,591.08 1,517.82 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Vriens Matthew 126,407.23 1,020.38 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Transportation and By-Law
Waite Barry 209,986.51 1,287.48 City Of St. Thomas Platoon Chief
Waite Mathew 128,517.07 1,473.62 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Finance/Deputy Treasurer
Weber Joanne 137,036.68 1,541.10 City Of St. Thomas Manager of Ontario Works
Wesson Brandon 137,980.01 1,471.62 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Wiatrzyk Mackenzie 142,739.76 972.90 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Willand Darren 119,444.51 586.98 City Of St. Thomas Roads, Lead Hand
Willman Matthew 117,328.01 1,410.17 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Wilson Jessica 106,494.86 1,707.44 City Of St. Thomas Forensic Identification Civilian Technician, St. Thomas Police Service
Winter Ross 112,767.55 1,324.80 City Of St. Thomas 2nd Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
Wokral Anthony 101,949.32 1,207.44 City Of St. Thomas System Administrator, St. Thomas Police Service
Wright Tyler 147,989.38 972.90 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Yeo Chad 147,982.04 1,027.32 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Firefighter
Zolkowski Mark 114,547.55 612.12 City Of St. Thomas Wastewater Treatment Operator
Zwart Jessica 119,352.08 1,373.52 City Of St. Thomas 1st Class Constable, St. Thomas Police Service
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