The province has released the 2019 Sunshine List — which details public-sector employees whose salaries exceed $100,000 — and this year close to 167,000 people made the cut in Ontario.
The Town of Bradford shows 42 workers, led by CAO Geoffrey McKnight at $201,692, followed by a number of directors in the $170,00 range, including director of finance Ian Goodfellow ($176111) , director of engineering services Peter Loukes ($174,873) and director of corporate services Rebecca Murphy ($174,723).
At Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) in Barrie, around 275 employees are listed, led by the president and chief executive officer Janice Skot at $465,618, followed by executive vice-presidents Nancy Savage ($346,762) and Bentley Petersen ($301,200), as well as vice-presidents Darrell Sewell ($247,300) and Suzanne Legue ($210,119). Head of medical physics Kyle Malkoske came in at $213,961.
At the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, medical officer of health Dr. Charles Gardner is listed at $290,144, followed by associate medical officers of health Dr. Colin Lee ($236,190) and Dr. Lisa Simon ($202,692).
Elsewhere in the local medical community, North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) CEO Jill Tettmann came in at $265,002, followed by vice-president of system transformation Neil Walker ($216,488).
Over at the Barrie Community Health Centre, physicians Kerstin Mossman ($264,307) and Luis Garces ($211,446) were the highest earners for that organization.
At the City of Barrie, there were more than 500 employees making more than $100,000 in 2019, which also includes municipal police and firefighters. City CAO Michael Prowse sits at the top at $274,783, followed by Police Chief Kimberley Greenwood ($260,185), Deputy Police Chief Ken Weatherill ($206,939), and general manager of community and corporate services Dawn McAlpine ($200,963).
Several other top city officials fell just below the $200,000 mark, including general manager of infrastructure and growth management Andrea Miller ($198,295), Innovate Barrie executive director Rhonda Bunn ($195,453), Invest Barrie executive director Zvi Lifshiz ($195,453), and Access Barrie executive director Rebecca James-Reid ($195,065). Bunn and Lifshiz were let go by the city late last year following internal restructuring at city hall.
Georgian College has close to 250 employees on the Sunshine List, including numerous professors, deans and executives. President and CEO MaryLynn West-Moynes was the highest earner at $278,950.
At Lakehead University, which has a campus in Orillia, there were around 370 employees listed, with president and vice-chancellor Moira McPherson leading the way at $360,045. Past employee Jean-Yves Bernard topped Lakehead at $638,866. According to a CBC report from 2018, Bernard is a former professor in Thunder Bay who was dismissed in 2013 and came to a settlement with the university.
Also listed in the education field were Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board director of education Brian Beal ($279,962), who recently announced his retirement, as well as Simcoe County District School Board director of education Stephen Blake ($276,579) and associate director John Dance ($224,080).
At the County of Simcoe, CAO Mark Aitken made $288,595, followed by health and emergency services general manager Jane Sinclair ($227,205), general manager of engineering, planning and environment Deborah Korolnek ($220,539), corporate performance general manager Trevor Wilcox ($220,466), social and community services general manager Gregory Bishop ($208,748), and senior counsel Marshall Green ($203,757).
At the head of the provincial government, Premier Doug Ford made $208,974, while York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney, as minister of transportation, earned $165,851. Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MPP Doug Downey, who’s also attorney-general, made $150,531, followed by Barrie-Innisfil MPP Andrea Khanjin, parliamentary assistant with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, at $133,217. Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop is listed at $128,422, with Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson at $116,550.
At the City of Orillia, there are about 80 workers on the list, including several firefighters, managers and directors, with CAO Gayle Jackson at the top earning $188,172.
At Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, CEO Carmine Stumpo came in at $275,604, followed by chief of staff/vice-president of medical affairs Nancy Merrow at $270,606. There are also dozens of OSMH nurses, program managers and nurse practitioners.
The Town of Midland had 27 employees listed, including police inspector Ron Wheeldon at $258,442 and police chief Mike Osborne at $158,071. (The municipal police force was replaced by the OPP in February 2018.) Fire department officials on the list include captains Alan Hamelin ($179,004) and Douglas Ward ($162,677). At town hall, director of finance Susan Turnbull leads the group at $150,858.
In Collingwood, town CAO Fareed Amin sits atop the list at $261,620, while General and Marine Hospital CEO Norah Holder is at $256,533. G&M Hospital has just under 40 employees listed, while the municipality has around 45.
Other notable salaries in the region included YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka CEO Rob Armstrong at $210,560, South Simcoe Police Chief Andrew Fletcher at $190,482 and Deputy Chief Robin McElary-Downer at $170,597, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Simcoe County branch CEO Nancy Roxborough at $165,434, and Simcoe County Services CEO Claudine Cousins at $165,099.
The top two salaries in Ontario, both from Ontario Power Generation, were Jeffrey Lyash ($938,845) and Kenneth Hartwick ($929,763).
For the complete list, click here. Salary disclosures are available dating back to 1996.
The Sunshine List includes government employees, as well as Crown agencies, municipalities, hospitals, boards of public health, school boards, universities and colleges, Ontario Power Generation, and "other public-sector employers who receive a significant level of funding from the provincial government."
