Municipality of West Nipissing

Also filed as Municipality West Nipissing (2006).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 19 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

19

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$2.8M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$144,029

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$130,028

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Municipality of West Nipissing in 2025?

Michel Desormiers, Assistant Fire Chief, was paid $245,319 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 19 Municipality of West Nipissing employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $130,028.

How has Municipality of West Nipissing's Sunshine List changed?

Municipality of West Nipissing listed 3 people in 2003 and 19 in 2025 — 6.3× as many; payroll on the list went from $314K to $2.8M, and the median salary moved from $105,167 to $130,028.

How many Municipality of West Nipissing employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 23 yearly values of median salary, from $105,167 in 2003 to $130,028 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200320082012201620202025
Median salary, 2003–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1Michel Desormiers
$245,319
Assistant Fire Chief
#2Jean – Pierre Barbeau
$203,268
Chief Administrative Officer
#3Stephan Poulin
$192,431
Director of Economic Development and Community Services
#4Frank Loeffen
$167,310
Fire Chief
#5Alisa Craddock
$166,934
Director of Corporate Services / Treasurer
#6Elizabeth Henning
$160,953
Director of Operations
#7Peter Ming
$158,202
Manager of Water and Wastewater Operations
#8Shawn Remillard
$149,196
Manager of Public Works, Distribution, and Collection
#9Melanie Ducharme
$135,349
Municipal Clerk
#10Alain Bazinet
$134,553
Chief Building Official
#11Gilles Imbeau
$131,364
Fire Prevention, Training, and Public Education Officer
#12Pascal Morin
$129,768
Fire Prevention, Training, and Public Education Officer
#13Kevin Claro
$127,331
First Class Firefighter
#14Kevin Yarosh
$125,138
Information Technology Manager
#15Daniel Renaud
$123,598
First Class Firefighter
#16Hubert Guindon
$120,928
First Class Firefighter
#17Lloyd Burton
$113,099
Manager of Solid Waste
#18Brigitte Carriere
$105,901
Deputy Treasurer
#19Emelie Bisaillon
$101,348
Chief Librarian

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Michel Desormiers at Municipality Of West Nipissing had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $145,371 to $244,445, up 68.2%.

Michel Desormiers+68.2%
Assistant Fire Chief
$145,371 → $244,445
Peter Ming+29.4%
Manager of Water and Wastewater Operations
$117,374 → $151,927
Stephan Poulin+7.7%
Director of Economic Development and Community Services
$172,578 → $185,905
Shawn Remillard+8.7%
Manager of Public Works, Distribution, and Collection
$136,411 → $148,299
Frank Loeffen+6.6%
Fire Chief
$155,137 → $165,380

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

<5 people were new to Municipality of West Nipissing's list in 2025; 0 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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