Town of Fort Frances

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 17 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

17

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$2.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$128,308

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$129,571

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Town of Fort Frances in 2025?

Marcel Michaels, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $159,102 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 17 Town of Fort Frances employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $129,571.

How has Town of Fort Frances' Sunshine List changed?

Town of Fort Frances listed 1 people in 2005 and 17 in 2025 — 17× as many; payroll on the list went from $102K to $2.2M, and the median salary moved from $101,456 to $129,571.

How many Town of Fort Frances employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 21 yearly values of median salary, from $101,456 in 2005 to $129,571 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200520092014201620212025
Median salary, 2005–2025. 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

#1Marcel Michaels
$159,102
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Wayne Riches
$153,374
Fire Chief
#3Jeremy Hughes
$150,716
Information Technology Manager
#4Doug Wright
$149,756
Firefighter
#5Robert Dokuchie
$144,873
Firefighter
#6Dawn Galusha
$140,925
Treasurer
#7Travis Rob
$140,121
Operations and Facilities Manager
#8Gavin Payne
$137,124
Firefighter
#9Real Degagne
$130,138
Firefighter
#10Bradley Townson
$126,745
Firefighter
#11Elisa Mcleod
$113,526
Recreation and Culture Manager
#12Craig Miller
$113,519
Environmental Superintendent
#13Kelly Cunningham
$110,678
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
#14Dale Hughes
$107,921
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
#15Raymond W Jr. Calder
$105,775
Facilities Superintendent
#16Cody Vangel
$103,281
Transportation Superintendent
#17Todd Hahkala
$100,907
Head Mechanic

Download CSV (2025) →Released by the Government of Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. Compiled by SunshineList.

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Jeremy Hughes at Town Of Fort Frances had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $129,072 to $150,375, up 16.5%.

Jeremy Hughes+16.5%
Information Technology Manager
$129,072 → $150,375
Doug Wright+10.6%
Firefighter
$134,879 → $149,189
Robert Dokuchie+5.2%
Firefighter
$137,167 → $144,307
Wayne Riches+0.9%
Fire Chief
$151,380 → $152,807
Raymond W Jr. Calder+0.8%
Facilities Superintendent
$104,610 → $105,408

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 Town of Fort Frances's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Town of Fort Frances →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people