Ontario's "Sunshine List" is continuing to grow.
The list documenting the salaries of Ontario public sector workers who made at least six figures in salary and taxable benefits last year neared 267,000, up about 23,000 from the previous year, with many additions in the health sector.
Once again, Ontario Power Generation dominated the provincial list, with the top three spots, including CEO Kenneth Harwick, who received over $1.73-million total.
There are some locals, including Wawa's CAO, Maury O'Neill - who saw nearly $136-thousand in combined salary and benefits - while now-retired Clerk Cathy Cyr made the list for a second year with more than $127-thousand, and Infrastructure Services Director Dan Beach made it for the first time, with more than $102-thousand total.
Also on the list is Chapleau Treasurer/Deputy Clerk Les Jones with more than $117,000 in combined salary and benefits, while Dubreuilville CAO/Clerk Shelley B. Casey made it on with nearly $116,000, joined by the town's Infrastructure Superintendent, Francis Dechamplain, with nearly $113,000.
Wawa's Lady Dunn Health Centre has sixteen names on the list - including CEO and Director of Patient Care Kadean Ogilvie with nearly $161-thousand, down from the previous year - while Chapleau Health Services has thirteen names on the list, including CEO Dawn Morissette with nearly $158-thousand.
The number of local health unit employees on the list dropped, with twenty from Algoma Public Health - including now-retired Medical Officer of Health and CEO Dr. Jennifer Loo with nearly $185-thousand and her interim replacement, Dr. John Tuinema, with nearly $300-thousand - while Public Health Sudbury and Districts has 49 on the list, including Medical Officer of Health Dr. Penny Sutcliffe with more than $373-thousand, though that's less than half of the $808-thousand reported for the prior year.
