Mayor & Council

Council 2022-2026

Councillor – Jordy Carr
Councillor – Mike Dell
	Hi, I'm Mike Dell.  I’m very excited to be representing you, as your new Councillor. I believe it’s a very exciting time for Callander, and I’m looking forward to our continued growth over the next few years. To my new role, I bring my experience as a business owner. My wife and I run our company from our home here in Callander. We provide marketing and branding services to luxury, eco-focused hotels in Costa Rica and Panama. These hotels are located in remote parts of the country, often in small towns and villages by the sea — not all that different from Callander. We’ve seen what’s possible when the right partners, businesses and resources come together with the community — all guided by a bright vision for thoughtful development and an appreciation for the natural environment. When not working — I love music & design, and I currently study Behavourial Science through online courses.
Councillor – Grant McMartin
	I am proud to call Callander home for the last 50 years. My wife and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. We enjoy all that our community has to offer through all four seasons.  I am honoured to serve this beautiful community and its constituents as councillor. I bring a broad spectrum of experiences working for the Ontario Government and through being the local president of OPSEU and former Treasurer. I am looking forward to working with a dynamic municipal team. Working together with you the constituents, I will be your voice in negotiating your concerns and your hopes for the future. I believe in the current strategic plan that is creating our path forward as we continue to build our community identity making Callander a perfect place to live and do business in.

As outlined in Section 224 of Ontario’s Municipal Act, 2001 as amended, it is the role of council:

(a) to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality;
(b) to develop and evaluate the policies and programs of the municipality;
(c) to determine which services the municipality provides;
(d) to ensure that administrative policies, practices and procedures and controllership policies, practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of council;
          (d.1) to ensure the accountability and transparency of the operations of the municipality, including the activities of the senior management of the municipality;
(e) to maintain the financial integrity of the municipality; and
(f) to carry out the duties of council under this or any other Act.

And as outlined in Section 225, it is the role of the head of council,

(a) to act as chief executive officer of the municipality;
(b) to preside over council meetings so that its business can be carried out efficiently and effectively;
(c) to provide leadership to the council;
           (c.1) without limiting clause (c), to provide information and recommendations to the council with respect to the role of council described in clauses 224 (d) and (d.1);
(d) to represent the municipality at official functions; and
(e) to carry out the duties of the head of council under this or any other Act.

The Municipal Act Section 223.2(1) requires that a municipality shall establish a Code of Conduct for its Members of Council; and Section 223.3 of the Act requires that a municipality shall appoint an Integrity Commissioner.  Please click on the links below for a copy By-laws 2019-1609 to appoint an Integrity Commissioner and 2019-1614 to adopt an Integrity Commissioner Protocol and Code of Conduct for Council:

By-law 2019-1609 To appoint an Integrity Commissioner

By-law 2019-1614 To adopt an Integrity Commissioner Protocol and Code of Conduct for Council

To contact the Council as a whole, you may:

• Make a delegation request to speak at a Council or Committee meeting using the Delegation Request Form;
• Send a letter or an email to the Mayor and Council to be considered at a Council or Committee meeting.

Please send these, in care of the Municipal Clerk, to:

280 Main Street North,
Callander, ON  P0H 1H0
or by email to clerk@callander.ca

Please be aware that any communication - whether spoken, emailed, or otherwise conveyed to Municipal employees or members of Council may be considered public information and could be subject to disclosure under applicable legislation. 

To contact an individual Member of Council directly:

The Municipality of Callander does not have Wards, so all members of Council have been elected “at large” to represent all areas of the Municipality.  Council Member contact information is: