Melanie Ducharme
Councillor · seen 2026-01-21 to 2026-06-16 · served 2022–2026
16substantive motions movedof 12 meetings the minutes record them at
3procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
43substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
2meetings recorded absentof 12 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in
Vote count and office as published by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2022 municipal election results (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Everything else on this page is read from Temiskaming Shores’s own minutes.
In their own words, via the Town
I grew up in Temiskaming Shores and am proud to serve on council in the city I am now raising my family in. I have a masters degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Business and hold a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Western University in London. I began my career working for the City of Toronto researching economic development and creative industries internationally. Since that time I've successfully lead organizations and businesses in multiple industries from manufacturing, to the arts, legal services and social services. Currently serving as the Executive Director at Pavilion Women's Centre/Centre des Femmes. I maintain a busy volunteer presence in the community. I've served as Chair of the Temiskaming Festival of Music, performed and participated in countless fundraisers for local causes such as CATScan, Quality Time, Community Cancer Care and Zak's Crib, and has been active in the local skating clubs.
As published by Temiskaming Shores.
This council rarely calls recorded votes, so individual positions are only on the record where one was demanded. Under the Municipal Act that is the council's choice, not an omission in this record.
Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (2)
City Council MeetingMay 19, 2026
Committee of the WholeMay 5, 2026
Substantive motions moved (all 16)
Be it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. RS-009-2026 ; and That Council directs staff to submit a Phase 2 application to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Community Enhancement Program - Rural Enhancement Stream, to complete upgrades to Riverside Place; and Further that Council hereby confirms the follow
Committee of the Whole, June 2, 2026 · Carried
it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. RS-011-2026 , regarding the monthly Recreation Department update, for information purposes.
Committee of the Whole, June 2, 2026 · Carried
it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. CD-004-2026, regarding the monthly Economic Development update (April and May 2026), for information purposes.
Committee of the Whole, June 2, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. CD-006-2026; That Council directs staff to prepare the necessary by-law to enter into a 2026 strategic alliance agreement with the New Liskeard Bikers Reunion for in-kind services and support for the Bikers Reunion event, scheduled for July 3 to July 5, 2026, for consideration at the Ju
Committee of the Whole, June 2, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. RS-009-2026; and That Council directs staff to submit a Phase 2 application to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Community Enhancement Program - Rural Enhancement Stream, to complete upgrades to Riverside Place; and Committee of the Whole Minutes - Tuesday, June 02,
Committee of the Whole, June 2, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. RS-011-2026, regarding the monthly Recreation Department update, for information purposes.
Committee of the Whole, June 2, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. CD-004-2026, regarding the monthly Economic Development update (April and May 2026), for information purposes.
Committee of the Whole, June 2, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that City Council approves the minutes of the City of Temiskaming Shores Council and Committee of the Whole meetings (referenced below), as printed.
City Council Meeting, April 21, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that By-law No. 2026-037 being a by-law to confirm certain proceedings of Council of The Corporation of the City of Temiskaming Shores for its Regular meeting held on April 21, 2026, and at its Committee of the Whole Meeting held on April 7, 2026, be hereby introduced and given first, second, third and final reading; and be signed by the Mayor and Clerk and the Corporate Seal affixe
City Council Meeting, April 21, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores acknowledges receipt of Administrative Report No. PW-009-2026; and That Council directs staff to prepare the necessary by-law to enter into an agreement with Don Adshead Trucking Ltd., for supply, stockpile or delivery of Granular “M” (estimated 20,000 t) in the amount of $9.40 per ton stockpiled, $14.85 delivered to Haileybury Yard, $
Committee of the Whole, April 7, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that the Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores agrees to deal with Communication Items 9 a) through 9 i), in accordance with the agenda references.
City Council Meeting, March 17, 2026 · Carried
Whereas the Municipality of North Grenville, Merrickville-Wolford Village OPP Detachment Board distributed a letter regarding enhanced school bus safety and the implementation of stop-arm camera systems, on January 2, 2025; and Whereas illegal passing of stopped school buses remains a serious and widespread issue throughout the province, occurring an estimated 30,000 times per day, and these viola
City Council Meeting, March 17, 2026 · Lost
Whereas World Tuberculosis Day is observed annually on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of Regular Council Meeting Minutes - March 17, 2026 tuberculosis (TB), and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic; and Whereas March 24 commemorates the day in 1882 when Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacterium that causes tu
City Council Meeting, March 17, 2026 · Carried
Whereas Section 284 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 states that the Treasurer of a Committee of the Whole Minutes - Tuesday, March 03, 2026 municipality shall in each year, on or before March 31, provide to the Council of the municipality an itemized statement of remuneration and expenses paid in the previous year to each member of Council and to each person, other than a member of Council, appoint
Committee of the Whole, March 3, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that City Council approves the agenda as printed.
City Council Meeting, February 17, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved that Council for the City of Temiskaming Shores approves the attendance of Councillor Wilson and Mayor Laferriere to the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) Conference scheduled for May 11-13, 2026 in Timmins; and That Council acknowledges that Councillor Whalen will be attending the FONOM Conference on behalf of FONOM; and Further be it resolved that the expenses
City Council Meeting, January 21, 2026 · Carried
In the record
10meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
1conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
1,798votes in 2022Local Councillor
What this does not measure
- Motions moved is not a measure of effectiveness. Who moves a motion is often a seat convention or a committee role, and the member who does the work on a file is frequently not the one who reads it out.
- Nobody is ranked against anybody. These figures are counted against this member's own meetings and are never totalled or compared.
- Absence is not explained. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why. Illness, a declared conflict and a family emergency all appear the same way.
- What was said is not here. This record reads the minutes, which record decisions, not debate.
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