Council Composition Review
Tay Valley Township, was created in 1998 with the amalgamation of the townships of Bathurst, North Burgess and South Sherbrooke. Since amalgamation the composition of Council has consisted of 8 members.
The Reeve (Head of Council) and the Deputy Reeve are elected at-large. In addition, two councillors are elected for each of the three wards.
The number of electors in Tay Valley Township as at February 18th, 2021 is 6,474.
Bathurst 2,696 (42% of the total)
Burgess 2,240 (34% of the total)
Sherbrooke 1,538 (24% of the total)
Council has identified the evaluation of the current Council Composition as one of its top priorities for this term and would like to obtain public feedback to determine if electors wish Council to proceed with a review of its composition.
Provide your feedback in an online survey until July 31, 2021.
For more information visit https://www.tayvalleytwp.ca/CouncilCompositionReview/