Each year, the county is required to publish information on all public sector employees who were paid more than $ 100,000. With hundreds of people from the Timmins area on the list, here are some of the top winners in 2021. The doctor of the health unit Porcupine Health Dr. Lianne Catton earned $ 593,659, up about 64 percent from the previous year. At the health unit, more than $ 4.4 million was paid in salaries for the 31 people on the list. The other staff of the highest paid health unit are:

Infectious Diseases and Clinical Services Director Lynn Leggett, $ 188,606 Director of Institutions and Managing Director of Nursing Chantal Riopel, $ 181,605 Oral, Visual and Speech Officer Anna Gauthier, $ 164,686 Director of Health and Welfare Joelle Aubin, $ 162,569 Corporate Services Director Mary-Lou Pollon, $ 156,809

In the town of Timmins, which includes salaries for municipal staff, Timmins police and Timmins firefighters, 142 people are on the list. This is a small drop from 2020, when 145 per list.

Five years ago, in 2017, 104 people made the cut. In 2021, more than $ 17.3 million in salaries were paid to 142 people on the Sunshine List. In 2020, the total was over $ 17.5 million. Having earned $ 217,130 last year, former police chief John Gauthier, who retired last month, is again the highest income in the city. Other top profits include:

CAO Dave Landers, $ 207,545 Deputy Chief of Police Henry Dakosta, $ 180,559 Development and Infrastructure Manager, $ 170,129 Fire Chief Tom Laughren, $ 168,557 Staff Sgt. Chad Lilko, $ 162,555

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After employees at Timmins and District Hospital who earned more than $ 100,000 nearly doubled in 2020, the number fell in 2021. For 2021, there are 122 people who earned more than $ 100,000, while in 2020 there were 158 people on the list. Five years ago, 61 people made the cut in the hospital. The top five winners there are:

President and CEO Kate Fyfe, $ 284,000 Registered Nurse Lorna Moreau, $ 205,374 Clinical Vice President / Chief Nursing Director Joan Ludwig, $ 201,341 Vice President of Human Resources Mike Resetar, $ 169,063 Director of Integrated Services and Specialized Programs Josee Jean, $ 168,775

The number of people on the sunshine list in the Ontario North East District School Board has dropped to 329 from 346 in 2020. In 2019, there were 128 on the list.

The top winners are:

Director of Education Lesleigh Dye, $ 211,429 Human Resources Superintendent James Rowe, $ 174,854 School Superintendent Steven Platzik, $ 165,629 School Superintendent Kristen Niemi, $ 163,419 Elementary school teacher Monica Rusnak, $ 155,064

At Northern College, 73 people are on the list, up from 71 in 2020.

Dr. David Houston, the top winner at the school, was the chief physician at the East End Family Health Clinic, earning $ 281,371 in 2021. Timmins MPP Gilles Bisson made $ 133,508. You can see the full 2021 public disclosure document here.