Inspection report on Village of Pinehouse completed
The report on the administrative inspection of the northern Saskatchewan Village of Pinehouse is now in the hands of government and the village. Its contents have not yet been made public although the provincial government says that will happen once it has been reviewed.
The report was ordered by the province after a legacy of non-compliance regarding Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the village by a group of concerned local residents. Independent inspector Neil Robertson conducted the three-month probe of the office and various financial matters. His inspection followed a report by the Information and Privacy Commissioner who found a catalogue of examples over many years where the small municipality either failed to provide enough information to citizens or ignored such requests.
Village CAO would have preferred different approach