Ottawa City Manager among highest local earners on Ontario’s sunshine list

By OttawaMatters Staff

Posted Mar 20, 2020 07:51:00 PM.

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Ontario's sunshine list is out.

Released Friday afternoon, the list shows just under 167,000 residents made more than $100,000 in 2019.

Ottawa's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches in on the sunshine list after earning $259,000 last year.

Her salary is dwarfed by that of City of Ottawa General Manager of Transportation John Manconi and City Manager Steve Kanellakos. Manconi took home 295,000 in 2019, while Kanellakos raked in just over $360,000.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson made $188,000 in 2019.

Click here to see the full sunshine list.

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