However, he also had a seat on the ELNOS board since November 2016, which was not appointed by council. In the same way direct payments to Turner’s or the landlord would.” Pearce had been siting on council since Oct. City staff anticipated that large payments from the city to ELNOS would not attract public attention. The city “decided that the arrears payment to the landlord would effectively be laundered through ELNOS minimizing the chances that the public would become aware of the arrangement. In the judge’s report it stated that city council wanted to avoid the public learning of the issue. It owed $30,000 to the City of Elliot Lake, and was unable to pay. However, by late 2018 Turner’s could not pay the rent on the space in the plaza. The issue arose regarding the city’s decision to guarantee the rent for Turner’s Department Store in the Pearson Plaza to its owner for 10 years. The charge against Pearce was made by the city’s former integrity commissioner (IC) E4M Inc.

Gareau recently released his decision on the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act charge laid against Elliot Lake Councillor Ed Pearce.

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