Penny Wilton and Gary Warwick flanked by Chatham-Kent Police Chief Dennis Poole and board chair Pat Belanger. May 13, 2014 (Photo by Trevor Thompson)Penny Wilton and Gary Warwick flanked by Chatham-Kent Police Chief Dennis Poole and board chair Pat Belanger. May 13, 2014 (Photo by Trevor Thompson)
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Chatham-Kent Sunshine List

The Sunshine List is out today, revealing public employees making more than $100,000 in Ontario.

In the health sector, Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre physician Vishal Chawla makes the list with a salary of $372,000. President and CEO of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Colin Patey, makes $295,000.

Director of Education for the Lambton Kent District School Board Jim Costello is on the list with a $205,000 salary while his counterpart at the St. Clair Catholic District School Board Dan Parr is listed as making $204,000.

Also making the list is Chatham-Kent CAO Don Shropshire at $192,000 while Chatham-Kent Police Chief Dennis Poole is listed as making $206,000.

The list has been released by the province since 1996 and is meant to improve government transparency.

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