City of Elliot Lake appoints Matthew Hough as new Chief Administrative Officer effective March 16, 2026

Mayor and Council are very pleased to announce that Mr. Matthew Hough has been appointed as the City of Elliot Lake’s new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), effective March 16, 2026.
The City would like to thank Mr. Rob deBortoli for his dedicated work as interim CAO while the recruitment process took place.

Mr. Hough brings over 25 years of senior executive leadership experience in complex public-sector and community-serving organizations across Canada. Most recently, he served as Assistant Deputy Minister of Infrastructure for the Government of Nunavut, where he was accountable for infrastructure planning, service delivery, and asset stewardship across 25 communities. His career includes executive leadership roles with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Indigenous organizations, and federal government departments, as well as extensive experience advising Boards, Councils, and senior elected officials.

Matthew is a Civil Engineer by training and a graduate of the University of Alberta. He has also completed executive leadership training through the Banff Centre for Management. Throughout his career, he has led large multidisciplinary teams, overseen significant capital and operational budgets, managed emergency response and recovery efforts, and worked closely with Indigenous governments and community stakeholders. Matthew’s leadership philosophy is grounded in collaboration, accountability, and respect.

Mayor Wannan and Council are confident that Matthew’s depth of experience in municipal operations, governance, infrastructure, and organizational leadership will serve the City of Elliot Lake well as we continue to strengthen service delivery and advance Council’s strategic priorities.

Please join us in welcoming Matthew to the City of Elliot Lake.
We look forward to his leadership and partnership as we move forward together.