A Township of Georgian Bay councillor who also runs a construction company is being accused of redirecting money earmarked to build a client’s log home and using it to renovate her own property on the same lake instead.

The allegations are outlined in a $2-million lawsuit filed in 2018 by Jamie Knight and his partner, Alex Radonic. The couple lives on Go Home Lake — a quiet, mid-sized lake known for its scenic bays and channels that’s some two hours north of Toronto — and had hoped to be there year-round in a prefabricated log cottage.

But two years after hiring Stonyridge Construction and allegedly being promised “concierge service” and a faster process due to the councillor’s connections with those issuing permits, the couple claims they had to hire new contractors and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they planned to get the job done. 

“It’s certainly gone from being a dream to probably more of a nightmare,” Knight told CBC News.

The allegations are denied in court documents as the case continues to wind its way through the court system.

“The defendants deny each and every claim in the plaintiff’s statement of claim,” according the the statement of defence. 

Stonyridge Construction is owned by Township of Georgian Bay Coun. Cynthia Douglas and her business partner, Mike Allan. In a statement to CBC News, they say they’ve done nothing wrong and that the lawsuit has no merit.

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