Orléans South-Navan Ward
municipal electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Orléans South-Navan Ward (Ward 19) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario represented on Ottawa City Council. It is located in the east end of the city, encompassing the southern portion of the Orleans subdivision and surrounding rural areas.
The ward contains the neighbourhoods of Chapel Hill South, Bradley Estates, Trailsedge, Chaperal, Avalon, Notting Gate, Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Navan, French Hill, Sarsfield, Leonard, Bearbrook, Vars, Carlsbad Springs and Canaan.
History
The ward was created following Cumberland's amalgamation into Ottawa in 2001, but was first contested in 2000. It was named Cumberland Ward until 2022. From 2006 until 2022, the ward contained the Orleans communities of Queenswood Heights, Mer Bleue, Avalon, Chaperal, Notting Hill, Fallingbrook, Navan as well as the rural areas of the former city of Cumberland and the village as well as the former villages of Sarsfield, Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Carlsbad Springs, Vars and Bearbrook.
Regional councillors
Wilfred Murray (1969–1972, Cumberland reeve)
Henri Rocque (1972–1980, Cumberland reeve)
Peter D. Clark (1980–1989, Cumberland mayor)
Brian Coburn (1989–1995, Cumberland mayor)
Robert van den Ham (1995–2000, Cumberland-Osgoode Ward)
City councillors
Prior to amalgamation, Cumberland Ward covered Bilberry and Heritage Wards on Cumberland City Council.
Phil McNeely (2001–2003)
Rob Jellett (2003–2010)
Stephen Blais (2010–2020)
Catherine Kitts (2020–present)
Election results
1969 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1972 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1974 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1976 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1978 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1982 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1985 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1988 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1991 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
1994 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
As Cumberland-Osgoode ward
1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
As Cumberland-Osgoode ward
2000 Ottawa municipal election
Engineer Phil McNeely defeated regional councillor Robert van den Ham and Cumberland City Councillor David Lewis (Bilberry Ward).
2003 Ottawa municipal election
2006 Ottawa municipal election
2010 Ottawa municipal election
2014 Ottawa municipal election
2018 Ottawa municipal election
2020 by-election
There was a by-election held on October 5, 2020, to replace Blais who had been elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario earlier in the year.
Candidates
Yvette Ashiri - Hosts the television show Identité Cultur'Elles, is executive vice-president of Junior Chamber International Canada, chairs the École Élémentaire Publique des Sentiers council, sits on the governance committee of the Montfort Hospital, one of the lead organizers of the “No Justice No Peace” march.
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