Tag: election
2022 Municipal Election nominations and third party advertiser registration opens on May 2
The City of Ottawa’s municipal elections to elect a Mayor, City Councillors, and School Board Trustees will take place on Monday, October 24, 2022.
PC candidate hosts “Dinner in the Dark” fundraiser
Goldie Ghamari, the PC Candidate for Carleton, is hosting a “Dinner in the Dark” fundraiser on December 7: “Tired of over-paying for hydro? Let’s work together to toss the Liberal…
Goldie Ghamari wins PC nomination for Carleton
(Goldie Ghamari with her parents and husband after winning the nomination to be the PC candidate for Carleton. Photo via Twitter.) Goldie Ghamari will be the Progressive Conservative party candidate…
Kanata-Carleton MP set to survey residents on electoral reform
(This press release comes from Kanata-Carleton Citizens Advocacy. The Kanata-Carleton riding is north of Stittsville.) When the Conservatives won the election in 2011 with 39% of the popular vote, it was…
Residents grill candidates on wide range of issues at debate
Close to 200 people packed a hot Stittsville United Church sanctuary on Monday night, and peppered Carleton candidates with a wide range of questions from terrorism to income splitting. The…
Stittsville Village Association hosts election debate on September 28
The Stittsville Village Association is hosting a candidate debate on Monday, September 28 at Stittsville United Church. All four candidates have been invited to attend the debate, which will run…
Richmond Village Association to hold candidate Q&A on September 2
The Richmond Village Association is holding an all-candidates Q&A on Wednesday, September 2. The event takes place at the Dining Hall next to the Arena in Richmond at 6107 Perth…
City of Ottawa rules for election signs
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) With the announcement today of the 2015 federal election on Monday, October 19, 2015, the City of Ottawa reminds candidates of municipal regulations on election…
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Who’s running in the new federal riding of Carleton
When Stittsville residents vote in the federal election on October 19, we’ll be part of the newly-created riding called Carleton, instead of our old riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. It’s all part of…
NDP to acclaim KC Larocque at nomination meeting Tuesday
The NDP in the new federal Carleton riding will hold a nomination meeting on Tuesday, July 28 but only one candidate filed nomination papers before the cut-off.
Qadri files revised election financial statement due to “arithmetic error”
UPDATE JULY 10: The election audit committee decided today that they will not proceed with a compliance audit on Qadri’s financial statement. A compliance audit will be done on the…
Companies and individuals linked to Richcraft donated nearly $50k to campaigns
Corporations and individuals closely linked to one of Ottawa’s largest home builders made a combined $47,850 in donations to municipal candidates in the 2014 election.
Corporate campaign donation rules need reform, say observers
Individuals closely tied to the Richcraft company donated over $11,500 to municipal candidates in 2014, in addition to $4,500 in corporate contributions made by the company itself. While no election…
COMMENT: Higher election contribution rebates would reduce the need for corporate donors
EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the issues in the 2014 municipal election last fall was whether or not candidates should be allowed to accept corporate or union donations. In April, city…
LETTER: Watson thanks voters for re-electing him
On October 27th I was given the great honour of serving as your Mayor for 4 more years. Today, I am writing to say thank you. The support I have…