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CBC
9 hours ago
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- CBC
Isabelle Skalski is Ottawa's new city councillor for Osgoode
Social Sharing Isabelle Skalski is the new Ottawa city councillor for the rural seat of Osgoode. Voters elected Skalski in a byelection on Monday night with about 34 per cent support in the unofficial results. She beat out 10 other candidates to replace longtime councillor George Darouze, who gave up the Osgoode seat in February to represent the provincial riding of Carleton at Queen's Park. The ward is home to 32,000 people and includes the villages of Greely, Osgoode and Metcalfe. The municipal electoral map was redrawn in 2022 to take in Vars to the east. Skalski, who has been president of the Greely Community Association since 2022, will have just over a year to establish herself on council before the city's next general election on Oct. 26, 2026. In addition to tackling issues like speeding and emergency service response times, Skalski will need to weigh in on the future of Tewin, a divisive development project that could see tens of thousands of homes built.
CTV News
9 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Isabelle Skalski elected city councillor of Osgoode ward
Voters in the rural ward of Osgoode have chosen Isabelle Skalski to be their new city councillor. Unofficial results on the City of Ottawa website at 8:30 p.m. show Skalski as the declared winner of the special byelection with 34.01 per cent of the vote. Doug Thompson, who previously served three terms as the city councillor for the ward until 2014, finished second with 22.60 per cent of the vote. Colette Lacroix-Velthuis came closely behind at 22.55 per cent. Turnout was 24.17 per cent with 6,223 ballots cast. Skalski resides in the community of Greely and has two decades of experience as a public servant, according to her website. She currently serves as the president of the Greely Community Association. Her website says she will fight for well-maintained roads, core services, low taxes, less red tape and safer streets at City Hall. The City of Ottawa held the byelection on Monday to replace George Darouze, who resigned in March after being elected the MPP for Carleton in the provincial election. This is the fourth byelection to fill a vacant council seat since the City of Ottawa's amalgamation in 2001. Unofficial results for Ward 20 Osgoode Ward (percentage):
