First-time candidate for Councillor in Ward 7 Bay who says he works in security and led a Kiwanis club.
Spencer Radford is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 7 Bay, with a nomination dated June 12, 2026. He is a first-time candidate. Kitchissippi Times reports that he has diplomas from Algonquin College and was president of the Kiwanis Club of Kanata-Stittsville. His campaign platform proposes a ward office with public hours, service in English, French and Arabic, and an annual spending goal of $80,000 for neighbourhood events and outreach. It also commits him to serving no more than two terms.
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Ottawa municipal electionThe City's list of certified candidates shows Spencer Radford's nomination dated June 12, 2026, with the same date for the Contribution Rebate Program. He gave the City a website and a Facebook account. Kitchissippi Times of October 2, 2026 reports that he graduated from Algonquin College with diplomas in Police Foundations and Social Service Worker, and that most recently he served as president of the Kiwanis Club of Kanata-Stittsville, where he helped set up a youth centre for students in Grades 7 to 12.
His campaign website says he moved to Ottawa from England as a child and has lived in the city for more than 20 years, that he works in security, has volunteered in long-term care, has driven school buses, and served three years as President of the Kiwanis Club of Kanata-Stittsville. In the CTV News questionnaire he describes himself as a first-time candidate who founded and ran the Stittsville Youth Centre, and lists security, social services, youth programming and school transportation as his work. His website's questions page answers a question that says he moved to Bay Ward late last year. These are his own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with an employer, the club or the college. The CTV News questionnaire and Kitchissippi Times give two different ages for him, so this page states none.
His platform has three pillars: Every Community, An Office You Can Reach, and From Your Street to City Hall. He says he reviewed four years of publicly disclosed ward expense records and found that Bayshore, Fairfield Heights, Carlingwood and McKellar Park had no identified direct neighbourhood investment in the records he reviewed. voche.me did not check those records. On city-wide questions he supports lower transit costs and longer transfer windows, would not support a new infrastructure levy, and in the CTV News questionnaire would not support a larger police budget without a thorough review of how the money is spent. The sources voche.me read hold no complaint or allegation about him.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
His platform sets an annual goal of $80,000 for neighbourhood engagement, community events, accessibility, youth programs and outreach across the ward, with community sessions held in rotation in different neighbourhoods.
The platform states the $80,000 as an approximate figure.
He says he found uneven direct spending between neighbourhoods in four years of ward expense records. That is his own reading of the records.
His platform promises a dedicated councillor's office inside Bay Ward with public hours, service in English, French and Arabic, tracking of every request, a printed ward newsletter once a year, and "Community Voice Stations" where residents can answer the same questions on paper or by QR code.
Kitchissippi Times quotes him saying he speaks only English now and is learning French and Arabic.
His platform supports lower transit costs, longer transfers, public reliability targets of 90 to 95 percent on-time service, and ready-made replacement bus plans for LRT breakdowns.
He proposes that federal income-tax rates fall by 0.25 percentage points and Ontario rates by another 0.25, with the equivalent revenue sent to the municipality where the worker lives.
In the CTV News questionnaire he says he does not support an infrastructure levy.
His platform supports more housing planned together with roads, sewers and transit, stronger rental replacement protections, and partnerships with non-profit providers to buy and keep affordable rental buildings.
Spencer Radford campaign · PlatformHis platform says he commits to serve no more than two terms as Bay Ward councillor.
Spencer Radford campaign · PlatformEvidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 7, his campaign website (home, about, platform, questions and the Every Community page), the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa questionnaires, CBC News of August 25, 2026, Kitchissippi Times of October 2, 2026 and Capital Current of September 23, 2026.
Gaps. His Facebook page showed only its title, so his posts could not be read. His work history, club roles and diplomas rest on his own statements and one news report. His claims about ward expense records were not checked against the City's disclosure of office expenses. The two sources that give his age disagree, so no age is stated. The questionnaire has not been sent.
His campaign website gives three years in the role. Kitchissippi Times says he most recently served as president and helped set up a youth centre. voche.me has not checked the club's records.
Spencer Radford campaign · AboutThis comes from his answer in the CTV News questionnaire. Kitchissippi Times says he helped establish a youth centre for Grades 7 to 12.
CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 7 - Bay, September 2026Kitchissippi Times says he graduated from Algonquin College with both diplomas. voche.me has not checked this with the college.
Kitchissippi Times · Spencer Radford seeks Bay Ward council seat, October 2, 2026Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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