--- title: "Tammie Trellert: candidate for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/tammie-trellert" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:36.338Z" meta: description: "Tammie Trellert is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, with a nomination dated May 5, 20..." "og:description": "Tammie Trellert is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, with a nomination dated May 5, 20..." "og:title": "Tammie Trellert: candidate for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Tammie Trellert is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, with a nomination dated May 5, 20..." "twitter:title": "Tammie Trellert: candidate for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland · Ottawa 2026 # Tammie Trellert Business development and communications manager, running for Councillor in Ward 1. Tammie Trellert is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, with a nomination dated May 5, 2026. CBC News says she has worked in business development and media. Her campaign says it puts families first, with a renewed St. Joseph Boulevard, better transit and better roads. She is a first-time candidate and told CBC News she would support a property tax increase of no more than 2.5 percent in 2027 if one is needed. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Tammie TrellertOttawa municipal election *Tammie TrellertCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Tammie Trellert Tammie Trellert's campaign website says she has more than 20 years of experience in executive business development and communications, in military, defence, government and private sector work, and that she stays involved with the Canadian military community, the arts and local charities. In the CTV News questionnaire she lists more than 20 years across business development, communications, marketing, finance, defence, insurance and government, including senior roles such as Director of Business Development and Communications, and work with organizations in the defence and Arctic sectors. CBC News describes her as someone who has worked in business development and media. These are her own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with an employer. The City's list shows her nomination dated May 5, 2026. In the CBC News questionnaire she gives 27 years as the time she has lived in the ward, and says she has raised her family there and has worked with nonprofit and community boards. The sources voche.me read name no board. She says she is a first-time candidate and has knocked on doors across the ward over the past year. Her campaign website's priorities page says the vision is families first. It proposes renewing St. Joseph Boulevard from Orléans to Highway 174 as a main street for local business, fixing transit and improving roads so families spend less time in traffic, and making streets safe and accessible for families, seniors, cyclists and people on foot. Capital Current reported on September 24, 2026 that she did not respond to its request for comment by its deadline. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### A renewed St. Joseph Boulevard Her campaign proposes to revitalize St. Joseph Boulevard from Orléans to Highway 174 as a lively main street that supports local businesses.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire she names local business areas and the businesses behind them as a main source of recent community life in the ward.
[Tammie Trellert campaign · Priorities ](https://www.tammietrellert.ca/about) 02 ### Transit and roads Her campaign proposes to fix the transit system and improve roads so families spend less time in traffic.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire she says she would build on the work OC Transpo already has under way, and add public targets for on-time service, missed trips, cancellations, safety and customer satisfaction, with regular reports to Council. She named roads, drainage and rainwater systems as the top infrastructure need and gave 3 on a scale where 5 is strongly agree to the statement that adding more homes to built-up areas will be important for housing in the ward.
[Tammie Trellert campaign · Priorities ](https://www.tammietrellert.ca/about) 03 ### Property taxes In the CBC News questionnaire she said she would like to support no tax increase, and that if an increase is needed she would support at most 2.5 percent for 2027, with essential services protected.
Read the full position She gave no answer on how to cover OC Transpo deficits.
[CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 1-orleans-east-cumberland (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698544/tammie-trellert-ward-1-orleans-east-cumberland.pdf) 04 ### Safety and police In the CBC News questionnaire she said she would support more police resources for patrols in neighbourhoods and schools and faster response, tied to clear accountability and measurable results. [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 1-orleans-east-cumberland (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698544/tammie-trellert-ward-1-orleans-east-cumberland.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 1, her campaign website, the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa questionnaires, and Capital Current of September 24, 2026. Gaps. No social media account is on the City's list. No employer or board is named in the sources read, so her work history rests on her own statements. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 1](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-1-orleans-east-cumberland) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 20 or more years, as she describes it ### Business development, communications and marketing roles Her website and the CTV News questionnaire describe senior roles in the private sector, government and defence, and she names Director of Business Development and Communications. No employer is named in the sources voche.me read. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 1, Orléans East-Cumberland, September 14, 2026](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-1-orleans-east-cumberland/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Tammie Trellert directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Tammie Trellert's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Tammie Trellert? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Tammie Trellert's own campaign.
Does Tammie Trellert currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Tammie Trellert.
How many sources does this Tammie Trellert profile cite? This profile lists 9 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Tammie Trellert's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Tammie Trellert in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Tammie Trellert is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Councillor ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland (list last updated August 25, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-1-orleans-east-cumberland)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 5, 2026 - [Tammie Trellert campaign · Meet Tammie ](https://www.tammietrellert.ca/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Tammie Trellert campaign · Priorities ](https://www.tammietrellert.ca/about)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Orléans East-Cumberland: Here's who's running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 24, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/orleans-east-cumberland-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312152)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 1-orleans-east-cumberland (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698544/tammie-trellert-ward-1-orleans-east-cumberland.pdf)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 1, Orléans East-Cumberland, September 14, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-1-orleans-east-cumberland/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Capital Current · O-Train rolling into Orléans East-Cumberland but voters wary transit will improve, September 24, 2026 ](https://capitalcurrent.ca/orleans-transit-shortfalls/)Checked October 6, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Tammie Trellert campaign website](https://www.tammietrellert.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Ahmed Alsabaawi**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-alsabaawi) [Councillor**Ahmed Rashid**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-rashid) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Tammie Trellert a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.