--- title: "Tressy El-Hawi: candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/tressy-el-hawi" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:39.666Z" meta: description: "Tressy El-Hawi is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026, the earli..." "og:description": "Tressy El-Hawi is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026, the earli..." "og:title": "Tressy El-Hawi: candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Tressy El-Hawi is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026, the earli..." "twitter:title": "Tressy El-Hawi: candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista · Ottawa 2026 # Tressy El-Hawi Candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista who says she is a clinic manager and airport screening officer, has lived in the ward for more than 20 years, and gave the City no website. Tressy El-Hawi is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026, the earliest date in the ward. She gave the City no website or social media account. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she answers no to political experience, and says she is a manager at the Dermacontour Clinic and a screening officer at Ottawa International Airport. The clinic’s own website lists a Tressy El Hawi as Clinic Manager. She says she has lived in Alta Vista for 20 years or more. Her stated priorities are affordability, roads and basic services, reliable transit, public safety and careful use of tax money. These are her own statements. The sources read hold no complaint against her. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Tressy El-HawiOttawa municipal election *Tressy El-HawiCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Tressy El-Hawi The City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Ward 18 shows Tressy El-Hawi’s nomination dated May 4, 2026, with the same date for her registration in the Contribution Rebate Program, and gives her no website or social media account. Her CBC News questionnaire is headed Tressy El Hawi, without the hyphen, and NCR Now and CTV News Ottawa use El-Hawi. The sitting Councillor, Marty Carr, and three other challengers (Muhyadin Omar Barkhat, Derek McSweeney and Elsa Niyongabo) are also certified in the ward. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she answers “No” to political experience and lists her professional experience as manager at Dermacontour Clinic and screening officer at Ottawa International Airport. The About page of Derma Contour Ottawa, a clinic website, lists a Tressy El Hawi as Clinic Manager, which fits her description. In the CBC News questionnaire she says she has lived in the ward for 20 years, and that working at the airport and managing a clinic taught her to manage tight budgets and to deal with people under pressure. voche.me did not check her jobs beyond the clinic page. In the CBC News questionnaire she names affordability and basic services as the City’s biggest challenge, and says the City should focus on everyday needs instead of costly large projects. She wants the 2027 tax increase to be below the 3.75 percent of 2026 and closer to the rate of inflation, lower recreation and transit fees, and less paperwork for small businesses. She says trust in OC Transpo is broken and wants openness about reliability and routes that serve local neighbourhoods. She says police funding should be maintained, and she rates 5 on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is strongly agree, the statement that adding more homes in existing neighbourhoods will matter for housing. She says developers should pay their share of infrastructure costs up front. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she says she would keep fares affordable while improving reliability, supports an appropriate police presence with targeted resources, and supports a reasonable and transparent infrastructure levy (a special tax charge for roads and sewers) if the money goes to roads and sewers. In the NCR Now questions she names neglected infrastructure, traffic congestion and a gap between City Hall and neighbourhoods as the ward’s biggest challenges. These are her own statements, and voche.me did not check the facts in them. 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 ### Affordability and tax In the CBC News questionnaire she wants the 2027 tax increase below the 3.75 percent of 2026 and closer to the rate of inflation, lower recreation and transit fees, and less paperwork for small businesses.
Read the full position In the NCR Now questions she says she would keep property taxes and user fees under control, reduce unnecessary spending, speed up housing approvals and support more affordable housing options. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she supports a reasonable and transparent infrastructure levy only if the money is used for roads and sewers.
[CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Tressy El Hawi, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698527/tressy-el-hawi-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) 02 ### Roads and basic services In the CBC News questionnaire she says the top infrastructure need is to repair roads and end the potholes, and she wants stronger storm drains and tougher City infrastructure to prevent flooded basements.
Read the full position In the NCR Now questions she names neglected infrastructure and traffic congestion as the ward’s biggest challenges.
[CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Tressy El Hawi, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698527/tressy-el-hawi-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) 03 ### Reliable, affordable transit In the CBC News questionnaire she says OC Transpo needs openness on reliability, better accountability and routes that serve local neighbourhoods with fewer transfers.
Read the full position In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she says she would keep fares affordable while improving reliability and service. In the NCR Now questions she says she would push for better service in underserved communities.
[CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Tressy El Hawi, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698527/tressy-el-hawi-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) 04 ### Public safety and traffic In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she supports an appropriate police presence, with targeted resources that improve response times, visibility and community policing. In the CBC News questionnaire she says police funding should be kept stable.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire she also proposes measures that slow traffic where they are needed so that children can cross to school safely.
[CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/) 05 ### Growth should pay its own costs In the CBC News questionnaire she says developers should pay their part of the cost up front so that new projects do not outpace roads and water systems. [CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Tressy El Hawi, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698527/tressy-el-hawi-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) 06 ### An accessible, accountable councillor In the NCR Now questions she says she would support a thorough review of City spending, reduce waste and duplication, and be a councillor who listens and is accessible to residents. [NCR Now · 5 Questions With Alta Vista Council Candidate Tressy El-Hawi (dated September 2, 2026 in its address) ](https://ncrnow.ca/2026/09/02/5-questions-with-candidate-tressy-el-hawi/) [CBC News questionnaire answers from Tressy El Hawi](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698527/tressy-el-hawi-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) [NCR Now questions and answers with Tressy El-Hawi](https://ncrnow.ca/2026/09/02/5-questions-with-candidate-tressy-el-hawi/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for Ward 18 (an Internet Archive copy) and, from October 6, its open data file of nominations; CBC News of August 25, 2026 and her CBC News questionnaire; CTV News Ottawa of September 16, 2026; the NCR Now question and answer piece dated September 2, 2026 in its address; and the About page of Derma Contour Ottawa. Gaps. The City list gives her no website or social media account, and name searches found no campaign website. A photo credit in the NCR Now piece names her campaign’s Facebook page, and voche.me found no address for that page, so no posts were read. Her jobs and her years in the ward rest on her own statements, and the clinic page is the only check. No public role is on record for her, so no minutes were searched. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 18 Alta Vista](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-18-alta-vista) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Current (her account) ### Manager, Dermacontour Clinic (her account) In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she lists this as professional experience. The About page of Derma Contour Ottawa lists a Tressy El Hawi as Clinic Manager. voche.me did not check her dates or duties. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/) Not stated (her account) ### Screening Officer, Ottawa International Airport (her account) In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire she lists this as professional experience. The sources read do not name her employer or give dates. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/) 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 Tressy El-Hawi 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 Tressy El-Hawi's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Tressy El-Hawi? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Tressy El-Hawi's own campaign.
Does Tressy El-Hawi currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Tressy El-Hawi.
How many sources does this Tressy El-Hawi profile cite? This profile lists 8 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Tressy El-Hawi's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Tressy El-Hawi 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 Tressy El-Hawi 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 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 18 Alta Vista (list last updated September 5, 2026; Internet Archive copy) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-18-alta-vista)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Alta Vista: Here’s who’s running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 (updated October 1) ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alta-vista-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7313943)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Tressy El Hawi, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698527/tressy-el-hawi-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [NCR Now · 5 Questions With Alta Vista Council Candidate Tressy El-Hawi (dated September 2, 2026 in its address) ](https://ncrnow.ca/2026/09/02/5-questions-with-candidate-tressy-el-hawi/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Derma Contour Ottawa · About (clinic website, lists a Tressy El Hawi as Clinic Manager) ](https://dermacontourottawa.com/about)Checked October 7, 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. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## 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 Tressy El-Hawi 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.