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title: "Dillon Anderson runs for Somerset Ward council on accessibility platform"
description: "The Somerset Ward candidate says accessible transit, safe streets, and affordable housing are connected, and he wants councillors to hold Para Transpo to higher standards."
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Dillon Anderson, a candidate for Somerset Ward city council, says accessibility is the thread running through every issue he wants to address at city hall. The Kitchissippi Times published a profile of his campaign on October 19, 2026.

Anderson moved to Ottawa in spring 2026 and attended his first Ottawa city council meeting in April. That visit prompted him to run for the seat representing Ward 14. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on accounting and is working toward his Chartered Professional Accountant designation, the Kitchissippi Times reported.

"Accessibility connects everything," Anderson told the outlet. "If we have an accessible and inclusive community, it means we have safe streets that we can walk on, we have downtown businesses that we can support."

His most specific proposal involves Para Transpo, the city's service for people who cannot use the regular transit system. Anderson told the Kitchissippi Times that current booking rules restrict riders to scheduling trips between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., forcing people with disabilities to plan their day around the system rather than their own needs. He said he wants city councillors to have a stronger voice in Para Transpo decisions so elected officials can push for measurable improvements.

Anderson rides the O-Train every second day or so, he told the outlet, but said he generally avoids the bus because navigating routes and transfers is difficult for him. He has encountered problems with LRT elevators and accessible door buttons in the ward.

He connects those transit problems to a broader vision. Downtown businesses struggle because people do not feel safe walking after 8 p.m., he told the Kitchissippi Times. He said addressing homelessness is part of fixing that, and that making food more affordable is part of addressing homelessness. He argued that different levels of government should work with community partners instead of pointing to jurisdictional boundaries as a reason to wait.

Somerset Ward voters can review all candidates running in their ward, including [Dillon Anderson](/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/dillon-anderson), at [/on/ottawa-2026/races/councillor/ward-14-somerset](/on/ottawa-2026/races/councillor/ward-14-somerset). Ottawa's municipal election is October 26, 2026.

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