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title: "Steve Desroches wins fourth council term in Riverside South-Findlay Creek with 85 per cent of the vote"
description: "Desroches took 7,702 of 9,063 votes in the Oct. 26 count, and says his next priorities are a new recreation complex, the ward's first library branch and a major intersection upgrade."
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Steve Desroches won his fourth term on Ottawa City Council on Oct. 26, taking 7,702 votes in Ward 22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek against Muyiwa Ojo's 1,361, according to the City's unofficial results. That is 85 per cent of the valid votes counted in the ward. The Ottawa Citizen reported his election night remarks.

Desroches said the result is "a tremendous honour" and that his four years as councillor have been focused on building what the ward needs. He told the Ottawa Citizen he feels the same excitement he felt when he was first elected in 2006.

## Three priorities for the next four years

Desroches named three projects as the central work of his new term.

The first is the Southeast Ottawa Recreation Complex, a planned facility that will include the ward's first swimming pool and hockey rinks. He says the design is under way and his goal is to see the doors open during this term. This is one of his tracker promises at [/on/ottawa-2026/tracker](/on/ottawa-2026/tracker).

The second is the ward's first library branch, planned for a site near Limebank Station in the town centre. Desroches says the design has been advanced and he wants to see it through to construction. His tracker promise for library access in Findlay Creek tracks this commitment.

The third is securing construction funding in the 2027 budget for the Bank Street and Leitrim Road intersection upgrade. He says the City has already finished the design and acquired the land needed. "I've pushed hard to complete the design work. The city is in the process of acquiring the land we need to upgrade and improve that intersection," Desroches said.

## Ward 22 in the 2022 and 2026 elections

Desroches was first elected to represent Riverside South-Findlay Creek in 2022 with 67.8 per cent of the vote, ending an eight-year gap since his earlier council service. He was originally elected in 2006 for the Gloucester-South Nepean ward and re-elected in 2010. He says public safety has been a main focus of the current term, including support for the South District Police station scheduled to open in 2027.

During the term, the ward saw the opening of Diamond Jubilee Park and the addition of park-and-ride transit service. He pointed to over 200 police officers hired across the City and work on transit connections as other achievements he supported.

Voters in Ward 22 can follow Desroches's progress on each of these commitments at [/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/steve-desroches](/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/steve-desroches), starting when the new council takes office on 15 November 2026.

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