[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":538},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fkitchissippi-final-debate-2026-10-15":3,"news-list":167,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fkitchissippi-final-debate-2026-10-15":509},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":23,"body":24,"candidates":95,"category":100,"date":101,"description":102,"extension":103,"faq":104,"image":129,"imageAlt":130,"imageCheckedAt":131,"imageCredit":132,"linkedin":133,"linkedinPostUrl":141,"meta":142,"metaDescription":144,"navigation":145,"path":146,"primarySourceUrl":147,"publishedAt":148,"seo":149,"seoTitle":150,"sourceId":151,"sourceIsPaywalled":152,"sources":153,"stem":159,"storyType":160,"tags":161,"topicKey":165,"updated":141,"__hash__":166},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fkitchissippi-final-debate-2026-10-15.md","All four Kitchissippi candidates face off in final ward debate",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":15},"The four Kitchissippi ward (ward 15) candidates held their final debate on October 14, 2026 at Invest Ottawa headquarters. Transit was the dominant issue, with each candidate offering a different approach to improving OC Transpo service and fares. Housing and public safety also came up. Joanne Chianello, Xavier Commerford, Brian Innes and Subhir Uppal were all present.",[9,10,11,12,13,14],"Kitchissippi ward debate","Ottawa 2026 election","OC Transpo","ward 15","transit fares","public safety",[16,17,18,19,20,21,22],"Kitchissippi ward council 2026","Ottawa city council debate","Brian Innes","Joanne Chianello","Subhir Uppal","Xavier Commerford","OC Transpo reliability","voche.me editors",{"type":25,"value":26,"toc":88},"minimark",[27,31,51,56,59,62,66,69,73,85],[28,29,30],"p",{},"All four candidates running for Kitchissippi ward councillor held their second and final debate on Wednesday, October 14, at Invest Ottawa headquarters, CBC Ottawa reported. Transit fares and reliability were the dominant topic of the evening.",[28,32,33,34,38,39,42,43,46,47,50],{},"The candidates at the debate were ",[35,36,19],"a",{"href":37},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjoanne-chianello",", community activist ",[35,40,21],{"href":41},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fxavier-commerford",", former community association president ",[35,44,18],{"href":45},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbrian-innes",", and ",[35,48,20],{"href":49},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsubhir-uppal",", a real estate manager and AI startup entrepreneur. 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",[35,77,79],{"href":78},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjeff-leiper","Jeff Leiper's candidate page"," is on this site. Profiles for the four ward candidates are at ",[35,82,83],{"href":83},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fraces\u002Fcouncillor\u002Fward-15-kitchissippi",".",[28,86,87],{},"Advance voting day is Friday, October 16, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Kitchissippi ward residents must vote at their assigned voting place. Election day is Monday, October 26.",{"title":89,"searchDepth":90,"depth":90,"links":91},"",2,[92,93,94],{"id":54,"depth":90,"text":55},{"id":64,"depth":90,"text":65},{"id":71,"depth":90,"text":72},[96,97,98,99],"brian-innes","joanne-chianello","subhir-uppal","xavier-commerford","Election news","2026-10-15","The four candidates running for Kitchissippi ward (ward 15) held their second and final debate on October 14 at Invest Ottawa headquarters, with transit the main topic.","md",[105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126],{"question":106,"answer":107},"Who is running for Kitchissippi ward (ward 15) in 2026?","Four candidates are running for the Kitchissippi ward councillor seat in the October 26, 2026 Ottawa municipal election: Joanne Chianello, Xavier Commerford, Brian Innes and Subhir Uppal. The seat is open because the current councillor, Jeff Leiper, is running for mayor. You can read their profiles at the links below.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"What did the Kitchissippi candidates say about OC Transpo fares?","According to CBC's report on the October 14 debate, Joanne Chianello said she would like to make youth fares permanently free and keep senior fares affordable. Subhir Uppal proposed switching to distance-based fares, where the cost of a trip depends on how far the passenger travels, similar to how transit works in London and Singapore. Brian Innes said reliability should come first. Xavier Commerford said the city risks losing riders by cutting services, which leads to lower revenue and further cuts.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"What did candidates say about transit reliability in Kitchissippi?","Brian Innes told the debate he would focus on reliability, particularly for the main bus routes serving Kitchissippi ward, and said progress would need to be carefully tracked. Subhir Uppal also supported improving reliability. CBC Ottawa reported that transit emerged as the top issue of the evening.",{"question":115,"answer":116},"What did the Kitchissippi candidates say about public safety?","CBC reported that Brian Innes said he would expand community policing. Subhir Uppal said more police could help, alongside the ANCHOR mental health crisis response program, but added that housing is also central to safety. Joanne Chianello pointed to a range of options: helping people find and keep their homes, expanding the ANCHOR program, and bringing in more local police resources. All four candidates addressed safety at the debate.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"Where was the Kitchissippi debate held, and when?","The debate took place on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at Invest Ottawa headquarters. It was the second and final debate for Kitchissippi ward candidates before election day. CBC Ottawa reported that dozens of people attended in person, and the debate was also streamed online.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"Why is the Kitchissippi ward seat open in 2026?","The current ward 15 councillor, Jeff Leiper, left the seat to run for mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 municipal election. The ward will elect a new councillor on October 26. You can read Jeff Leiper's candidate profile at his page on this site.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"What is the ANCHOR program that came up at the debate?","ANCHOR is Ottawa's alternative crisis response program. It sends mental health and social service workers to certain crisis calls instead of, or alongside, police. CBC reported that multiple Kitchissippi candidates mentioned it during the public safety part of the debate on October 14.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"When and where can Kitchissippi ward residents vote?","Advance voting day is Friday, October 16, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Election day is Monday, October 26. 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Ottawa Police reported 14 election campaign incidents since September 11.","2026-10-14","2026-10-14T09:42:00-04:00",[162,278,279,280],"ward-24-barrhaven-east","campaign signs","hate","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fottawacitizen\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F7a6101e4-8fa6-4b31-af46-320864cb363b_305738891.jpeg","Ottawa election campaign signs on a street","Ottawa Citizen",{"path":285,"title":286,"description":287,"date":275,"publishedAt":288,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":289,"image":292,"imageAlt":293,"imageCredit":216,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fctv-mayor-debate-cost-living-2026-10-14","Four Ottawa mayoral candidates debate transit, taxes and housing on CTV News Ottawa","Mark Sutcliffe, Jeff Leiper, Neil Saravanamuttoo and Alex Lawson faced questions from residents and journalists on Wednesday in a 90-minute debate on CTV News Ottawa.","2026-10-14T13:41:00-04:00",[175,163,164,290,291],"property tax","cost of living","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FJHUACTHLZNBPBK6TKYYQF3DQRY.jpg?smart=true&auth=6e66629f61f57770aaeba60b99d11f5d9f41cdf1d0a9231708c4e9cdfaf48d5a&width=1200&height=630","Four Ottawa mayoral candidates on the CTV News Ottawa debate stage",{"path":295,"title":296,"description":297,"date":275,"publishedAt":298,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":299,"image":303,"imageAlt":304,"imageCredit":305,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdowntown-council-roundtable-2026-10-14","Council candidates from Somerset, Rideau-Vanier and Kitchissippi outline downtown plans at Ottawa Board of Trade roundtable","Nine candidates from three wards discussed homelessness, business attraction, transit access and city permits at a morning roundtable hosted by the Ottawa Board of Trade on October 14.","2026-10-14T13:50:00-04:00",[162,300,301,164,163,302],"downtown","homelessness","city permits","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ottawalife.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FCandidates-for-Council_Ottawa-City-Hall_October-2026.webp","Ottawa council candidates at the Ottawa Board of Trade roundtable on October 14, 2026","Ottawa Life Magazine",{"path":307,"title":308,"description":309,"date":275,"publishedAt":310,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":311,"image":315,"imageAlt":316,"imageCredit":216,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Focdsb-minister-no-reinstatement-2026-10-14","Ontario's education minister says OCDSB trustees elected Oct. 26 will not regain power soon","Ontario's education minister Paul Calandra told reporters on Wednesday that he has no immediate plans to reinstate trustees at Ottawa's public school board, even as voters prepare to elect 10 new OCDSB trustees on October 26.","2026-10-14T16:34:00-04:00",[312,313,314],"Ottawa-Carleton District School Board","school board trustee","OCDSB","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FDJZKNHGQ5FEIVBX36SNPNUUBJI.jpeg?auth=649431bf948cd2bece93443e0f4d306e6f328246013bfaeeef98b1a72bd8fe91&width=1200&height=675&smart=true&quality=80","Ottawa-Carleton District School Board building",{"path":318,"title":319,"description":320,"date":275,"publishedAt":321,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":322,"image":324,"imageAlt":325,"imageCredit":216,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-mayor-other-candidates-2026-10-14","Ten Ottawa mayoral candidates beyond the front four: who they are and what they want","CTV News Ottawa asked all ten mayoral candidates outside the front four to explain why they are running and what they would do in office.","2026-10-14T23:15:00-04:00",[175,323,266],"candidates","https:\u002F\u002Fbellmediainc-bnn-bloomberg-prod.web.arc-cdn.net\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Farc-goldfish-bellmediainc-thumbnails.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10-13-2026%2Ft_567cc0ef3c314f1aa6d61ea883d00cd6_name_WEB_OTHER_CANDIDATES.png?auth=4ebbfaf38681a242831069527f2a12ce0ce826b20de62cd7d4715555c2c4bc08&width=576&height=324&smart=true&quality=80","Group of Ottawa mayoral candidates",{"path":327,"title":328,"description":329,"date":275,"publishedAt":330,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":331,"image":333,"imageAlt":334,"imageCredit":335,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsutcliffe-campaign-internal-poll-2026-10-14","Sutcliffe campaign releases internal poll showing incumbent leading Ottawa mayor race","The Sutcliffe campaign commissioned and paid Abacus Data to survey 1,000 Ottawa voters in late September. Among decided voters, the poll put Sutcliffe at 52 per cent, with Leiper, Saravanamuttoo and Lawson all in the mid-teens.","2026-10-14T09:58:00-04:00",[175,332],"poll","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fottawacitizen\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Fmark-sutcliffe-mayoral-candidate.jpg","Ottawa mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe speaking at a media conference","Tony Caldwell \u002F Ottawa Citizen",{"path":337,"title":338,"description":339,"date":340,"publishedAt":341,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":342,"image":345,"imageAlt":346,"imageCredit":347,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fleiper-menard-library-hours-2026-10-13","Ottawa mayoral candidate Leiper and Ward 17 incumbent Menard call for Sunday library hours","Mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper and Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard have each committed to expanding Ottawa Public Library hours, with Menard's petition gathering hundreds of signatures.","2026-10-13","2026-10-13T09:34:00-04:00",[162,175,343,344],"libraries","public services","https:\u002F\u002Fcapitalcurrent.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FIMG_4075.webp","The Ottawa Public Library's Carlingwood branch exterior after summer flooding","Sian Phoenix \u002F Capital Current",{"path":349,"title":350,"description":351,"date":340,"publishedAt":352,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":353,"image":357,"imageAlt":358,"imageCredit":216,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmayoral-candidates-three-pledges-2026-10-13","Sutcliffe, Lawson and Leiper each announce new pledges on Tuesday","Three Ottawa mayoral candidates released separate campaign plans on Tuesday: Mark Sutcliffe on combating hate, Jeff Leiper on a Kanata recreation centre, and Alex Lawson on youth drug prevention.","2026-10-13T13:38:00-04:00",[175,354,355,356,164],"anti-hate","youth","recreation","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FGURKYZVAVBF25JR7P53CJA2E3Y.png?smart=true&auth=514925858371a19d215f2cba7e61b7e9023ec5a5b39ef79465c2496f3d4099ef&width=1200&height=630","A sign saying 'Voting Place' on the doors of Ottawa City Hall during an advance voting period of the municipal election",{"path":360,"title":361,"description":362,"date":363,"publishedAt":364,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":365,"image":366,"imageAlt":367,"imageCredit":368,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-direction-poll-2026-10-12","Nearly half of Ottawa residents are neutral on the city's direction, Nanos poll finds","A Nanos Research survey of 762 Ottawa residents, conducted Oct. 4-8 for CTV News Ottawa, found 48 per cent are neutral on the direction the city is going, with 34 per cent saying it is heading the right way and 15 per cent saying the wrong way.","2026-10-12","2026-10-12T09:34:05-04:00",[175,332],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FZQXQLBOIKEDXM2HFTJJM3FKBLM.jpg?smart=true&auth=280290e430c2f766fc3c1523b01ab8a72defded35c508e295fec212baf808544&width=1200&height=630","The Ottawa sign on York Street in Ottawa's ByWard Market","Jacob Meissner \u002F CTV News Ottawa",{"path":370,"title":371,"description":372,"date":373,"publishedAt":374,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":375,"image":376,"imageAlt":377,"imageCredit":216,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-housing-poll-2026-10-11","Ottawa voters put infrastructure and affordability at top of housing priorities","A Nanos Research poll of 762 Ottawa residents, conducted Oct. 4-8, found 39 per cent want the City to focus on improving infrastructure to support growth, and 35 per cent said keeping homes affordable should be the top priority.","2026-10-11","2026-10-11T16:35:00-04:00",[175,164,332],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FIW66MOUCRVCNFAPOAUKNGWIVGM.jpg?smart=true&auth=44d9702632e75b750997860c3473585e6e4fc3b3912f141432bfffeed8bedb69&width=1200&height=630","New homes under construction in Ottawa, October 2026",{"path":379,"title":380,"description":381,"date":373,"publishedAt":382,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":383,"image":385,"imageAlt":386,"imageCredit":387,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fward-6-equity-forum-2026-10-11","Ward 6 candidates address housing, services and belonging at Stittsville equity forum","Eight of nine Ward 6 council candidates attended or submitted responses to a West Side Pride forum in Stittsville on Oct. 6, covering affordable housing, local services, transit access and community inclusion.","2026-10-11T16:40:00-04:00",[162,164,163,384],"forum","https:\u002F\u002Fstittsvillecentral.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002FStittsville-Central-Oct6-2026-photos-debate-West-Side-Pride-004.jpg","Candidates at the West Side Pride Ward 6 forum at Stittsville Library, October 6, 2026","Stittsville Central",{"path":389,"title":390,"description":391,"date":392,"publishedAt":393,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":394,"image":395,"imageAlt":396,"imageCredit":216,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-transit-poll-2026-10-10","Transit tops Ottawa voter priorities in new Nanos poll","A Nanos Research survey of 762 Ottawa residents, conducted Oct. 4-8, found 55 per cent ranked transit as the city service most in need of improvement ahead of the Oct. 26 election.","2026-10-10","2026-10-10T13:34:00-04:00",[175,163,332],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FZJJ6GWZJRFEB7IEEQ4AKS4MKKE.jpg?smart=true&auth=25c2caa1225906e1ab53cc3f5322696fc904cea6e5067ae009eca9ef26940841&width=1200&height=630","A double-car train on Line 1 of OC Transpo's LRT system, June 2026",{"path":398,"title":399,"description":400,"date":401,"publishedAt":402,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":403,"image":405,"imageAlt":406,"imageCredit":407,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-drug-recovery-plan-2026-10-09","Alex Lawson proposes 200-bed addiction recovery centre on Greenbelt land","Ottawa mayoral candidate Alex Lawson has released a drug recovery plan that calls for a 200-bed facility on leased National Capital Commission land in the Greenbelt.","2026-10-09","2026-10-09T22:37:00-04:00",[175,404,164,14],"addiction","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002F4CSB4ABRIBD4JMG364XMGAYMFM.png?smart=true&auth=bc32f0e8b6198b54ab15461b0e5cd264b6b5a0a5ff877ab1c857f5744ca59110&width=1200&height=630","Alex Lawson at the City of Ottawa Elections Office after registering for the 2026 municipal election","Natalie van Rooy \u002F CTV News Ottawa",{"path":409,"title":410,"description":411,"date":401,"publishedAt":412,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":413,"image":415,"imageAlt":416,"imageCredit":417,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmayor-forum-transit-trees-2026-10-09","Seven mayoral candidates lay out transit and environment plans at Nepean Sportsplex forum","Seven of Ottawa's 14 mayoral candidates spoke at a People's Official Plan Coalition forum on Aug. 26 about transit, trees and climate resilience. Mark Sutcliffe and Alex Lawson did not attend.","2026-10-09T16:42:00-04:00",[175,163,414,384],"environment","https:\u002F\u002Fcapitalcurrent.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002FM8A1453-CandidatesCC.jpg","Seven mayoral candidates sit at a panel table at the Nepean Sportsplex forum on August 26 2026","Justin Campbell \u002F Capital Current",{"path":419,"title":420,"description":421,"date":401,"publishedAt":422,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":423,"image":427,"imageAlt":428,"imageCredit":429,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-advance-voting-day-2026-10-09","Ottawa's Advance Voting Day is October 16, one day fewer than 2022","Ottawa voters have one Advance Voting Day this year, Thursday Oct. 16, from 10 am to 8 pm. 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The Hate and Bias Crime Unit is investigating.","2026-10-07","2026-10-07T16:51:00-04:00",[162,458,279,280],"ward-15-kitchissippi","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002F7XYIVBLHE5BADBABOVRTZUFGRA.jpg?smart=true&auth=32544c89f3a48ea7ce49a2230f2b3728bb0a8d84cd761ddc1ab3002b5ae9e1bc&width=1200&height=630","Kitchissippi Ward campaign signs on a residential street in Ottawa","Leah Larocque\u002FCTV News Ottawa",{"path":463,"title":464,"description":465,"date":455,"publishedAt":466,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":467,"image":470,"imageAlt":471,"imageCredit":429,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-small-business-taxes-2026-10-07","Alex Lawson pledges to raise small business tax cut to 25 per cent","Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson announced a plan to raise the city's small business property tax discount from 15 per cent to 25 per cent, at a cost he puts at $8.4 million a year.","2026-10-07T16:49:30-04:00",[175,468,469,266],"small business","taxes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FD5L5VU5VI5HYBFIRWUDXGSAGUU.png?smart=true&auth=73d5ca1cd5a373339ee62a8db839cd55daa183151a3f442d7946de9764417737&width=1200&height=630","Alex Lawson at the City of Ottawa Elections Office",{"path":473,"title":474,"description":475,"date":455,"publishedAt":476,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":477,"image":479,"imageAlt":480,"imageCredit":216,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fleiper-rural-plan-2026-10-07","Jeff Leiper lays out five-point plan for rural Ottawa","Mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper published a five-point rural platform on October 6, promising a dedicated office for rural residents and a new voice for farmers.","2026-10-07T16:48:50-04:00",[175,478,267,266],"rural","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FQIWESIVUGJDBPEHYDASSX5FBAI.jpg?smart=true&auth=5935cfc4d56da3fae233cbd9e01353a14ef9b831ca99a0ab424bc8bca2b74735&width=1200&height=630","Jeff Leiper speaks with a reporter about his rural plan for Ottawa",{"path":482,"title":483,"description":484,"date":455,"publishedAt":485,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":486,"image":488,"imageAlt":489,"imageCredit":490,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-economic-panel-2026-10-07","Mayoral candidates lay out economic plans as Ottawa Board of Trade holds industry panel","Four Ottawa mayoral candidates released or outlined economic development positions on Tuesday, as business leaders held a panel at the Ottawa Art Gallery on downtown revitalization, transit and red tape.","2026-10-07T22:39:00-04:00",[175,487,300,163,468],"economic development","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F793ea84b-3c71-4dc7-b9ab-70d75afa7107,1791341230507\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C247%2C4032%2C2268%29%3BResize%3D620","Business leaders at a panel discussion on a stage at the Ottawa Art Gallery","Elyse Skura\u002FCBC",{"path":492,"title":493,"description":494,"date":455,"publishedAt":495,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":496,"image":498,"imageAlt":499,"imageCredit":335,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fstittsville-ward-six-race-2026-10-07","Nine candidates compete to be Stittsville's new councillor","Ward 6 has nine people on the ballot after Glen Gower announced he would not seek a third term. Traffic, transit and housing are the main topics.","2026-10-08T13:33:00-04:00",[162,497],"Ward 6 Stittsville","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fottawacitizen\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fottelectionoct6_305612857.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=900","Aerial view of Stittsville Main Street in Ottawa on October 5, 2026",{"path":501,"title":502,"description":503,"date":455,"publishedAt":504,"author":23,"category":100,"tags":505,"image":507,"imageAlt":508,"imageCredit":461,"updated":141,"linkedinPostUrl":141},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsutcliffe-mental-health-plan-2026-10-07","Sutcliffe promises community-wide strategy for mental health and drug crises","Incumbent mayor Mark Sutcliffe announced on October 7 a plan to bring health care, housing and public safety organizations together into a city-wide strategy for mental health and the toxic drug crisis.","2026-10-07T16:50:10-04:00",[175,506,14,266],"mental health","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FBK5Y6RLJN5GERP6SHABZVJ4L5Y.png?smart=true&auth=2b5443b3750d5a2634e3395083cf6248240ea389e15af6b931e4f40e24fda0aa&width=1200&height=630","Mark Sutcliffe speaks at an event during his 2026 re-election campaign",[510,521,529,537],{"slug":96,"name":18,"office":162,"party":141,"portrait":511,"colour":520,"palette":141},{"src":512,"smallSrc":513,"width":514,"height":515,"alt":516,"credit":517,"sourceUrl":518,"position":519},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbrian-innes-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbrian-innes-320.webp",640,800,"Brian Innes, from Brian Innes campaign (brianinnes.ca).","Brian Innes campaign (brianinnes.ca)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.brianinnes.ca\u002F","50% 30%","fern",{"slug":97,"name":19,"office":162,"party":141,"portrait":522,"colour":528,"palette":141},{"src":523,"smallSrc":524,"width":514,"height":515,"alt":525,"credit":526,"sourceUrl":527,"position":519},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjoanne-chianello-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjoanne-chianello-320.webp","Joanne Chianello, from Joanne Chianello campaign (joannechianello.ca).","Joanne Chianello campaign (joannechianello.ca)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.joannechianello.ca\u002F","rose",{"slug":98,"name":20,"office":162,"party":141,"portrait":530,"colour":536,"palette":141},{"src":531,"smallSrc":532,"width":514,"height":515,"alt":533,"credit":534,"sourceUrl":535,"position":519},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsubhir-uppal-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsubhir-uppal-320.webp","Subhir Uppal, from Subhir Uppal campaign (subhiruppal.com).","Subhir Uppal campaign (subhiruppal.com)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.subhiruppal.com\u002F","blue",{"slug":99,"name":21,"office":162,"party":141,"portrait":141,"colour":520,"palette":141},1792262168762]