[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":577},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Focdsb-zone4-kitchissippi-bay-trustees-2026-10-19":3,"news-list":127,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Focdsb-zone4-kitchissippi-bay-trustees-2026-10-19":557},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":19,"body":20,"candidates":58,"category":61,"date":62,"description":63,"extension":64,"faq":65,"image":90,"imageAlt":91,"imageCheckedAt":92,"imageCredit":93,"linkedin":94,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"meta":103,"metaDescription":104,"navigation":105,"path":106,"pinned":107,"primarySourceUrl":108,"publishedAt":92,"seo":109,"seoTitle":102,"sourceId":110,"sourceIsPaywalled":107,"sources":111,"stem":120,"storyType":121,"tags":122,"topicKey":125,"updated":102,"__hash__":126},"news\u002Fnews\u002Focdsb-zone4-kitchissippi-bay-trustees-2026-10-19.md","Two candidates for OCDSB Zone 4 trustee disagree on how to handle board's financial problems",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":14},"Emily Quaile and Benoit Massé are running for OCDSB Zone 4 trustee. The board has been under provincial supervision since June 2025 due to ongoing deficits. Quaile focuses on ending supervision and protecting IEP access; Massé focuses on financial sustainability, student safety, and better communication.",[9,10,11,12,13],"OCDSB Zone 4 trustee race","Ottawa-Carleton District School Board","provincial supervision","Emily Quaile","Benoit Massé",[15,16,17,18],"OCDSB Zone 4 trustee 2026","Ottawa school board election","OCDSB supervision","Ottawa school trustee Kitchissippi Bay","voche.me editors",{"type":21,"value":22,"toc":54},"minimark",[23,27,30,33,36,39,42],[24,25,26],"p",{},"Two candidates running for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Zone 4 told the Kitchissippi Times they are stepping into a job that looks different from what it was four years ago. The board has been under a provincial supervisor since June 2025.",[24,28,29],{},"Education Minister Paul Calandra removed the board's elected trustees from their decision-making authority that month and appointed Robert Plamondon as supervisor, the Kitchissippi Times reported. The reason: a financial investigation found the OCDSB had reported in-year deficits every year since 2021-22 and exhausted its reserves. The board's accumulated deficit stood at $5.9 million at the end of the 2023-24 school year.",[24,31,32],{},"Emily Quaile and Benoit Massé are running for the Zone 4 seat, which covers Kitchissippi and Bay wards. Quaile described the race to the Kitchissippi Times as applying for two different jobs: one while the supervisor remains and another if local governance is restored. She said she decided to run partly because of that uncertainty, and said one of her top priorities is pushing for an end to provincial supervision.",[24,34,35],{},"Quaile, who has a background in political economy and more than 20 years working in the service industry, told the outlet she has heard from parents struggling to get proper support for students with individual education plans. She argued that the board's problems are rooted in provincial underfunding, a problem she said needs to be named clearly rather than worked around.",[24,37,38],{},"Massé came to the race from his experience on a school council, which he told the Kitchissippi Times helped him understand the issues affecting students. His priorities are restoring financial sustainability, student safety, addressing bullying and harassment, and improving communication between trustees, parents, and educators. He said the next group of trustees must stay closely focused on the budget to prevent the board from sliding back into its earlier financial position.",[24,40,41],{},"The board's finances have improved. The OCDSB's 2026-27 budget projects a $3.5-million operating deficit after the identification of $15 million in savings, the Kitchissippi Times reported.",[24,43,44,45,49,50,53],{},"Ottawa school trustee elections take place on October 26, 2026, the same day as the mayor and city council votes. Kitchissippi and Bay ward voters can read about ",[46,47,12],"a",{"href":48},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Femily-quaile"," and ",[46,51,13],{"href":52},"\u002Fon\u002Fottawa-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbenoit-masse"," on voche.me.",{"title":55,"searchDepth":56,"depth":56,"links":57},"",2,[],[59,60],"emily-quaile","benoit-masse","Election news","2026-10-19","Emily Quaile and Benoit Massé are running for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in the zone covering Kitchissippi and Bay wards, with the board still under a provincial supervisor appointed in June 2025.","md",[66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87],{"question":67,"answer":68},"Why is the OCDSB under provincial supervision?","Education Minister Paul Calandra removed the board's elected trustees from their decision-making authority in June 2025 and appointed Robert Plamondon as supervisor, according to the Kitchissippi Times. The reason given was a financial investigation that found the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board had reported in-year deficits every year since 2021-22 and had exhausted its reserves. The board's accumulated deficit stood at $5.9 million at the end of the 2023-24 school year.",{"question":70,"answer":71},"What powers does the provincial supervisor hold?","Robert Plamondon currently exercises the powers normally held by the elected school board, including authority over finances, policies and governance, according to the Kitchissippi Times. Anyone elected as trustee this October will take office without knowing when, or how fully, those powers will be returned to the elected board. Candidate Emily Quaile described it as applying for two different jobs at once.",{"question":73,"answer":74},"What does Emily Quaile say she would do as trustee?","Quaile told the Kitchissippi Times that one of her top priorities would be pushing for an end to provincial supervision and restoring a stronger role for locally elected trustees. She also said she has heard from parents struggling to get support for students with individual education plans and other specialized needs. She argued the board's problems are rooted in provincial underfunding, a problem that needs to be named and addressed rather than worked around. She has a background in political economy and more than 20 years working in the service industry.",{"question":76,"answer":77},"What does Benoit Massé say he would prioritize as trustee?","Massé told the Kitchissippi Times his priorities are restoring financial sustainability, student safety, addressing bullying and harassment, and improving communication between trustees, parents and educators. He came to the race from his experience on a school council, which he said helped him understand the issues affecting students. He said the next group of trustees must keep a close focus on the budget to make sure the board does not return to its previous financial position.",{"question":79,"answer":80},"Has the OCDSB's financial situation improved?","The Kitchissippi Times reported that the board's financial position has improved since the province stepped in. The OCDSB's 2026-27 budget projects a $3.5-million operating deficit, following the identification of $15 million in savings. That compares to the accumulated deficit of $5.9 million at the end of 2023-24 and years of in-year deficits going back to 2021-22.",{"question":82,"answer":83},"What is OCDSB Zone 4?","Zone 4 is the school board electoral zone covering the Kitchissippi and Bay wards in Ottawa, according to the Kitchissippi Times. Two candidates are on the ballot: Emily Quaile and Benoit Massé. Whoever wins will represent families in that part of Ottawa at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Ottawa's largest English public school board.",{"question":85,"answer":86},"Where can I read more about the OCDSB trustee candidates?","You can read about Emily Quaile and Benoit Massé, both running for OCDSB Zone 4 trustee, on voche.me. Ottawa's municipal voting day is October 26, 2026. Trustees for all four Ottawa school boards are elected on the same day as the mayor and city councillors.",{"question":88,"answer":89},"What is the source for this reporting?","The Kitchissippi Times published its profile of both candidates on October 19, 2026. The outlet is a community newspaper covering the Kitchissippi ward and nearby Ottawa neighbourhoods including Westboro, Wellington Village, Hintonburg, and Britannia.","https:\u002F\u002Fkitchissippi.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F20260820-emily-portrait-mckeown-4.jpg","Emily Quaile poses outside Broadview Avenue Public School in Ottawa in August 2026","2026-10-19T13:42:29-04:00","Kitchissippi Times",{"short":95,"long":96,"hashtags":97},"Two candidates for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Zone 4 seat are running while the board remains under a provincial supervisor.","Emily Quaile and Benoit Massé are running for OCDSB trustee in Zone 4, which covers Kitchissippi and Bay wards in Ottawa. 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Four candidates made their case to voters ahead of the October 26 vote.","2026-10-18","2026-10-18T19:34:00-04:00",[134,189,136,190,191],"Ward 15 Kitchissippi","infrastructure","recreation","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002F24ABPMHEZRF7HPKHKSMZTGIXQI.jpg?smart=true&auth=95cc945241eb6e42cac0e4659d05a570fb32224b71b9592f9b45c47621af36d8&width=1920&height=1080","Campaign signs for the Kitchissippi ward candidates in Ottawa","CTV News Ottawa",{"path":196,"title":197,"description":198,"date":186,"publishedAt":199,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":200,"image":202,"imageAlt":203,"imageCredit":204,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-poll-mainstreet-2026-10-18","Lawson campaign poll puts Sutcliffe at 35 per cent with 20 per cent undecided","Mainstreet Research surveyed 638 Ottawa residents between Oct. 14 and Oct. 16 for the Lawson campaign. Mark Sutcliffe led at 35 per cent, with Jeff Leiper at 25 per cent and about 20 per cent of respondents undecided.","2026-10-18T22:38:00-04:00",[155,201],"poll","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fottawacitizen\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F2026-09-18-mayoral_candidates-2_305304261-1.jpg","Mayoral candidates, left to right: Neil Saravanamuttoo, Mark Sutcliffe, Jeff Leiper and Alex Lawson","Jean Levac and Tony Caldwell \u002F Postmedia",{"path":206,"title":207,"description":208,"date":186,"publishedAt":209,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":210,"image":212,"imageAlt":213,"imageCredit":214,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fward-6-recreation-survey-2026-10-18","Eight Ward 6 candidates describe their plans on recreation access in Stittsville","Stittsville Central asked all nine Ward 6 candidates how they would improve local recreation, affordability and transit access. Eight candidates responded. 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Both say transit and housing are the ward's biggest problems, and they disagree on what to do first.","2026-10-16","2026-10-16T09:38:00-04:00",[134,136,137,252],"Ward 8 College","Ottawa election 2026 news",{"path":255,"title":256,"description":257,"date":249,"publishedAt":258,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":259,"image":261,"imageAlt":262,"imageCredit":194,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fleiper-equipass-proposal-2026-10-16","Leiper proposes expanding OC Transpo EquiPass to cover full-time minimum wage workers","Jeff Leiper says the income threshold for Ottawa's reduced transit pass should rise to include anyone working full-time at minimum wage and should be tied to future wage increases.","2026-10-16T19:36:00-04:00",[155,136,260],"affordability","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FKTFDHFUSLJDX3ETM7XOVZ2W5HM.jpg?auth=f1662f69b7f3838fe3d2a8005d4133c0643ad9ff44a0550eb97d573fa7509634&width=1200","Jeff Leiper speaks at a campaign event in Ottawa",{"path":264,"title":265,"description":266,"date":249,"publishedAt":267,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":268,"image":270,"imageAlt":271,"imageCredit":272,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsaravanamuttoo-profile-cbc-2026-10-16","CBC profiles Neil Saravanamuttoo, economist and first-time candidate for Ottawa mayor","CBC News published a profile of mayoral candidate Neil Saravanamuttoo, tracing his path from federal public servant and G20 economist to first-time candidate running against what he calls special interests at city hall.","2026-10-16T19:50:00-04:00",[155,269],"candidate profile","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F6e5a55ff-9d74-4a45-8463-644364e6d635,1792094102115\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C320%2C3500%2C1968%29%3B","Neil Saravanamuttoo speaks at a downtown Ottawa event on September 30, 2026","Arthur White-Crummey\u002FCBC",{"path":274,"title":275,"description":276,"date":277,"publishedAt":278,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":279,"image":282,"imageAlt":283,"imageCredit":272,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcbc-mayor-debate-oct21-2026-10-15","Four Ottawa mayoral candidates will debate on CBC on October 21","CBC Ottawa will host a live mayoral debate from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, with Alex Lawson, Jeff Leiper, Neil Saravanamuttoo and Mark Sutcliffe taking part.","2026-10-15","2026-10-15T09:35:00-04:00",[155,280,281],"debate","election information","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002Fcad55b26-d4b5-4eca-967e-cfe08e6d820e,1791999328537\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D620","Ottawa mayoral candidates Neil Saravanamuttoo, Mark Sutcliffe, Jeff Leiper and Alex Lawson",{"path":285,"title":286,"description":287,"date":277,"publishedAt":288,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":289,"image":291,"imageAlt":292,"imageCredit":293,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fkitchissippi-final-debate-2026-10-15","All four Kitchissippi candidates face off in final ward debate","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.","2026-10-15T13:50:00-04:00",[134,290,136,137,222],"ward 15","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F779f26be-3d04-46e5-9857-daae79b9c12c,1792033465863\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C438%2C6000%2C3375%29%3B","Kitchissippi ward candidates at their October 14 debate at Invest Ottawa headquarters","Cameron Mahler\u002FCBC",{"path":295,"title":296,"description":297,"date":277,"publishedAt":298,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":299,"image":302,"imageAlt":303,"imageCredit":272,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fleiper-profile-cbc-2026-10-14","Jeff Leiper, 56, spent three terms on Ottawa council changing his mind about housing","CBC News profiled the Kitchissippi councillor on October 14. He chairs the city committee that approves development, and says the committee has approved tens of thousands of units during his tenure.","2026-10-15T20:42:00-04:00",[155,300,137,301],"Jeff Leiper","Kitchissippi","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002Fa019b32c-d7f3-4ed4-9b57-20050ab3fc9d,1791918221075\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C182%2C3500%2C1968%29%3BResize%3D620","Ottawa mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper at The Record Centre on Wellington Street West",{"path":305,"title":306,"description":307,"date":277,"publishedAt":308,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":309,"image":313,"imageAlt":314,"imageCredit":315,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-advance-voting-day-oct16-2026-10-15","Ottawa advance voting closes Friday at 8 p.m.","Friday, Oct. 16 is the last chance to cast an advance ballot before voting day on Oct. 26. Polls open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at assigned ward locations.","2026-10-15T20:03:00-04:00",[310,311,312],"Advance voting","Voting information","Election day","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002Fcca82a3e-a931-461f-a75f-a03c00e930f0,1787326350601\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28418%2C0%2C5201%2C2925%29%3BResize%3D620","An Elections Ottawa sign in its office in August","Matthew Kupfer\u002FCBC",{"path":317,"title":318,"description":319,"date":277,"publishedAt":320,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":321,"image":323,"imageAlt":324,"imageCredit":325,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsutcliffe-full-platform-2026-10-15","Sutcliffe releases 70-page re-election platform the day before advance voting closes","Incumbent mayor Mark Sutcliffe released his full 70-page re-election platform on October 15, one day before the last advance voting day.","2026-10-15T13:40:00-04:00",[155,322,136,137,190],"platform","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FRIGUVTYXKZGXRNLM3LKQBPG6X4.jpeg?smart=true&auth=01bddbfa4ffd813c8d2336b90b8830dab697aad0894b5444ae7a298b823f0f8d&width=1200&height=630","Incumbent mayor Mark Sutcliffe unveils his campaign platform, October 15","Dylan Dyson\u002FCTV News Ottawa",{"path":327,"title":328,"description":329,"date":330,"publishedAt":331,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":332,"image":336,"imageAlt":337,"imageCredit":338,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbarrhaven-east-sign-vandalized-2026-10-14","Barrhaven East candidate's election sign defaced with racist slur","Jules Ruhinda, a candidate for Ward 24 city councillor, says one of his campaign signs was vandalized with a racist slur over the weekend. 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signatures.","2026-10-13","2026-10-13T09:34:00-04:00",[134,155,395,396],"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":401,"title":402,"description":403,"date":392,"publishedAt":404,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":405,"image":408,"imageAlt":409,"imageCredit":194,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\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",[155,406,407,191,137],"anti-hate","youth","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":411,"title":412,"description":413,"date":414,"publishedAt":415,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":416,"image":417,"imageAlt":418,"imageCredit":419,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\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",[155,201],"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":421,"title":422,"description":423,"date":424,"publishedAt":425,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":426,"image":427,"imageAlt":428,"imageCredit":194,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\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 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inclusion.","2026-10-11T16:40:00-04:00",[134,137,136,435],"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",{"path":439,"title":440,"description":441,"date":442,"publishedAt":443,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":444,"image":445,"imageAlt":446,"imageCredit":194,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\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 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Mark Sutcliffe and Alex Lawson did not attend.","2026-10-09T16:42:00-04:00",[155,136,464,435],"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":469,"title":470,"description":471,"date":451,"publishedAt":472,"author":19,"category":61,"tags":473,"image":475,"imageAlt":476,"imageCredit":477,"updated":102,"linkedinPostUrl":102,"pinned":107},"\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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