Thank you for the privilege of serving and representing you on City Council the last four years. I am hoping to earn your trust and support again this autumn.
I started calling Ottawa home in 2009, first temporarily as a university student, but permanently after deciding in third year I was not moving back. In 2014, I started my career with OC Transpo as a bus operator and later as a customer communications officer. I ended up spending a lot of time in Barrhaven as a result of the routes I drove, which became a factor in my decision to move here in 2019 (plus my wife’s family is here).
Over the last four years, I’ve experienced and witnessed how policies rooted in ideology have made our lives more difficult, our City more administratively burdensome, and our efforts to help our community more expensive. Municipal government is supposed to be the most practical level of government, focusing on roads, garbage, transit, parks, pipes, and more, but the City had saddled itself and its residents with layers of administration to find problems for its solutions. Yet, despite all that administration, poor coordination and communication often becomes the story, overshadowing issues and conversations that are otherwise truly important.
Despite that, several items important to the growth and sustainability of Barrhaven East were advanced over the last four years, including the new police station, traffic calming, road resurfacing, and tree planting. With Council’s support, I started the process towards widening Prince of Wales Drive north of Fallowfield and towards creating at least two fenced dog parks in the ward. I also began productive discussions with the Queensway-Carleton Hospital and other partners to bring a community health hub to Barrhaven, as well as early discussions with an external partner potentially for a major sports park and facility near Woodroffe/Longfields.
That important work, and more, must continue.
Barrhaven East has had about 10 years of stability following 40 years of rapid, continuous growth, but Barrhaven as a whole is at a dynamic part of its history. By 2030, another 10,000 residents will call Barrhaven home, accelerated by the provincial government’s changes to planning legislation. Though that growth is mostly outside this ward, its effects flow through our community, adding pressure to existing infrastructure and services.
Barrhaven East is my home, too. My wife and I welcomed our son last year, and we plan to raise and grow our young family in the community we love, so our future and how we shape that together is personal.
From fighting sprung structures to resolving concerns at your street corner, from voting against Lansdowne 2.0 to advocating for appropriately-sized (and adequately-powered) sidewalk plows, I have a proven record of solutions-oriented action, advocacy, and information sharing for our community. Count on me to be the practical and responsive leader for Barrhaven East, to serve with integrity, to fight for what’s important to you, and to move our community forward. I am your voice at City Hall.
My goal is to visit as many houses as possible in the ward throughout the summer and autumn to discuss concerns and ideas for our community and city. I look forward to seeing you, Barrhaven East, and I hope to earn the privilege of your trust and support for a second term as your City Councillor.
The ward was created from portions of Ward 3 – Barrhaven West and Ward 22 – Riverside South-Findlay Creek in 2022 in response to continued rapid growth in Barrhaven and Riverside South. Bounded by Fallowfield Road, the Rideau River, Jock River, Longfields Drive, Strandherd Drive, and Greenbank Road, Barrhaven East is home to about 55,000 residents, and includes the communities of Ashdale, Chapman Mills, Davidson Heights, Havenlea, Hearts Desire, Longfields, Old Barrhaven (east of Greenbank), Rideau Glen, and Winding Way.
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