From Sept. 22 to Oct. 23, CBC Ottawa will visit the 23 electoral wards in the city of Ottawa to get the inside track on the issues people are talking about on the eve of the upcoming municipal election.

The CBC Street Talk team was in West Carleton-March Ward 5, on Tuesday, Oct. 21 to speak directly to voters and ask: What would make your neighbourhood a better place to live? We were at Alice's Village Cafe on Carp Road.

Eli El-Chantiry, the incumbent, who was first elected in 2003, is running again. He will face off against four other candidates vying for the seat at city council.

CBC Ottawa asked all the candidates running for city council to record a one-minute pitch and tell voters why they think they're the best candidate for their ward. The pitches below are from those who participated in this project.