Newly named Riverside South-Findlay Creek ward draws 4 candidates

CBC News | Posted: September 3, 2022 1:04 AM | Last Updated: October 2, 2022

There is no incumbent running in Ward 22

Ward 22's name has changed since the last election and Carol Anne Meehan, who won the council seat in 2018, is not running again leaving the race open.

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The ward used to be called Gloucester-South Nepean, but with the adding of a 24th ward, some ward names and boundaries, including this one, have shifted.

Four candidates are vying to take the council seat of the newly named Riverside South-Findlay Creek: Zainab Alsalihiy, Steve Desroches, Salah Elsaadi and Em McLellan.

Desroches represented Gloucester-South Nepean from 2006 to 2014, and Zainab Alsalihiy was the last person to successfully register to run for municipal council on deadline day.

Election day is Monday, Oct. 24.

For more information about where and how to vote, visit the city's election page.

Ward at a glance

Image | Ward 22 map

Caption: This map shows the boundaries of Ward 22 Riverside South- Findlay Creek. (City of Ottawa)

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Projected population 2022: 36,066

Projected population 2026: 44,143

Candidates running

CBC Ottawa sent a detailed questionnaire to candidates in this and other wards, and those who responded have their answers below. Candidates were also asked to submit photos of themselves. Where candidates have web sites, those links can be accessed by clicking on the candidate's name.

Zainab Alsalihiy

Image | Zainab Alsalihiy was the last candidate to register

Caption: Zainab Alsalihiy left her Findlay Creek home at 1:26 p.m. Friday, and was the last person to make the 2 p.m. deadline to register for the fall election. (Kate Porter/CBC)