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Voters in Barrhaven West will choose among three candidates for Ottawa city council in the 2026 election. Incumbent David Hill is running against real estate agent Jeff Balys and school trustee Donna Blackburn. Candidates have outlined concerns including downtown and weekend transit, as well as return-to-office policies.
Barrhaven West voters will see three names on the ballot in 2026. The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Barrhaven West voters will see three names on the ballot when they select a city councillor in 2026, including the person who's held the council seat for four years and a school trustee who's won four elections in that same zone.
David Hill got about 43 per cent of the vote in 2022 against three other candidates, taking a seat left vacant by Jan Harder who had represented Barrhaven since 1997. This election, the former infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces is up against real estate agent Jeff Balys and school board trustee Donna Blackburn.about their top concerns. Residents in Barrhaven West say they want better transit to downtown and on weekends, while several spoke out against return-to-office policies.
CBC Ottawa also sent each candidate running for Ottawa city council a questionnaire so voters can get to know them and their positions on city issues. Find their unedited answers below. Voting day is Monday, Oct. 26, but there are chances to cast ballots before then. Information about voting is on theCBC News sent emails to the address the candidate submitted for the City of Ottawa's elections website but did not receive a response by the deadline.
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