Category: Focus

The story begins with downtown worried about losing influence on a new city council filled with suburban and rural seats

While Claudette Cain and Bob Chiarelli fight over the job of Ottawa mayor, the six other candidates tend to get lost in the background.

As the clock ticks down to the Oct. 13 nomination deadline for this year’s municipal election, Coun. Elisabeth Arnold remains the only candidate running in Somerset ward.

While the two leading mayoral candidates are positioning themselves to attract the Centretown vote, their silence on some key issues could lead voters to question whether either candidate has a strong urban platform.