Georges Bédard(born in Ottawa, Ontario) is a member of Ottawa City Council representing the ward of Rideau-Vanier. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. The Ottawa City Council ( French: Conseil municipal d'Ottawa) is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district Rideau-Vanier Ward is a ward in the City of Ottawa, Canada, designated as Ward 12 and represented on Ottawa City Council This ward covers Lower Town, Sandy Hill, and Vanier. Lowertown (Basse-Ville is a district in the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the east of downtown Sandy Hill ( French: Côte-de-Sable is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east of downtown Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood is a former municipality that ceased to exist in 2001 by becoming part of the city of Ottawa Ontario. Born and raised in the area Bédard currently lives in Sandy Hill he attended Carleton University where he obtained a degree in political science. This article is about the university in Ottawa Ontario Canada He first became involved in local politics in the successful effort to block the construction of the King Edward Expressway. He was first elected to city council at a young age in 1974 and served on the council until 1980. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. During this period he was best known for his efforts at preserving heritage structures. Upon leaving the council he became president of the Heritage Canada Foundation . The Heritage Canada Foundation ( French: Fondation Héritage Canada) also known as Heritage Canada ( Héritage Canada) is a registered charity He is also among the founders of the Franco-Ontarian Festival, and of Ottawa's Pollution Probe. He later joined the federal civil service serving as a land claims negotiator. He also had a number of other duties including serving as president of Ottawa's Tulip Festival. The Canadian Tulip Festival claims to be the world's largest tulip festival with attendance of over 500000 visitors annually In the 2003 Ottawa election he returned to Ottawa's city council, replacing Madeleine Meilleur who had become a member of the provincial legislature. The Ottawa municipal election of 2003 was held in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Madeleine Meilleur (born November 22, 1948) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Meilleur endorsed Bédard's return to city council and he elected with 42% of the vote with his closest rival getting 27%.
He was re-elected in the 2006 Ottawa election with 47% of the vote to his closest, Bruce McConville, 45%. The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa This was the narrowest margin of victory of any of the incumbent councillors in the 2006 election.
Homelessness
In late 2006 Bédard became vocal about the concentration of services offered to homeless people in Ottawa. Bédard has been critical of adding to the six shelters which are located in his Rideau-Vanier ward. City Council has passed Bédard's motion [1] on having an interim moratorium on creating any more special needs housing in Rideau-Vanier until zoning review is completed. [2] Bédard is part of a downtown coalition which advocates a safer downtown Ottawa. Bédard has also spoken out against the OC Transpo bus shelters located on Rideau Street in front of the Rideau Centre. OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Rideau Centre ( Centre Rideau in French) is a three-level Shopping centre on Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario Bédard has said that the shelters are a haven for crack dealers and vagrants and has advocated that their walls be removed during the summer. [3]
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| Preceded by Madeleine Meilleur |
City councillors from Rideau-Vanier Ward 2003-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Jules Morin |
City councillors from By-St. Madeleine Meilleur (born November 22, 1948) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jules Morin (1914 &ndash September 22 1988) was an Ontario businessman and politician George's Ward 1974-1980 |
Succeeded by Ward abolished. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) See Nancy Smith and Marc Laviolette |
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