Rick Chiarelli (c. 1963)[1] is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He is currently an Ottawa City Councillor, and the second cousin of former Ottawa mayor Bob Chiarelli. The Ottawa City Council ( French: Conseil municipal d'Ottawa) is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Robert (Bob Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician He represents the College Ward covering part of Nepean. College Ward (Ward 8 is a city ward in Ottawa, Canada 's west end Climate Nepean has fairly warm summers The summer season goes from early June to early September
Deeply active in Liberal Party politics in his youth, he was first elected to office at age 19 when he won a seat on the Carleton Separate School Board in 1982. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) At the time, he was the youngest elected official in the province. He ran for a seat on the council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton in 1985, but lost. The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was a regional government area and Census division in Ontario Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
In 1988, he was elected to the Nepean City Council for the Borden ward. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) His most notable act as a councillor was the introduction of a controversial new bylaw banning cat owners from allowing their pets to roam freely. He ran again for a spot on the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carelton council in 1991, but lost by only 0. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 38% of the vote to future Liberal Member of Parliament David Pratt. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Honourable David Pratt PC, BA (Honours Carleton University (born January 3, 1955) is a former Canadian Politician (There was some controversy when the Nepean city council refused to hold a recount. )
Chiarelli turned to the private sector, and he worked full time as a communications consultant, a job he had held while on Nepean council.
He was re-elected to the Nepean council in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In 1998, he challenged sitting Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Alex Cullen for the Liberal nomination in Ottawa West-Nepean. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Alex Cullen is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. For the provincial electoral district see Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal and provincial He won the nomination following an extremely divisive battle. Cullen claimed he had been betrayed by his party, and chose to run against Chiarelli as an Ontario New Democratic Party candidate. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada Neither Cullen nor Chiarelli was elected, however -- Progressive Conservative Garry Guzzo defeated both. The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre Garry Guzzo (born November 18, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Politician in Ontario Canada.
Chiarelli remained on city council, and became one of the most outspoken opponents of amalgamating Nepean into Ottawa. He was a proponent of the tri-city scheme that would see Nepean merged with Ottawa's other western suburbs. He lost that battle, and ran for a seat on the new Ottawa city council in 2000 against veteran Nepean politician Al Loney. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Most observers expected close race, but Chiarelli won by a significant margin.
Many speculated that Chiarelli would try again to enter the provincial legislature in the 2003 election, but instead he backed former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson in the Ottawa West-Nepean race. The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial This article is about the politician for other people with this name see Jim Watson (disambiguation James Alexander Watson is a politician For the provincial electoral district see Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal and provincial He was re-elected unopposed in the 2003 municipal election. 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 On November 13, 2006, he was re-elected to Ottawa City Council, defeating challengers Brett Delmage and Laura Lee Doupe.
| Preceded by Brian Mackey (Carleton Ward) |
City councillors from Baseline Ward 2000-2006 |
Succeeded by Ward abolished |
| Preceded by Ward created |
City councillors from College Ward 2006-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |