Ward 11 – Beacon Hill-Cyrville
Council Candidates
MICHEL BELLEMARE (INCUMBENT)
O’NEIL BROOKE
TIM TIERNEY
POPULATION – 35,500
AREA – 41.2 sq. km
BOUNDARIES
North: The Ottawa River.
South: From St. Laurent the
boundary cuts across to the railway
tracks.
West: North of La Cite Collégiale,
the western boundary is Blair Road.
South of La Cite it is St. Laurent
Boulevard.
East: From north to south, the
Eastern boundary is Green’s Creek,
Highway 174, Blair Road and Innes
Road.
CANDIDATE-SUBMITTED BIOGRAPHIES
MICHEL BELLEMARE (INCUMBENT)
Michel Bellemare has dedicated himself to serving the community. He was re-elected to
Ottawa City Council in 2006 by a wide margin.
The veteran Councillor won praise as an effective Acting Mayor last year, leading Ottawa City
Council to approve an impressive number of policies and projects in a short period. Among
these, a downtown transit tunnel for east-west light rail, a plan Bellemare has been pushing
for years and ultimately became a successful alternative to the previous and controversial
north-south proposal. Two light rail stations will connect Beacon Hill-Cyrville to downtown.
As Acting Mayor, Bellemare made sure a $3 million expansion of the Splash Wave Pool in
Beacon Hill-Cyrville was funded by all levels of government.
Bellemare also initiated new recreation activities for youths and seniors, and successfully
completed a $2.5 million makeover of neighbourhood parks, with more improvements on the
way.
Michel Bellemare is a lawyer with deep roots in the community. He is the fifth generation of
his family living in the nation’s capital. He graduated from the University of Ottawa in law,
political science, and management and public policy. He and his wife, Nathalie, have three
young children and live in Beacon Hill.
O’NEIL BROOKE
O’Neil Brooke candidate for Ottawa City Council, ward 11 has been working in information
technology since the early 1990’s. While acquiring a real estate license, Mr. Brooke found
that our politicians do not "represent" people, instead politicians use the concept of
"governance" to override dissent and impose their will.
O'Neil Brooke has served on parent council’s for Bayshore Catholic, Assumption and John
Paul II schools. During this time Mr. Brooke also attended many of the meetings for parents
held at the Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board.
O’Neil Brooke was president of the Ottawa-Vanier Electoral District Association for the
Canadian Action Party and has been an active member of our community advocating for the
preservation of our national sovereignty and individual rights.
TIM TIERNEY
As a long-time resident of Beacon Hill, Tim Tierney has been active in ensuring his
community continues to grow and thrive as an integral part of Ottawa. This
dedicated commitment to Beacon Hill-Cyrville has included many years of volunteering for a
variety of local development projects, sports and recreation groups, schools, social service
and community betterment organizations.
This accumulated experience has given Tim an acute awareness of issues that affect
community residents and prepared him to work collaboratively to resolve them. As a small
business owner specializing in web development and online business solutions and as a
Manager in the government sector Tim has the expertise and skill to understand the
economic and social impacts of municipal policies and initiatives. An important tenet of his
business philosophy is to engage stakeholders in the planning process build consensus and
implement solutions that benefit the community.
Tim was born in 1974, the son of Allan Tierney and Shirley Lavergne. Raised in Ottawa, he
has been a resident of Beacon Hill for more than fifteen years. Along with his wife Jen,
daughters Crystal and Keely, and son Liam, he enthusiastically participates in, and is a
staunch advocate of neighbourhood recreational programs.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD ZONE 12
(INNES/BEACON HILL-CYRVILLE)
TRUSTEE CANDIDATES
CHRIS ELLIS
KATIE HOLTZHAUER
SCHOOLS
Carson Grove Elementary School
Emily Carr Middle School
Forest Valley Elementary School
Glen Ogilive Public School
Henry Larsen Elementary School
Henry Munro Elementary School
Le Phare Elementary School
Robert Hopkins Public School
Colonel By Secondary School
Gloucester High School
Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Program
CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD ZONE 5
(INNES/BEACON HILL-CYRVILLE)
TRUSTEE CANDIDATES
KATALIN SHESKAY (INCUMBENT)
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SCHOOLS
Brother André Catholic
Good Shepherd
John Paul II
Thomas D’Arcy McGee Catholic
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Chapel Hill Catholic
Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School