Advance voting day in Osgoode for byelection to elect new councillor

Residents in Ottawa’s Osgoode ward can cast a vote today for a new councillor, to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of George Darouze.

The City of Ottawa is holding one advance voting day ahead of the municipal byelection on Monday, June 16.

Eligible voters can cast a ballot from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday at one of three locations in Osgoode ward.

• Osgoode Village Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main Street
• Parkway Church, 7275 Parkway Road
• Carlsbad Springs Community Centre, 6020 Piperville Road

To cast a ballot, electors will be required to show a piece of identification that must have your name and address to show you live in Osgoode ward. The city says photo identification is not required to vote.

• Here are the 11 candidates running in the Osgoode byelection

There are 11 candidates running to fill the vacant seat in Osgoode ward. Darouze resigned in March after being elected the MPP for Carleton in February’s Ontario election.

Here is a list of the 11 candidates:

• Guy Clarence Boone
• Dalton Holloway
• Bobby Gulati
• Colette Lacroix-Velthuis
• Dan O’Brien
• Isabelle Skalski
• Doug Thompson
• Peter Scott Westaway
• Jennifer van Koughnett
• Gregory Vail
• Arnold Vaughan

For more information on voting places and the hours to cast a ballot, visit www.ottawa.ca/vote.