River Ward

River
Location within Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°22′N 75°41′W / 45.367°N 75.683°W / 45.367; -75.683Coordinates: 45°22′N 75°41′W / 45.367°N 75.683°W / 45.367; -75.683
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Government
• Councillor	Riley Brockington
Population (2011)Canada 2011 Census [1]
• Total	45,795

River Ward or Ward 16 (French: Quartier Rivière) is a municipal ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located in the south central portion of the city, and includes the communities of Carlington, Central Park, Carleton Heights, Mooney's Bay, Riverside Park and Hunt Club/Uplands. The ward spans both sides of the Rideau River between Carling Avenue and Hunt Club Road.

Prior to amalgamation, this area was part of Mooney's Bay Ward, which existed from 1994 to 2000. Before this, the ward was called Riverside Ward which was created in 1980 from parts of Elmdale-Victoria Ward and Gloucester Ward.

City councillors

1. Jim Durrell (1981-1985)
2. George Brown (1986-1994)
3. Karin Howard (1995-1999)
4. Jim Bickford (1999-2000)
5. Wendy Stewart (2001-2003)
6. Maria McRae (2003-2014)
7. Riley Brockington (2014-present)

Election results

Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997

Ottawa municipal election, 2000

Ottawa municipal election, 2003

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Ottawa municipal election, 2006

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Ottawa municipal election, 2010

References

External links

• Map of River Ward (pdf)