Steve Desroches returns to lead revamped Riverside South-Findlay Creek

Steve Desroches will once again represent Riverside South-Findlay Creek (redrawn and renamed) after Carol Anne Meehan decided not to run again after a single term.

Three other candidates ranto take the council seat: public servant Zainab Alsalihiy;businessman Salah Elsaadi, formerchair of the Sparks Street Business Improvement Area;andEm McLellan.

Desroches, a federal public servant,represented Gloucester-South Nepean from 2006 to 2014, when he stepped downafter saying he would serve only two terms.

Desroches alsodid not respond to CBC's survey, but on hiswebsite his priorities includedan economic development plan for southeast Ottawa, enhancing recreational features at Fred Barrett Arena and Leitrim sports fields, and regular and effective communication with residents.

LISTEN | Steve Desroches' interview with Ottawa Morning on Tuesday

Alsalihiydid not respond to CBC's survey of council candidates, but herwebsite included priorities such asimproving ambulance response and police presence, four-lane roads, LRTand improved transit, and accelerating/enhancing recreational facilities.

Elsaadi's priorities includedroads, a new recreational centre and public transportation.

Ward at a glance

Projected population 2022: 36,066

Projected population 2026:44,143