A well-represented community

Commission, the Ottawa Public Library Board and the Planning Committee. He has also occupied the role of Caucus Chair on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for Ontario for the past 11 years.

Laura Dudas (Innes Ward) and Matt Luloff (Orléans Ward) were both elected to city council in 2018.

Before she was elected, Coun. Dudas was the long-time chair of the Blackburn Community Association. Besides her duties on city council, she serves as vice-chair of the Finance and Economic Development Committee and is a member of the Planning; Transportation, and Community and Protective Services committees.

Coun. Luloff is a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. In winning a seat on city council, he managed to beat out 16 other contenders.

Besides his duties on city council, Coun. Luloff is also chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee and he is a member of the Transportation and Finance and Economic Development committees. He also serves as the council liaison on the Accessibility Advisory Committee.

Coun. Kitts was elected in a byelection to replace Stephen Blais in November, 2021. At 33, she is the youngest member of city council. (Matt Luloff is the next oldest at 37.) Besides city council, Kitts is also vice-chair of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee and she is a member of the Transportation, Planning, and Community and Protective Services committees.

All four east end councillors make a concerted effort to be as approachable and helpful to their constituents as possible. They also have a dedicated staff whose job it is to make sure that issues raised by their constituents are addressed in a timely manner.