Severance packages for outgoing mayor, councillors will cost Ottawa taxpayers $660,000
Ottawa taxpayers will pay out more than $660,000 in severance packages for Mayor Jim Watson and the 10 councillors leaving city hall this fall.

Ottawa taxpayers will pay out more than $660,000 in severance packages for Mayor Jim Watson and the 10 councillors leaving city hall this fall.
New data released by the city of Ottawa shows Mayor-elect Mark Sutcliffe received the most votes for mayor in 19 of 24 wards on Election Night.
Of the new city councillors elected in Ottawa on Monday, no one had to beat out more competition than Stéphanie Plante.
It’s a historic win for Wilson Lo, who becomes the first councillor-elect of the new Ward 24—Barrhaven East. Lo received 37 per cent of the vote to defeat six others in the race to become the ward’s first councillor.
Voter turnout in Monday night’s municipal elections could be some of the worst on record, as numbers on Tuesday showed the percentage of people who didn't bother to vote.
Ottawa mayor-elect Mark Sutcliffe is also well known for being an avid runner. Sutcliffe says he was able to run every day during the campaign and he plans to keep running every day as mayor.
Ottawa voters cast ballots for school board trustees along with city councillors and the mayor. Here are the trustee winners.
Thirteen incumbents and 11 new councillors will join mayor-elect Mark Sutcliffe at the Ottawa council table for the new four-year term.
Mark Sutcliffe has been elected mayor of Ottawa. CTV's Leah Larocque reports.
It is a night of change in the Ottawa Valley as many municipalities voted in new mayors and councillors.
Mark Sutcliffe has been elected mayor of Ottawa. The political rookie defeated Catherine McKenney and 12 other candidates to win the mayor's race.
Get a recap of up-to-the-minute updates and results of the Ottawa municipal election.
Polling stations are open across Ottawa until 8 p.m. Council will have a new look after the polls close, with a new mayor and at least 11 new councillors set to go to Ottawa City Hall.
At 36 years old, Jim Watson became mayor of the old City of Ottawa -- the youngest person to hold that office in the city's history. He returned as mayor in 2010 and handily won his next two elections. In total, Watson has served 15 years in the role.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at what you need to know to vote in Ottawa's municipal election on Monday.
With no incumbent mayor and at least 11 new councillors to be named, this election will dramatically change the council chamber, no matter who wins.
Ottawa mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe says he supports funding festivals in the city after questions emerged about a column he wrote 16 years ago arguing that the city stop funding them.
The city of Ottawa is adding a new ward for the 2022 municipal election to address population growth.
The 24th ward will be known as "Ward 24 – Barrhaven East"
City staff say the new name is for "Geographic Identification."