Kanata North returns its incumbent
Cathy Curry will serve another term as Kanata North’s city councillor after securing almost 74 per cent of the vote in Monday’s municipal election, according to unofficial City of Ottawa results available at 9:30 p.m. Her closest challenger, Rob Millan, received about 20 per cent.
The result gives Curry another mandate in a ward where she campaigned on issues closely tied to the area’s ongoing development and transportation needs. Her platform included protecting green space, managing the pace of infrastructure growth and improving OC Transpo service in Kanata. She also opposed a planned housing development on a Kanata golf course and supported construction of the March Road Bus Rapid Transit corridor.
Curry watched the results arrive at a gathering at her home, where her daughter and campaign volunteers joined her. Supporters cheered when the first results were announced at about 8:15 p.m. and showed Curry with a comfortable lead over her rivals.
“There’s so much to continue doing and get going on.”
Speaking from the watch party, Curry said she was pleased with the result but acknowledged that the numbers remained unofficial. She also credited the volunteers who worked on her campaign and said the reception at residents’ doors had been overwhelmingly positive. The campaign’s result was consistent with her previous municipal performance: Curry won the 2022 election with 77 per cent of the vote.
Transportation and growth remain central issues
The campaign placed several long-running local questions at the centre of the contest. Curry’s position on the proposed golf-course housing development reflected her emphasis on protecting green space, while her support for the March Road transit corridor addressed the need for improved connections in a growing part of Ottawa. She also campaigned on extending LRT service to Kanata, an issue that Millan supported as well.
- Almost 74 per cent: Curry’s share of the unofficial Kanata North vote.
- About 20 per cent: Millan’s share as Curry’s closest challenger.
- 2022: The year Curry previously won the ward with 77 per cent.
- March Road: The proposed Bus Rapid Transit corridor Curry backed during the campaign.
For residents, the result means the priorities Curry identified during the campaign will remain part of her work at city council. Her agenda combines land-use concerns with transportation service, including both the protection of open space and plans for transit infrastructure. The result also leaves Curry positioned to continue advocating for the issues she said were important during her first term.
A councillor with a previous school-board career
Curry came to city council after a career in public education. She previously served as a trustee and chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board before being appointed to council in 2021, following Jenna Sudds’s election as the federal representative for Kanata-Carleton. Curry then won the 2022 municipal election decisively.
Her latest victory gives her another four-year term and the opportunity to continue working with the council that will take shape after the election. During her election-night remarks, Curry said she was watching to see which colleagues would join her at council over the next four years. She also said she was looking forward to working again with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and noted his support for her efforts concerning the golf club.
The unofficial figures reported Monday night will be followed by final election results from the City of Ottawa. Until then, Curry’s substantial lead over the field points to a clear result in Kanata North and a continuation of the priorities she presented to voters: measured infrastructure growth, stronger transit service and protection of local green space.
