Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney is running for a fifth straight term. The dean of city council was first elected in 2010 when he upset then incumbent Michel Bellemare, becoming one of only two people to beat an incumbent city councillor in the east end since the city was amalgamated in 2001. The only other person to accomplish the feat was Stephen Blais who beat Rob Jellett in Cumberland Ward also in the 2010 municipal election.
Speaking in front of more than 50 volunteers and supporters at the Dominion City Brewing Co. in Canotek Park, Tierney said that he planned to run on his record and the theme “Promises made. Promises Delivered”.
“I run on my record and I run on the things that I actually promised to do within my community,” Tierney said before listing the Richcraft Sensplex and improvements to the Earl Armstrong Arena and the Splash Wave Pool as some of his most notable accomplishments along with upgrades to the Beacon Hill Community Centre.
His campaign website lists no fewer than 80 projects among his achievements over the past 16 years, including being elected as president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities this past summer.
Looking towards the future, Tierney said he’s been able to get support from the mayor and his city council colleagues to improve Blair Road between Innes Road and Hwy. 174 with new sidewalks, street lighting and a bike lane. Other projects that have already been approved include a new community centre and a fenced in dog park, both in Pineview.
During his speech, Tierney announced plans to install several pickle ball courts behind the Sensplex in the next term, along with a skate park behind the Earl Armstrong Arena. He also listed improved policing and support for small businesses as top priorities in the next term.
“I have a very strong record when it comes to community safety and I’m very proud of the community policing model we brought back, but we need to do more, especially when it comes to monitoring at intersections,” said Tierney.
Since first getting elected, Tierney has received at least 80 per cent of the vote in each subsequent election. In 2022, he received 82 per cent of the vote running against two other people.
This time around he’s facing another two challengers in Cathryne Milburn and Coreen Corcoran.
Milburn has served the past four years as a school board trustee on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board representing Zone 12 which includes the wards of Beacon Hill–Cyrville and Orléans West-Innes.
Coreen Corcoran is the current deputy leader of the Ontario Libertarian Party who has run both federally and provincially several times since 2014.
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