Merle Nicholds (born c. 1950) served as the final mayor of

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from 1991 to 2000. Her background was in nursing and was employed by the Scarborough Health Department

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until 1982. In 1990, after moving from

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with her lawyer husband and two children, she became the first president of the Kanata Lakes Community Association. Nicholds defeated Kanata's second mayor,

Des Adam Des Adam (born 9 September 1945 in Perth, Ontario) served as the second mayor of Kanata, Ontario Kanata (, ) is a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located about west of the city's downtown core. As of 2021, Kanata had an urban po ...

, in the 12 November 1991 municipal election and was re-elected for two more terms. Nicholds retired from politics after completing her third term in office and did not campaign in the 2000 municipal elections. At that point, the

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ordered the formation of a new City of

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government which replaced Kanata and all other local governments within the

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* * 1950s births Living people Mayors of Kanata Women mayors of places in Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub