Peggy Feltmate is Canadian politician who was

Ottawa city councillor The Ottawa City Council (french: Conseil municipal d'Ottawa) is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 24 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected At-large, at large, while each councillor repr ...

representing

Kanata South Ward Kanata South Ward or Ward 23 (French: ''Quartier Kanata-Sud'') is a municipal ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's west end, the ward created in 2006 includes the communities of Katimavik-Hazeldean, Glen Cairn, Bridlewood, and Trailwes ...

from 2003 to 2010. She was born in

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, in 1949 and was first elected in the

2003 Ottawa election The 2003 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held in Ottawa to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The vote was held on November 10, 2003. The elections were h ...

to replace outgoing councillor

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in Kanata Ward. She had won plaudits for her efforts at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and was backed by Munter and other well-known Kanata figures. During her first term in office, Feltmate helped prevent development of the area around Beaver Pond. Due to population growth, her ward was split in two in 2006. She was re-elected in 2006 in the new Kanata South Ward. In February 2010, Feltmate announced that she would not run for re-election in the

2010 Ottawa municipal election The 2010 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 25, 2010, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Ottawa-Carleton Public and Ottawa-Carleton Catholic Sch ...

, though she would continue to serve the community on a part-time, volunteer basis.

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City biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Feltmate, Peggy Ottawa city councillors Living people 1949 births Members of the United Church of Canada Women municipal councillors in Canada Women in Ontario politics