Steve Desroches
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Steve Desroches is a politician in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the councillor for the new ward of Gloucester-South Nepean
in the 2006 municipal election
. He has been nominated for city Councillor in the Ottawa municipal election, 2010
.
He studied at the University of Ottawa
and Carleton University
, where he obtained a Masters degree in public administration
. Prior to his entry in municipal politics, Desroches worked for several Ministries in the federal government as well as the office of the Auditor General
. He was a trustee
at the Ottawa Public Library Board and also a vice-chair in the OC Transpo
Advisory Committee
.
In the election, Desroches defeated former Ottawa-Carleton Regional Chair
Andrew Haydon
to become the first councillor of this new ward which includes about half of Barrhaven, Riverside South and Leitrim
.
He lists his priorities as to improving infrastructure
s in the ward that is under massive development, including improving roads and public transit. Public Safety
and fiscal
management were also key priorities in his campaign and for his upcoming term at City Council. He was also a supporter of the now-canceled expansion of the City's north-south light-rail expansion project which would have served Riverside South and Barrhaven South starting in 2009.
Gloucester-South Nepean Ward
Gloucester-South Nepean Ward is a city ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. Situated in the south end of the city, the ward includes the communities of Chapman Mills, Stonebridge and Davidson Heights in Barrhaven as well as Riverside South...
in the 2006 municipal election
Ottawa municipal election, 2006
The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario...
. He has been nominated for city Councillor in the Ottawa municipal election, 2010
Ottawa municipal election, 2010
The Ottawa municipal election was contested on October 25, 2010 to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards...
.
He studied at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
and Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
, where he obtained a Masters degree in public administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
. Prior to his entry in municipal politics, Desroches worked for several Ministries in the federal government as well as the office of the Auditor General
Auditor General of Canada
The role of the Auditor General of Canada is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of federal government operations. The Auditor General reports to the House of Commons, not to the government...
. He was a trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
at the Ottawa Public Library Board and also a vice-chair in the OC Transpo
OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. An integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of: regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; a bus rapid transit system — a high...
Advisory Committee
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
.
In the election, Desroches defeated former Ottawa-Carleton Regional Chair
Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton
The Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton was the head of the regional council which controlled the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton since its formation in 1968....
Andrew Haydon
Andrew S. Haydon
Andrew Scott "Andy" Haydon is a Canadian engineer and politician. He was reeve of Nepean Township, Ontario from 1970 to 1978 and Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton from 1978-1991...
to become the first councillor of this new ward which includes about half of Barrhaven, Riverside South and Leitrim
Leitrim, Ontario
Leitrim is a suburban community and a developing neighbourhood, to Ottawa's rural south in Ontario, Canada, named after the Irish County Leitrim....
.
He lists his priorities as to improving infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
s in the ward that is under massive development, including improving roads and public transit. Public Safety
Public Safety
Public safety involves the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety of the general public from significant danger, injury/harm, or damage, such as crimes or disasters .-See also:* By nation...
and fiscal
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
management were also key priorities in his campaign and for his upcoming term at City Council. He was also a supporter of the now-canceled expansion of the City's north-south light-rail expansion project which would have served Riverside South and Barrhaven South starting in 2009.