Wendy Stewart
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Wendy Stewart is a former Ottawa City Council
Ottawa City Council
The Ottawa City Council is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 23 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four year terms with the...

lor and Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor.

Stewart was born in Ottawa, and lived in Carleton Heights
Carleton Heights
Carleton Heights is a neighbourhood located in Ottawa, Canada. It is bounded on the north by the Central Experimental Farm, on the east by the Rideau River, on the south by the junction of Prince of Wales Drive and Fisher Avenue and on the west by Fisher Avenue. The northern part of the...

 since 1980, with her husband Ron Stewart
Ron Stewart (football player)
Ronald L. Stewart is a former Canadian running back for Queen's University and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.-Rough Rider career:...

, a professional football player.

Stewart was first elected to the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Council in 1994, the first year the council was elected as a separate entity. She represented River Ward
River Ward
River Ward is city ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the central west/south central portion of the city, the ward includes the communities of Carlington, Skyline, Parkwood Hills, Fisher Heights, Mooney's Bay, Riverside Park and Hunt Club/Uplands which are located on both sides of the...

. Stewart had previously been quite active in the community. She had served on the Board of Directors of the Carleton Heights and Area Residents Association,
chaired the McGregor Easson Community School Council/Advisory Committee, she was involved with the community newspaper, she was a member of the Girl Guides of Canada for 10 years, including a 5 year term as District Commissioner, she was the chair of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority is an inter-municipal environmental protection and advisory agency that works with local municipalities, government agencies, special interest groups and the general public to protect the natural resources of the Rideau River watershed...

, she represented the Eastern Region of Conservation Authorities on Provincial Association's Standing Committee on Communications, and she chaired the Volunteer Advisory Committee of the Sawmill Creek Watershed Study.

Stewart was re-elected in 1997, and when the regional government was abolished, Stewart was elected to represent the same ward on Ottawa City Council in 2000. She retired in 2003.

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