Capital Ward or Ward 17 (French: ''Quartier Capitale'') is a city ward located in the centre of

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. Situated just south of

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, the ward includes the communities of

Old Ottawa East Old Ottawa East or just Ottawa East (''Vieil Ottawa Est'' in French) is a neighbourhood in Capital Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located south of Nicholas Street and between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, with Avenue ...

Old Ottawa South Old Ottawa South is an older urban neighbourhood in Capital Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Old Ottawa South is a relatively small and compact neighbourhood, located between the Rideau Canal (to the north) and the Rideau River (to the south). The ...

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, Heron Park,

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, and Riverside Out of all the wards currently in existence, Capital ward has existed the longest. It was originally created in 1909 from parts of Wellington Ward and

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when the Glebe was settled. The original capital ward consisted solely of the Glebe. It eventually annexed

before assuming its current borders. Its first aldermen were

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and J. W. Nelson.Ottawa City Council minutes, 1910

Councillors

Election results

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Former Green Party deputy leader defeated Liberal Party staffer Isabel Metcalfe and activist Bob Brocklebank. Chernushenko won in the Glebe, Old Ottawa South and Old Ottawa East, Metcalfe won the Riverside apartments and Heron Park while Brocklebank won Carleton University.

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