Christine Louise Leadman was a city councillor in

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, Canada. She won the position for

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councillor in the

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on 13 November 2006 after incumbent Shawn Little dropped out of the race. She only served one term however, losing the 2010 election to Katherine Hobbs. After her defeat she went to on to head the Glebe Business Improvement Area (BIA). Before being elected to city council she was executive director of the

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for 14 years. She worked on the board of the

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Newswest for a decade prior to its merger with Kitchissippi Times.
Our Councilor: Some accomplishments over the years include", Kitchissippi Community Website She was opposed to the original

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North-South light rail project proposal that would have run from downtown to

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starting in 2009.

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* * Obituary for Fawzia Amir Rahman, mother of Christine Leadman. * 1950s births Living people Businesspeople from Ottawa Ottawa city councillors Women municipal councillors in Ontario American emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Egyptian descent 21st-century Canadian municipal councillors 21st-century Canadian women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ottawa-bio-stub