Steve Desroches was born on 1969 and is a politician in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
13 Facts About Steve Desroches
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Steve Desroches is a member of Ottawa City Council, representing Riverside South-Findlay Creek Ward since 2022.
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Steve Desroches was previously a member of Ottawa City Council from 2006 to 2014, representing for Gloucester-South Nepean Ward, a ward representing some of Ottawa's southern suburbs.
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Steve Desroches was first elected in the 2006 municipal election, and was re-elected in the 2010 municipal election.
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Steve Desroches was a trustee at the Ottawa Public Library Board and a vice-chair in the OC Transpo Advisory Committee.
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Steve Desroches was the vice-present of the Riverside South Community Association.
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Steve Desroches listed his priorities as to improving infrastructures in the ward that is under massive development, including improving roads and public transit.
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Steve Desroches was a supporter of the now-cancelled expansion of the City's O-Train north-south light-rail expansion project which would have served Riverside South and Barrhaven South starting in 2009.
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Steve Desroches was easily re-elected in 2010, and served until 2014, as he had promised to only serve for two terms.
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Steve Desroches expressed interest in running for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election, but ultimately did not.
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Steve Desroches had been touted as a potential candidate for the Liberals, but considered his personal politics to be "conservative", due to his economic views.
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On May 18,2022 Steve Desroches announced he would be running for city council in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election.
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Steve Desroches ran in Riverside South-Findlay Creek Ward, a re-drawn version of his old ward.