{"id":492738,"date":"2026-02-22T21:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/492738\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:12:07","slug":"stittsvilles-glen-gower-not-seeking-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/492738\/","title":{"rendered":"Stittsville’s Glen Gower not seeking re-election"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Glen Gower, the two-term councillor for Stittsville ward, says he will not be seeking re-election this fall. <\/p>\n

“When I first ran eight years ago … I said I would only serve two terms,” he explained in a video update to constituents that was posted on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“We always need new voices and new experience around the council table, that’s for sure.”<\/p>\n

Gower was elected as councillor for the west Ottawa ward in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. <\/p>\n

He currently chairs the transit commission, and is vice-chair of the planning and housing committee. <\/p>\n

Though he doesn’t have anything lined up for the immediate future, Gower said he hopes to continue in a sector “aligned” with the work he’s been doing at city hall on health care, housing, transportation and community building. <\/p>\n

With nine months left in his term, Gower said he’d be overseeing some parks and road safety projects. He also said he’d prioritize the creation of a health facility to provide primary care to residents of Kanata and Stittsville. <\/p>\n

Gower also encouraged any residents interested in running for councillor to reach out to him while he still holds the position. <\/p>\n

“I’d love to chat and hear about what you’re thinking and answer any questions you might have,” he said. <\/p>\n

Ottawa’s next municipal election is Monday, Oct. 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-492738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}