The Hunt Club Community Association (HCCA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 7, 2022. At that meeting, Brian Wade, Past President, revealed the results of the elections to the Board of Directors. Here are your new Directors:
President – Audrey Belanger – Baur – 6 years in community
My objectives in concert with the Board and our Councillor are to:
- Advocate for more affordable housing
- Explore options to alleviate food insecurity
- Improve the safety of our streets for children
- Work on solutions to reduce congestion and for best urban planning practices
- Grow our local flora biodiversity and replant trees
- Foster a culture of open and transparent governance in the HCCA
- Engage a broader segment of our community through increased social and community activities and doubling of our membership
I count on you, the members, and the Board to help me to achieve these objectives in whatever way you can. Thank you for your vote of confidence. I look forward to working with you.
Vice President – Mary Nduati – 5 years in community.
I have been a member of Hunt Club Community Association for 2 years since I joined the Maudlin Matilda McEwan Community Garden as one of the gardeners. My education background is in Institutional Management, Counselling, and Social Work. I am a registered Social Service Worker with Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). I am currently pursuing graduate studies in Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy.
I work at Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) as a Community Support Worker in the Mental Health and Counselling Department serving different families from visible minorities in Ottawa region.
My passion is to serve different communities by walking alongside them to ensure that they reach their full potential. As a Director of the Hunt Club Community Association, I will use my experience in counselling, advocacy, service coordination and academic background to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community in the Hunt Club area.
Secretary – Patrick Morton – 3 years in community
Hello, my name is Patrick. I’ve lived in the Quinterra portion of the Hunt Club neighbourhood for three years with my fiancée. I work as a Public Servant for the Federal government.
I joined the HCCA and the Board in the Spring of 2022 in order to both give back to the community and advocate for changes to make housing more affordable in our neighborhood and city.
My goals for this year are to:
- Improve the transparency of the HCCA
- Get members more involved in organizing and planning our activities
- Make sure that the wider community benefits from upcoming large scale construction projects here, and
- Advocate for better and safer transportation options.
Treasurer – Brian Wade – 15 years in community
Hello Hunt Club. I am pleased that I am once again on the HCCA board of directors and have been appointed your Treasurer for 2022-2023. I have lots of experience in this role, having been the treasurer for my condo board for several years, and also currently the treasurer for South East Ottawa Community Health Centre. I am no stranger to local issues and City Hall as I was the Chair of the City of Ottawa’s Accessibility Advisory Committee from 2014 to 2018, and its most recent vice chair. As well, I was president of the HCCA for many years.
When I am not at my paid work, or getting involved with matters associated with my volunteer activities, you can find me putting together various Lego sets with my two nephews. I enjoy cooking and especially the eating part. I love to travel, being creative and enjoy our local arts scene. You’ll often find me at our own Greg Kelley’s Tunes Afternoon at Moose McGuires.
Past President – Peter Brimacombe – 37 years in community
As Past President, I would like to help the Board build on our successes that occurred during my term as President such as:
- The Annual Fall Festival which was held the first time in 2.5 years due to COVID. The festival was well attended and provided great entertainment, free food, artisans and vendors for residents of all ages
- Housing affordability. I would like to continue to work with the Board to advocate for improvements to housing affordability as the City implements Ottawa’s Official Plan
- I would like to continue assist the Community Association to inform community residents about government changes that affect them.
Director – Peter Foulger – 43 years in community
I joined to focus on community issues where we could achieve results that improve our experience of living in Hunt Club by:
- Bringing Community issues to the attention of our Councillor and disseminating their reports through social media
- Supporting Councillor programs to improve our community and providing feedback on development.
- Initiating and supporting community events
- Initiating and supporting projects for sustainability of our environment
- Monitoring and improving our local parks through adoption and cleanup campaigns
- Monitoring the status of Hunt Club Creek, our only stream, and reporting issues to the Councillor and Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA)
Director – Piero Narducci – 27 years in community
As a proud resident of the Hunt Club community for over 25 years an I have volunteered and supported:
- The Get Growing Hunt Club and Butterfly Way initiatives.
- The Hunt Club Community Fall Festival.
I have also served previously on the Hunt Club Community Association (HCCA) Board of Directors. I have over 20 years of executive leadership experience. In addition, I have served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada for many years, on the Executive Board of Directors for 3 years, and as Chair for a brief period at the end of my tenure. I would like to bring that accumulated experience to serve our community and am honoured to be elected to the HCCA Board of Directors.
Director – Fiona Bailey – 31 years in community
I am a Healthcare worker turned union activist and Representative. I care about the residents in my community and hope that working with the other Directors will create change for the better in our community.
Director – Sabrine Barakat (incumbent) – 14 years in community
As a fortunate resident and homeowner in this community I care deeply that it meets our family’s current and future needs – which are likely not unique to our family: affordability, safety, a variety of small businesses and city services (library, community office, green spaces) and the chance to grow and thrive. I wish to remain on the Board as I want to ensure my voice is heard, and I am interested in hearing the voices of others – where we meet and where we differ – with a view to finding respectful consensus and a way forward. I am also interested in community-government relations.
Director – Zane Oueja (incumbent) – 14 Years in Community
My name is Zane. My family and I have lived in Hunt Club since 2008, and I attended Bayview, Fielding, and Brookfield schools. As a 3rd-year university student in urban and regional planning at Toronto Metropolitan University, I have a keen interest in how neighbourhoods like ours can develop and grow. More importantly, Hunt Club is my home, and it is where I wish to return once I finish my studies. I want to serve on the Board to advocate for safe, accessible and reasonable densification and improved transportation options.
Melissa MacIsaac – 5 Years in Community
I moved to the area in 2018 with my 2 children, I have since grown my family with my now finacée making our total number of children in our home, 5, his 2 teens (in college) and my 2 teens (at St. Patricks) and our daughter under 2 years old. As you can imagine, I have a vested interest in having a safe, welcoming community to raise our kids. I have worked as a fundraiser/communications manager at non-profits for the past 10ish years. I would love to be part of the community association to share my skills and help make our community even better!
Carl Fannin – 15 Years in Community
Hi, I work as an analyst with the Ottawa hospital and help support the anesthesia module of their electronic medical records Epic. I‘m a parent of three and have a vested stake in the safety, security and general maintenance of the area and community. I’d love to be able to contribute. I’d also like to see an additional stop sign added at the Cahill Dr West and Owl Dr intersection. I walk my daughter to school and have been nearly hit there.
We’re moving into the fall, weather wise and with kids returning back to school. Covid is still with us but vaccinations are climbing and we’re adapting to the changing situation, still being vigilant. Your Community Association has your back. Let us champion your concerns as we work with our Councillor, Riley Brockington.
I am a mother, a writer, a public speaker on diversity and a champion for reforms in the public sector, and I spent 18 years as a strategic advisor on National Security. I look forward to working hard for Ottawa South and giving you the representation you deserve in Parliament. I will work for everyone, not just the well connected few. I am concerned about the way in which some developers have been allowed (by all levels of Government) to kick out low income tenants, and replace their homes with other residential developments outside of their price range. The NDP is committed to building half a million affordable homes, and will support the expansion of alternative options such as cooperatives. I promise to be an advocate on housing and food security issues in this riding, where 1 in 10 have experienced food insecurity during the pandemic. Too many people in our riding cannot afford dental care, mental health care, or the prescription medication they need. Only the New Democrats have a plan to cover you from head to toe. Finally, I am concerned about threats to our urban forests, and support the efforts to stop the destruction of forests on Airport lands. The NDP has a strong plan to conserve urban forests, protect biodiversity and combat climate change, starting by ending subsidies to fossil fuel companies. On September 20th, stand for change, and vote for Huda Mukbil, NDP. 
Hello, my name is Chylow Hall and I am a candidate for the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) in the Ottawa South riding. I was born and raised in Alberta. At an early age I joined the Army reserve and began my career within the telecommunications field as a Lineman. After several contracts with the military I began working for the private sector in the information technology (IT) field. This career path has provided me with many various working opportunities in several different work departments and locations throughout Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick. I currently reside in Ottawa with my 3 teenage boys aged 14, 16 and 18. I am also a small business owner. The reason that I am running for the PPC is that I am concerned about the future of Canada and the future of our children. I do not see any viable options within the federal political establishment other than the PPC. Their strong stances on, NO vaccine passports, NO lockdowns, freedom of choice, speaking out against Government authoritarianism and control is something that I personally feel very strongly about. We need a Government reset on all fronts (provincial and federal). It is important for me to stand firm on my convictions. If elected I will fight for the constituents who elected me, I am a person that wants to represent the people, respond to the people and provide the people with a voice! As this is what our current governments are lacking in politics today. 
I appreciate the opportunity to share ideas and commitments through this newsletter. As the candidate for the Conservative Party I have been hearing from residents about the financial and social pressures caused by the pandemic; their objections to being forced into an unnecessary federal election in the midst of the fourth wave of COVID-19; Canada’s trillion-dollar deficit and excessive spending during recent years and the escalating rate of inflation and its impact on the cost of essentials such as food, clothing and fuel.
Les has lived most of his adult life in Ottawa South. His children graduated from Charlebois and French language high school.
In this election, the majority of voters I have spoken with have identified four main concerns: low wages, desperate need for work, housing and dignity. With the incredible increases in living expenses, wages are just too low. Our position on increasing the minimum wage to $23.00/hour resonates with constituents as does our reduction of the work week to 32 hours with no decrease in wages based on 40 hours per week.
