Take advantage of Advance Voting Day, today October 16, between 10 am to 8 pm at St-Laurent Complex, 525 Côté St to vote for Rawlson King for Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward Councillor!

I filed a formal submission with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada opposing the proposed Eastern Bridge at Kettle Island. It calls on the Agency to hold the federal proponents to the highest standard of evidence. Read it here: shorturl.at/mZt8D

Read Rawlson King's complete campaign platform, which includes a detailed look at his priorities, commitments and plans for Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward 13: shorturl.at/Fi7LX

My campaign is built on one simple idea: Leadership That Listens. That listens to you! Vote for Rawlson King in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward to make housing more affordable, transit more reliable, and our streets safer, for every resident regardless of postal code or income level!

Thank you to the thousands of supporters in the community I have met with as well as the team of committed volunteers who have been assisting my people-powered re-election campaign over the past several months!

Honoured to join Ambassador Plakhotniuk, Mayor Sutcliffe & Ottawa's Ukrainian community at City Hall for the flag raising marking Ukraine's 35th Independence Day. Ukrainians have shown incredible determination defending their sovereignty. Ottawa stands with Ukraine.🇺🇦

🏳️‍🌈 Proud to join Mayor Sutcliffe & Council colleagues for Capital Pride Ottawa's flag raising at City Hall: officially kicking off Pride Week in Ottawa! Here's to a city where everyone is free to be their true selves & love who they love. Happy Pride! 🏳️‍⚧️

It was a honour to attend the launch of Volunteer Ottawa’s paid youth service year at City Hall this week, inspired by former Premier Dalton McGuinty and funded by the Rideau Hall Foundation.

It was a pleasure to join Ottawa-Vanier MPP Lucille Collard at her popular corn roast event at Optimist Park last weekend which featured free swimming, local corn and live music!

Congratulations to Cooperation Integration Canada on the occasion of their 20th anniversary. The organization provides newcomer services to the French-speaking immigrant community in Ottawa. I was happy to speak at their fundraiser last weekend.

Overbrook Day festivities last week were amazing! Thank you to the Overbrook Community Association, Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre, Ottawa Community Housing, Overbrook Community Centre staff, City departments and community organizations for a great celebration!

As a Community Services Committee member, I was ecstatic to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week for the City's new transitional housing facility on O'Connor Street. The facility will house approximately 125 families and will be pivotal to address homelessness in Ottawa.

Congratulations to the Vanier BIA for raising $80,000 this week at its 8th annual Partage Beechwood event held at the Beechwood Cemetery this week! All proceeds will benefit the Partage Vanier food bank.

I attended the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference this week to meet with Minister McGregor & Solicitor General Kerzner to discuss the need for new social infrastructure investments in Ottawa. Congratulations to Riley Brockington on his election as AMO President.

Great turnout last weekend at the Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester Community BBQ held by MP Mona Fortier that brought together residents, community leaders, organizations & families across our area to celebrate the organizations and people who contribute to its success!

City staff held a second round of public consultations concerning proposed Beechwood Avenue public realm improvements at the New Edinburgh Fieldhouse this week.

Congratulations to the many amazing residents and community partners who enjoyed the Forbes Cummings Community Party on Borthwick, Gardenvale and in Trojan Park last weekend, despite the inclement weather!

I had a lot of fun dropping by the Canada Summer Jobs BBQ, hosted by Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester MP Mona Fortier at the Vanier Hub this week, to acknowledge the 500+ youth in our area that benefited from paid summer work experience and skill development for the job market!

It was wonderful to provide a tour of critical social infrastructure in Ward 13 to City Manager Wendy Stephanson this week, including the ACB Wellness Resource Centre and the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre.

The City of Ottawa issued a special commemorative coin in 2026 to mark the bicentennial of the 1826 founding of Bytown. This week, I was happy to present coins with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to local Ward 13 volunteers and community leaders as a symbol of gratitude for their service.