Christine Leadman

Christine Leadman
Ottawa City Councillor
In office 2006–2010
Preceded by	Shawn Little
Succeeded by	Katherine Hobbs
Constituency	Kitchissippi Ward
Personal details
Born	1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)[1]
Spouse	Jack "Silver" Water
Website	City of Ottawa

Christine Louise Leadman[2] was a city councillor in Ottawa, Canada. She won the position for Kitchissippi Ward councillor in the 2006 Ottawa municipal election on 13 November 2006 after incumbent Shawn Little dropped out of the race. She only served one term however, losing the 2010 election.[3] to Katherine Hobbs. After her defeat she went to on to head the Glebe Business Improvement Area (BIA).[4]

Before being elected to city council she was executive director of the Westboro Business Improvement Area for 14 years. She worked on the board of the community paper Newswest for a decade prior to its merger with Kitchissippi Times.[5]

She was opposed to the original O-Train North-South light rail project proposal that would have run from downtown to Barrhaven starting in 2009.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Ward 15: Kitchissippi". Ottawa Citizen. 14 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
2. "Touch of the East on Sherbrooke West". Ottawa Citizen / Weekend Magazine. 6 January 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
3. "Ottawa 2010 Nominations". Retrieved 18 April 2010.
4. "Leadman to Head Glebe BIA". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
5. "[1]^[permanent dead link‍] Our Councilor: Some accomplishments over the years include", Kitchissippi Community Website

External links

• Official website
• "Sultry belly dancer had wit and a great sense of style". Montreal Gazette. 10 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010. Obituary for Fawzia Amir Rahman, mother of Christine Leadman.
• "Ward 15, Kitchissippi: Christine Leadman". Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2010.