Dwight Eastman
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Dwight Eastman was the last mayor of West Carleton Township
before it was amalgamated into the new City of Ottawa
.
Eastman served as mayor of West Carleton from 1995 until 2001. He was elected in the 2000 Ottawa election
as city councillor representing the new West Carleton Ward. He served as a city councillor until 2003.
Eastman ran for the Ontario Liberal Party
in the Ontario general election, 1999
in Lanark—Carleton, but lost to Norm Sterling
.
Currently, Eastman serves as a director on the Carleton Landowners Association which favours the separation of rural parts of Ottawa to form a new Carleton County
municipality.
West Carleton Township, Ontario
West Carleton is a historic township in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located in the rural parts of the new City of Ottawa, west of Kanata. Its northern boundary is the Ottawa River....
before it was amalgamated into the new City of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
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Eastman served as mayor of West Carleton from 1995 until 2001. He was elected in the 2000 Ottawa election
Ottawa municipal election, 2000
The 2000 City of Ottawa elections were held on November 13, 2000, in Ottawa, Canada. The elections were held for mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and a number of school trustees. These elections would mark the first for the newly amalgamated city, which now included 10 new municipalities in...
as city councillor representing the new West Carleton Ward. He served as a city councillor until 2003.
Eastman ran for the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
in the Ontario general election, 1999
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
in Lanark—Carleton, but lost to Norm Sterling
Norm Sterling
Norman William Sterling is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is one of the longest-serving members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, having been first elected in 1977....
.
Currently, Eastman serves as a director on the Carleton Landowners Association which favours the separation of rural parts of Ottawa to form a new Carleton County
Carleton County, Ontario
Carleton County is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In 2001 the Regional Municipality and the eleven local municipalities within it were replaced by the current City of Ottawa.-History:Carleton County was...
municipality.