Ward 3 · City Councillor
David Hill
Incumbent
David Hill is the incumbent city councillor for Ottawa's Ward 3, Barrhaven West, first elected in 2022 with about 43-44 per cent of the vote. Before politics he worked as a gold miner in Northern Ontario and then served as an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, reaching Lieutenant-Colonel, with deployments to Haiti and Lebanon. His stated 2026 re-election priorities are transit, community safety, 'building Barrhaven,' and affordability. He faces real estate agent Jeff Balys and former school board trustee Donna Blackburn.
What the public record shows
David Hill is the incumbent city councillor for Ward 3 (Barrhaven West), first elected in 2022 with about 43-44 per cent of the vote against three other candidates.
“City councillor for Ward 3 since 2022, when he took the ward with about 43 per cent of the vote against three other candidates.” barrhavenbugle.substack.com
“Incumbent city councillor David Hill was elected in 2022 with 43.97% of the vote. He will be seeking re-election.” en.wikipedia.org
Before entering politics, Hill spent his career as an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Army), reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, serving from June 1997 to 2021.
“He has spent the majority of his career as an infantry officer with the Canadian Army” en.wikipedia.org
“David spent his professional career before being elected to Ottawa City Council as an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces – learning and practicing the values of service before self.” davidhillbarrhaven.ca
During his military career, Hill was deployed to Haiti and Lebanon.
“Hill served in Afghanistan, Haiti and Lebanon” en.wikipedia.org
“He was "deployed to Haiti and Lebanon."” capitalcurrent.ca
Before his military career, Hill worked as a gold miner in Northern Ontario.
“previously worked as a gold miner in Northern Ontario” en.wikipedia.org
“I came to this job as your city councillor after working in the trades, underground as a gold miner, and serving 25 years as a soldier” barrhavenbugle.substack.com
Hill's stated campaign priorities include transit improvements, community safety, 'building Barrhaven,' and affordability/keeping taxes low.
“The website lists four focus areas: Resident Support, Building Barrhaven, Community Safety, and Affordability.” davidhillbarrhaven.ca
“he hopes to work for better transit and improve community safety. Building Barrhaven and fighting to keep taxes low are also among the priorities he has listed.” capitalcurrent.ca
In the 2026 election, Hill is running for re-election against Jeff Balys, a real estate agent, and Donna Blackburn, a former school board trustee.
“The three individuals competing in this race are David Hill (the current officeholder), Donna Blackburn (a school board trustee), and Jeff Balys (a real estate professional).” en.wikipedia.org
“Jeff Balys, a real estate agent, is also campaigning on building community spaces.” capitalcurrent.ca
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