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Ward 2 Innes
www.rainerbloess.com
In November 2000, area residents elected the first Council of the newly amalgamated City of Ottawa and chose Rainer Bloess as Councillor for the area which was designated as Innes Ward. This large, east-end ward is home to over 38,000 residents and encompasses several distinct communities, including Blackburn Hamlet, Chapel Hill, Notre Dame des Champs, Chateau Neuf, and part of Orleans village.
A long-time resident of Blackburn Hamlet, Rainer has been involved over the years in a number of community organizations, handling Civic Affairs for the Blackburn Community Association, serving as Facilities Director for the annual Fun Fair fundraising event and playing an active role in the local volunteer Recreation and Parks Board. He has also been active on the local scene as a coach, manager and player in a number of sports including soccer and hockey.
Rainer was first elected to Gloucester Council in 1994 where he served two terms as the representative for Ward 3 (Blackburn Hamlet.) As Councillor, he worked diligently both as an advocate for individual constituents and as a forceful voice on City Council representing his community. Especially significant among his accomplishments were the construction of a much-needed and long awaited community hall, the initiating of the rehabilitation of Innes Road, the "main street" of Blackburn Hamlet, and the provision of advice and assistance to numerous local groups seeking sponsorships, funding and city support. He was supportive of and involved in the spirited local campaign to preserve the greenbelt lands that surround the community. Equally noteworthy is the fact that during Rainer's tenure on Gloucester Council, Gloucester was recognized for practicing fiscal restraint and for reducing taxes by 15%.
Rainer's priorities for this term as Councillor for Innes Ward include ensuring that local individuals and communities are heard in the new City and that projects such as the reconstruction and widening of Innes Road in both the western and eastern sectors of the ward are completed. He is also committed to working with his Council colleagues to hold the line on taxes and expenditures and to deal effectively with the transit problems that accompany the unprecedented growth Ottawa's east-end is currently experiencing.
Rainer is acknowledged as one of the frugal councillors in Ottawa and continues to represent fiscally responsible views on Council.
Rainer can be reached at the office at 580-2472. He can also be emailed at the city at rainer.bloess@ottawa.ca.
Mail can be directed to City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1.
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