Because he was running for Mayor of Ottawa, 12-year city councillor Jeff Leiper had to vacate his City Council seat in Kitchissippi Ward. That meant a new voice was guaranteed to represent the area for the first time since 2014. And the winner is Joanne Chianello, who had previously spent time at City Hall interviewing the councillors and reporting on the hot-button issues. Kristy Cameron speaks to the former journalist and brand-new councillor in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

<p>Because he was running for Mayor of Ottawa, 12-year city councillor Jeff Leiper had to vacate his City Council seat in Kitchissippi Ward. That meant a new voice was guaranteed to represent the area for the first time since 2014. And the winner is Joanne Chianello, who had previously spent time at City Hall interviewing the councillors and reporting on the hot-button issues. Kristy Cameron speaks to the former journalist and brand-new councillor in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight&rsquo;s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you&rsquo;ll hear it live on CFRA&rsquo;s Ottawa Now.</p>