Stephen Blais

Stephen Blais
Stephen Blais promoting the 2018 OC Transpo Christmas Food Drive
Ottawa City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2010
Preceded by	Rob Jellett
Constituency	Cumberland Ward
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board Trustee
In office December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Des Curley
Succeeded by	Brian Coburn
Constituency	Zone 3 (Orléans & Cumberland)
Personal details
Born	July 20, 1980 Ottawa
Spouse(s)	Marta Blais

Stephen Blais (born July 20, 1980) is the Ottawa City Councillor for Cumberland Ward. He won the ward in the Ottawa municipal election, 2010, defeating the incumbent Rob Jellett. In the Ottawa municipal election, 2014, Blais was re-elected with a large majority, defeating Marc Belisle.

Blais was born in Ottawa and grew up in Orléans in the former Cumberland Township. Upon graduating from St. Peter Catholic High School, he attended the University of Ottawa to pursue a Bachelor of Social Sciences.

Following university, he served as Executive Assistant to Jim Watson while Watson served in the Ontario Cabinet. Blais later moved to Carleton University where he worked as a media and communications advisor.

Blais and his wife Marta have one son, Stephen Jr.

Blais is the past president of the Queenswood Heights Community Association and a former members of the Cumberland Lions Club.

Prior to being elected as a councillor, Blais served as an Ottawa Catholic School Board Trustee for Orléans-Cumberland. He was first elected as a Trustee in 2006 when he defeated the incumbent.

In 2010, Blais was elected the third Ottawa City Councillor for Cumberland Ward defeating the two term incumbent. Blais quickly made his mark securing early victories by having the City of Ottawa conduct an environmental assessment to widen HWY 174 and to extend Light Rail Transit to Orléans.