Riley Sterling Brockington (born November 13, 1975)[1] [2] is an Ottawa City Councillor for River Ward and former trustee of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
He also wanted the preservation of parks in the ward, to keep taxes low, more funding for fire departments and police and opposed the tearing down of the Prince of Wales Youth Centre.
[5] In the 2003 municipal elections, Brockington ran for a seat as a trustee on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board for Zone 11, which corresponded to the city's River Ward.
He ran on a platform of smaller class sizes for kindergarten to grade 3, the recruitment of "talented teachers and administrators", the renovation and the repairing of schools, having adequate resources for special education, French immersion, and English as a second language, as well as a "reinvestment in field trips".
[11] After four years out of politics, Brockington secured permission from his employer (as is required from public servants) on the last day of nominations to run for a seat on Ottawa City Council in the 2014 municipal elections.
While he faced a tough campaign, he ended up easily winning, receiving 55 per cent of the vote against his main opponent, Fabien Kalala Cimankinda who won 22%.
Brockington is considered a moderate on City Council, fiscally conservative, yet often championing social causes that reflects his diverse, urban ward.