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Ottawa Arts Committee chair Amanda Zehr to step down in late September; members to select replacement

Ottawa Arts Committee · June 1, 2026
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Summary

Chair Amanda Zehr told the Ottawa Arts Committee she will step down as head in late September; the committee said it will schedule a vote to name a replacement before her departure.

Amanda Zehr, serving as the committee's chair, announced at the June 1 meeting that she will step down from her role in late September. Committee members noted the group will need to place a replacement on a future agenda and hold a vote to fill the leadership vacancy.

The announcement came during routine new-business remarks near the close of the meeting. Zehr's notice gives committee members time to solicit candidates and to confirm procedures for a successor vote. The committee did not set a specific date for the vote during the June 1 meeting.