Nepean voters discuss riding’s future after departure of long-time MPP Lisa MacLeod [Video]

Joseph Avanissian hears a familiar complaint from virtually every client at Le Look hair salon in Barrhaven. It’s not about their roots or receding hairlines: it’s the traffic.

“The roads in Barrhaven, they’re too busy,” Avanissian said. “It’s a nightmare.”

He hopes “nightmare” traffic will get more attention, and perhaps a new Highway 416 interchange, once the upcoming provincial election sends a fresh face to Queen’s Park.

MPP Lisa MacLeod announced in September she wouldn’t be running again in her long-time Nepean-area riding. MacLeod served the area for almost 20 years and held two different cabinet positions.

“I think it was time for her to move on. She was a good MPP. Whenever she could do anything, she did it for Barrhaven,” Avanissian said. “I think she realized her life comes first, her family …