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About D. Aubrey Moodie
- Douglas Aubrey Moodie (22 July 1908 – 17 May 2008) was reeve of Nepean Township, Ontario from 1954 to 1969 and was known as the "Father of Nepean".
- He was born in Bells Corners, Nepean Township, Ontario.
- He was a descendant of Robert Moodie. Moodie, a farmer, joined Nepean council as the acclaimed deputy reeve in 1950 and served in that role until becoming reeve four years later.
- Moodie lost to Andy Haydon in the 1969 municipal election.
- Nepean had changed a lot since Moodie's hey day, with many new subdivisions that backed Haydon.
- He returned to Nepean Council from 1973 to 1976.
- In 1958, during his term as reeve, lot levies were introduced for housing developments in the township.
- He also lobbied for the creation of the Queensway Carleton Hospital and sat on its first board of directors.
- Moodie was a well known supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. By 2005, Moodie lived in a Richmond, Ontario nursing home, but remained in good health.
- His autobiography, The Spirit of Nepean (ISBN 0973335505), was published in 2003 with the assistance of Andrea McCormick.
- Moodie died at Ottawa's Queensway Carleton Hospital on 17 May 2008 aged 99.D.
- Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School in Bells Corners and Moodie Drive, a major thoroughfare in the region, were named in his honour.
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