herb kreling (born july 10, 1955) is a former ottawa city councillor representing orléans ward. he was first elected as a regional councillor for the regional municipality of ottawa-carleton in the 1994 election, and was re-elected to that position in 1997. he was elected to city council in 2000 and was re-elected in the 2003 ottawa election. he was the chair of the ottawa police services board. he is a graduate of the university of windsor. kreling applied to become a provincial justice of the peace in 2005, and was recommended for the position, resulting in his resignation from city council in september 2005.