The flag in front of the Heritage Building at Ottawa City Hall will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, October 31 in honour of the late Patricia Nicol who passed away on Friday, October 20.
Patricia Nicol was a former politician, developer, television commentator and newspaper columnist. She served as an alderman on Ottawa City Council from 1975 to 1976, and on the Ottawa Board of Control from 1977 to 1978. Following her political career, Nicol would become the vice-president of her husband's company, R.J. Nicol Construction (1975) Ltd., which built thousands of homes, government buildings, churches, high rises, schools and non-profit units in the Ottawa region. She was also a well known volunteer, fundraiser and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Patricia Nicol’s funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday, October 31.
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