The community lost a great champion with the passing of Angela Rickman who died on July 17th after a long battle with ALS.
Angela left her mark on the national political scene, working with national environmental groups and in various positions with the NDP. Her last position was the Political Director of the Green Party of Canada.
However, Thankfully for Lowertown, Angela was also very active at the community level. She served as president of the Lowertown Community Association at a critical time when both the community was under siege from developers and the association was striving to increase its profile and relevance in the community.
Among the initiatives undertaken when she was president was the founding of a community newspaper — The Lowertown Echo de la Basse-ville. We want to share with you the message she wrote for Volume one, Issue one.
After she passed the leadership of the LCA on to others, she remained engaged. Community service ran in the family. Her husband Dave Bowen and sons Brendan and Julian have a long and strong attachment that has helped sustain the ice rink at Bingham Park rink for many years. Up until last year, you could occasionally spot Angela pitching-in with the snow-clearing efforts at rink.
Our community is better because of her efforts over the years.
Lowertown Echo de la Basseville
Message from the Community Association President
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this newsletter by the Lowertown Community Association. With this newsletter, we hope to keep you informed of the major issues and events affecting historic Lowertown. We hope as well to inspire you to get involved in your community.
L’Association de la Basseville offre un forum d’échange pour les residents d’un des importants quartiers historiques de la ville d’Ottawa. Nous encourageons tous les résidents ayant un intérêt dans des questions relatives à notre héritage, au développement urbain ou à l’environnement de se joindre à nous pour nos rencontres mensuelles.
We look forward to meeting you, whether at one of our monthly meetings, at our Winter Festival in Bingham Park on January 30, or helping out at the rink.
Je vous offre mon meilleurs voeux de santé, de Bonheur, et de la prospérité pour la Nouvelle Année.
Angela Rickman is president of the Lowertown Community Association.
Angela Rickman est présidente de l’Association communautaire de la Basseville.