Pat Nicol

Patricia (Pat) Nicol
Ottawa Alderman
In office
January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1976
Preceded byWalter Ryan
Succeeded byRoly Wall
ConstituencyElmdale-Victoria Ward
Ottawa Controller
In office
January 1, 1977 – December 1, 1978
Preceded byGarry Guzzo, Bill Law
Succeeded byBrian Bourns, Bill Law
Personal details
Born(1935-03-23)March 23, 1935[1]
Ottawa
DiedOctober 20, 2023(2023-10-20) (aged 88)[1]
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
SpouseRobert John Nicol[2] (m. 1956;[3] d. 2006)[4]
Children4[2]
Residence(s)Westboro
Mechanicsville
Beech St & Loretta Ave, Civic Hospital
269 Island Park Drive, Champlain Park[5]

Patricia Marilyn Nicol (née Ready;[6] March 23, 1935 – October 20, 2023) was a Canadian politician, developer, television commentator and newspaper columnist.[3] She served as an alderman on Ottawa City Council from 1975 to 1976, and on the Ottawa Board of Control from 1977 to 1978. Considered to be on the "extreme right end" of the political spectrum at city hall,[7] she was known for her "fiery speaking style" and her divisiveness led her to stand "alone... against the rest of city council on big issues". She was also known for her political rivalry with Ottawa's left leaning mayor, Marion Dewar, whom she ran against twice for Ottawa's top job.[8]

  1. ^ a b "PATRICIA NICOL". Ottawa Citizen. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Patricia Nicol". Ottawa Journal. November 27, 1972. p. 31. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "A very public life". Ottawa Citizen. April 3, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Remembering the life of Robert Nicol 2006".
  5. ^ "Nicol says business sense a necessity". Ottawa Citizen. November 30, 1976. p. 73. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Patricia Marilyn Ready Weds Robert John Nicol". Ottawa Citizen. May 28, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Mayor Pat Nicol? Skillful politician - but her manner unnerves council". Ottawa Citizen. June 28, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pat Nicol". Ottawa Citizen. November 6, 1978. p. 62. Retrieved December 31, 2020.