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It was a bittersweet day for the family of a local skateboarding activist who died four months ago to watch the opening Saturday afternoon of a skate park named in his honour.
Charlie Bowins, known in the capital as a coach and teacher, as well as a fundraiser for boarding activities, was 27 when he died in his sleep on Mar. 3 after returning from a trip to Hawaii.
At an often emotional ceremony at McNabb Park Saturday, the Charlie Bowins Skate Park was officially opened.
“You’re going from the joy of seeing this park being so well used to the sadness of losing a son,” his father Bob Bowins said, as boarders clattered around him on the concrete skate ramps.
“There are highs and lows.”
Charlie Bowins worked as a camp councillor for six summers and was a skateboard instructor at McNabb Park, at Bronson and Gladstone avenues.
He was also a volunteer with For Pivot’s Sake, a non-profit organization founded by Antique Skate Shop to mentor youth in Ottawa.
Local skateboarder Andrew Manion who has been skateboarding for around 15 years and rides for Havok Skate Shop shows off his tricks at the official opening of the Charlie Bowins skate park on Saturday, July 4, 2015.
Bob Bowins said the city and the Ottawa Skateboard Community Association’s work to honour his son was overwhelming and was more than the family would have ever expected.
The young man’s mother, Andrea Bowins, said her family was honoured with the amount of work people went to in order to open the park and keep her son’s memory alive.
“It’s not only a tough day but an incredible day,” she said.
Mayor Jim Watson told the large crowd of people gathered at McNabb Park that the skateboard used to be a lawn bowling club but the sport was on the decline.
Watson said the skateboard park was a labour of love and is a fitting tribute to a true community hero.
“While this is a sad day as we remember Charlie and his passing,” Watson said. “It’s also a great day that this park and his legacy will live on for generations to come.”
Skateboarder Charlie Bowins
Bowins had worked so hard with his friends to open the skateboard park, helping the Ottawa Skateboard Community Association raise about $25,000 for the new skateboard park.
Meag Issacs, a member of the Ottawa Skateboard Community Association, submitted the application to have the park named in Bowins’ honour.
mhurley@ottawacitizen.com
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Charlie Bowins, known in the capital as a coach and teacher, as well as a fundraiser for boarding activities, was 27 when he died in his sleep on Mar. 3 after returning from a trip to Hawaii.
At an often emotional ceremony at McNabb Park Saturday, the Charlie Bowins Skate Park was officially opened.
“You’re going from the joy of seeing this park being so well used to the sadness of losing a son,” his father Bob Bowins said, as boarders clattered around him on the concrete skate ramps.
“There are highs and lows.”
Charlie Bowins worked as a camp councillor for six summers and was a skateboard instructor at McNabb Park, at Bronson and Gladstone avenues.
He was also a volunteer with For Pivot’s Sake, a non-profit organization founded by Antique Skate Shop to mentor youth in Ottawa.
Local skateboarder Andrew Manion who has been skateboarding for around 15 years and rides for Havok Skate Shop shows off his tricks at the official opening of the Charlie Bowins skate park on Saturday, July 4, 2015.
Bob Bowins said the city and the Ottawa Skateboard Community Association’s work to honour his son was overwhelming and was more than the family would have ever expected.
The young man’s mother, Andrea Bowins, said her family was honoured with the amount of work people went to in order to open the park and keep her son’s memory alive.
“It’s not only a tough day but an incredible day,” she said.
Mayor Jim Watson told the large crowd of people gathered at McNabb Park that the skateboard used to be a lawn bowling club but the sport was on the decline.
Watson said the skateboard park was a labour of love and is a fitting tribute to a true community hero.
“While this is a sad day as we remember Charlie and his passing,” Watson said. “It’s also a great day that this park and his legacy will live on for generations to come.”
Skateboarder Charlie Bowins
Bowins had worked so hard with his friends to open the skateboard park, helping the Ottawa Skateboard Community Association raise about $25,000 for the new skateboard park.
Meag Issacs, a member of the Ottawa Skateboard Community Association, submitted the application to have the park named in Bowins’ honour.
mhurley@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/meghan_hurley
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