Lucie is a mother of three, grandmother of six, well known active member of the Carlsbad Springs community. Concerned for the welfare of her granchildren, she's a member of the Carlsbad Springs Optimist Club (friend of youth), director with Carlsbad Springs Community Association and vice-president of the Capital Region Citizens Coalition for the Protection of the Environment (CRCCPE) which is currently fighting a proposed landfill by Taggart Miller in Ottawa's east end.