Career
Nordman served on Winnipeg City Council, representing the Saint Charles Ward from 1974 until 1981. He did not seek a return to politics before his death in 1996. Nordman was generally respected by members on all sides of the house.
Nordman served in the Canadian Army from 1940 to 1945, reaching the rank of Captain.
Nordman worked as a restaurateur following the war, and eventually operated a number of successful businesses in Manitoba and California. Ric served two different terms as President of Kirkfield Park Community Club in the mid 1960s as well as being one of the founders of the Saint James Canadians Junior.
Hockey Club. Ric"s oldest son, Grant Nordman, was elected as the City Councillor for Saint Charles Ward on October 25, 2006, 32 years after his father was first elected to that office.
