20 Facts About Pat Pimm

Patrick Joseph Pimm was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2017.

Pat Pimm spent 12 years on the Fort St John city council before his election to the Legislative Assembly.

Pat Pimm was re-elected to his Peace River North riding in the 2013 provincial election and was appointed Minister of Agriculture on June 10,2013, by Premier Clark.

Pat Pimm previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for the Northeast and has served as chair of the Northern Caucus and two Select Standing Committees: Aboriginal Affairs and Finance and Government Services.

Pat Pimm has served on a variety of other local community boards and committees.

Pat Pimm married at the age of 21 and raised two daughters.

Pat Pimm established a career at an instrumentation business, Alpha Controls Ltd.

Pat Pimm enjoyed curling and golf and has been a volunteer coach for youth baseball and hockey.

Pat Pimm spent 12 years on the Fort St John city council, from 1993 to 2005.

Pat Pimm supported the BC Lottery Corporation locating a gaming centre in Fort St John.

Pat Pimm died in Prince George, British Columbia on September 18,2024, at the age of 67.

Pat Pimm was thrust into the provincial election where he faced Fort Nelson town councilor and NDP candidate Jackie Allen, former chief of the Fort Nelson First Nation and Green Party candidate Liz Logan, and others.

Pat Pimm made headlines across the province in November 2009 when he criticized the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms during a speech in the Legislature.

In 2010, as the petition to repeal the HST was very successful in his riding, Pat Pimm became one of 24 MLAs targeted for recall by Bill Vander Zalm's FightHST group.

In January 2011, with community opposition to a transfer move Oil and Gas Commission engineering jobs, from Fort St John to Kelowna, Pat Pimm intervened by arranging a public meeting with the Minister of Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson, the CEO of the commission, as well as industry and public representatives, which resulted in several positions staying in Fort St John.

Pat Pimm returned to his role as Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Gas and spent the summer consulting with stakeholders for what would become BC's Natural Gas Strategy and BC's Liquefied Natural Gas Strategy.

Pat Pimm was quoted as saying "It's causing the teachers extra time and trouble and it's certainly, I think, is causing some students to move into other areas in the private sector as well".

In November 2015, Pat Pimm stated he would not run for reelection in the coming provincial election in 2017.

An assault charge against BC MLA Pat Pimm has been stayed following his appearance Monday in a Dawson Creek courtroom.

Pat Pimm agreed to be bound by a peace bond for eight months, said Daniel McLaughlin, communications counsel for the Criminal Justice Branch.