Leo Thomas Nimsick
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Leo Thomas Nimsick was a miner and political figure in British Columbia
. He represented Cranbrook
from 1949 to 1966 and Kootenay
from 1966 to 1975 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then New Democratic Party member.
He was born in Rossland, British Columbia
. Nimsick worked at diamond drilling and dairy farming; he later worked for Cominco for 40 years, retiring in 1968. Nimsick ran unsucessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1937. He ran for the leadership of the CCF in 1956, coming second to Robert Strachan
. Nimsick later served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines and Petroleum and as Minister of Travel Industry. He was defeated by George Wayne Haddad when he ran for reelection in 1975.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He represented Cranbrook
Cranbrook (electoral district)
Cranbrook was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Cranbrook in the southern Rockies and including nearby Kimberley and other towns in the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench....
from 1949 to 1966 and Kootenay
Kootenay (provincial electoral district)
Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay...
from 1966 to 1975 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then New Democratic Party member.
He was born in Rossland, British Columbia
Rossland, British Columbia
Rossland is a city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Tucked high in the Monashee Mountains, Rossland is at an elevation of 1023 metres . Population today is approximately 3500; a number that fluctuates from season to season. The population is at its peak during the winter...
. Nimsick worked at diamond drilling and dairy farming; he later worked for Cominco for 40 years, retiring in 1968. Nimsick ran unsucessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1937. He ran for the leadership of the CCF in 1956, coming second to Robert Strachan
Robert Strachan
Robert Martin Strachan was a trade unionist and politician. He was the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia history....
. Nimsick later served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines and Petroleum and as Minister of Travel Industry. He was defeated by George Wayne Haddad when he ran for reelection in 1975.