Paul St. Pierre

Paul St. Pierre (October 14, 1923 – July 27, 2014) was a journalist and author in British Columbia, Canada. He was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Coast Chilcotin from 1968 to 1972. He was defeated in the 1972 election by New Democratic Party candidate Harry Olaussen in a tight three-way race (see results below). He was especially known for his popular fiction recounting adventures and quirks of life in the Chilcotin-Cariboo, and for a regular column that appeared for many years in the Vancouver Sun.

One of his novellas set in the Chilcotin, Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse, was adapted into a feature film starring Glenn Ford. Also starring in that film was Chief Dan George, who played the character Ol' Antoine in the CBC-TV series Cariboo Country, based on his stories. St. Pierre continued to write and maintain residences in the Chilcotin, the Fraser Valley and Teacapán, Mexico.

In politics, he was a member of the Liberal Party.

Books

Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse Smith and Other Events Boss of the Namko Drive Chilcotin Holiday British Columbia, Our Land Old Enough to Know Better Tell Me A Good Lie In the Navel of the Moon Sister Balonika Dry Storm

Awards

Western Writers of America Spur Award (first Canadian honoured) Terasen (BC Gas) Lifetime Achievement Award 2000