The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in

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. In a recent survey by the

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, the firm was ranked as

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's 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a

-based

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, is the chairman, CEO, and sole owner of the company. The Jim Pattison Group, Canada's second largest privately held company, has more than 45,000 employees worldwide, and annual sales of $10.1 billion based on investments in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Group is active in 25 divisions, according to

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, including packaging, food, forestry products. In early 2022, the 93-year-old Pattison was still working full-time. According to

, his net worth then was $5.7 billion, having increased substantially from the $2.1 billion reported in March 2009. In September 2020, a news item stated that "Jim Pattison Group Inc. had $10.9 billion in revenue and employed 48,000 people".

History

The Jim Pattison Group began on May 8, 1961, when Pattison purchased a General Motors automobile dealership by borrowing $40,000 from the Royal Bank of Canada, and placing his home and life insurance policy with the bank as

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. Acquisitions in subsequent years included the following: *1965 – Awarded license to operate

AM radio station CJOR *1967 – Acquired Neon Products (Vancouver) & Seaboard Outdoor Advertising *1968 – Acquired Overwaitea Foods (Vancouver) *1969 – Acquired Provincial News (Edmonton) **Employees: 2,500 Sales: $100 million *1980 – Started Jim Pattison Real Estate Group **Employees: 6,000 Sales: $500 million *Purchased Beautiful British Columbia Magazine *1984 – Acquired Canadian Fishing Company *1985 – Acquired Ripley's Believe It or Not! **Employees: 6,000 Sales: $1 billion *1990 – Acquired the Foodservice Packaging Group **Acquired the Flexible Packaging Group **Acquired Coroplast and Montebello Packaging **Employees: 10,000 Sales: $2 billion *1991 – Started Jim Pattison Trade Group **Started Financial Services division *1994 – Acquired Westshore Terminals, a BC-based coal-export terminal facility *1995 – Acquired Buy-Low Foods *1997 – Started Select Media Services **Opened Ripley's Aquarium, Myrtle Beach, SC *1999 – Acquired Cooper's Foods **Employees: 20,000 Sales: $4.4 billion *2000 – Opened Ripley's Aquarium of The Smokies, Gatlinburg, TN **Employees: 22,000 Sales: $4.6 billion *2001 – Acquired Monarch Broadcasting **Acquired Van-Whole Produce **Employees: 24,000 Sales: $5 billion *2002 – Started ProLogix Distribution Services and AccuLogix Distribution Services **Acquired Ever Corp. **Employees: 25,000 Sales: $5.2 billion *2003 – Acquired LIN PAC Inc. **Employees: 26,000 Sales: $5.5 billion *2004 – Acquired Classic Attractions (Texas) **Acquired St. Augustine Sightseeing Trains (Florida) **Acquired Maltese Signs (Norcross, GA) **Acquired auto lease business of Cross-Canada Car Leasing Limited (Toronto, ON) **Acquired periodical distribution companies in San Jose and Chico, CA **Employees: 27,000 Sales: $5.7 billion *2005 – Acquired control of Icicle Seafoods (BC.) Inc. **Acquired Freeway Dodge Chrysler **Acquired Spartech Corporation's corrugated plastic sheet business **Started the Vancouver edition of '' 24 Hours'' (in partnership with

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) **Formed or purchased interests in several US and Canadian joint ventures in the periodical industry **Employees: 28,000 Sales: $6.1 billion *2006 – Acquired Carthage Cup, Carthage, TX **Acquired Creative Outdoor Ads,

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**Acquired Island Radio Ltd.'s six FM stations on

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**Acquired OK Radio Group Ltd.'s two FM stations in

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, BC **Acquired A&W Fixtures,

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**Started Great Pacific Bank Limited, Warrens,

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*2007 – Disposed of interest in the Vancouver ''24 Hours'' *2008 – Acquired

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*2009 – Funded the Peak Performance Project *2010 – Acquired Amc Billboard Co *2011 – Acquired Ocean Brands October 29, 2013, Pattison became an insider of the Just Energy Group, a publicly traded corporation on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange, by taking possession of more than 14 million shares (over 10% of the company's shares outstanding). *2013 – Acquired Sun-Rype *2014 – Purchased 5 John Deere Dealerships in Saskatchewan. *2015 – Employees: 39,000 Sales: $8.2 billion *2015 – Purchased Peterbilt Pacific Dealerships *2017 – Amalgamated JayDee AGTECH and Maple Farm Equipment John Deere Dealerships as one company, Pattison Agriculture with 17 locations across Saskatchewan and Manitoba *2017 – Took controlling interest (March 23, 2017) of Quality Foods with 13 locations across Vancouver Island, British Columbia *2017 – Acquired Choices Markets from the Lockhart family to be operated as a division of Buy-Low Foods LP *2019 - Sold Sun-Rype to Lassonde Industries for C$80 million in an all-cash deal. As well, in announcing the sale, it was reported that Sun-Rype had C$164 million in gross sales for their fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, and C$9 million in EBITDA. * 2020 - acquired remaining magazine and book distribution business not previously held in Canada from Metro360 for $925,000. The News Group is the only major distributor of periodicals in Canada.

Divisions

Some of the more significant divisions of the Jim Pattison Group include:

Illuminated Signs

* Pattison Sign Group

Pattison Food Group

* The Overwaitea Food Group ** Bulkley Valley Wholesale ** Coopers Foods ** Everything Wine ** More Rewards ** PriceSmart Foods **

Save-On-Foods Save-On-Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across Western Canada, owned by the Pattison Food Group. Stores carry both standard brands and private label brands, such as Western Family. Many stores have a pharmacy, and some locations prov ...

** Urban Fare * Buy-Low Foods LP ** Choices Markets ** Nesters Markets ** Meinhardt Fine Foods ** Nature’s Fare * Canadian Fishing Company * Quality Foods *Roth's Fresh Markets

Pattison Media

Television stations

* Kamloops,

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CFJC-TV CFJC-TV ( analogue channel 4) is a television station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, affiliated with Citytv. Owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, the station has studios on Pemberton Terrace and Columbia Street West in Kamloops, an ...

, Citytv affiliate *

Medicine Hat Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are with ...

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CHAT-TV CHAT-TV ( analogue channel 6) is a television station in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, affiliated with Citytv. Owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, the station has studios at 10 Boundary Road SE in the nearby town of Redcliff, and its tra ...

, Citytv affiliate *

Prince George, British Columbia Prince George is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 74,004 in the metropolitan area. It is often called the province's "northern capital" or sometimes the "spruce capital" because it is the hub city for ...

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CKPG-TV CKPG-TV ( analogue channel 2) is a television station in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, affiliated with Citytv. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, and maintains studios on 3rd Avenue (near Winnipeg Street) in Pr ...

, Citytv affiliate

Radio stations

* Calgary,

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CKWD-FM CKWD-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.3 FM in Calgary, Alberta owned by Jim Pattison Group. The station broadcasts a country format branded as ''Wild 95.3''. CKWD's studios are located on 58th Avenue Southwest in Calgary, while ...

CKCE-FM CKCE-FM (101.5 FM, ''101.5 Today Radio'') is a radio station in Calgary. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format. CKCE's studios are located on 58th Avenue Southwest in Calgary, while its transmitter is lo ...

Chilliwack, British Columbia Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ...

– CHWK-FM * Courtenay/ Comox/ Campbell River, British Columbia – CKLR-FM * Cranbrook, British Columbia – CHBZ-FM, CHDR-FM *

Drayton Valley Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, known for its vast oil fields. The town is located between the North Sas ...

Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David T ...

– CIBW-FM, CHBW-FM *

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

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CIUP-FM CIUP-FM (99.3 FM, ''Up! 99.3'') is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts an adult hits format. History The station received approval by the CRTC in July 2005 and was launched in September of that ...

CKNO-FM CKNO-FM (102.3 FM, ''102.3 Now! Radio'') is a radio station in Edmonton. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format. As of Feb 28, 2021, CKNO is the number one-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market ...

Fernie, British Columbia Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the western approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains. Founded in 1898 and incorpor ...

– CJDR-FM *

Grande Prairie Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), a ...

– CJXX-FM, CIKT-FM * Kamloops,

– CKBZ-FM, CIFM-FM * Kelowna,

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CKQQ-FM CKQQ-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an adult hits format at 103.1 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station is owned by Jim Pattison Group. History The station's origins are actually that of an amateur radio station with the ...

CKLZ-FM CKLZ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 104.7 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station, owned by the Jim Pattison Group, broadcasts a mainstream rock format branded as ''104.7 The Lizard''. References External links 104.7 The ...

* Lethbridge,

– CHLB-FM, CJBZ-FM *

Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Meadow Lake is a city in the boreal forest of northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is about northeast of Lloydminster and north of North Battleford. Founded as a trading post in 1799, it became a village in 1931 and a town in 1 ...

– CJNS-FM *

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CHAT-FM CHAT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 94.5 FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group. History The station originally began broadcasting as an AM station on November 1, 1946 a ...

CFMY-FM CFMY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 96.1 FM in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The station is branded as ''My96'' and is owned by the Jim Pattison Group The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomera ...

* Melfort, Saskatchewan – CJVR-FM, CKJH * Merritt,

– CKMQ-FM * Nanaimo,

– CHWF-FM, CKWV-FM *

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The Batt ...

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– CJNB, CJCQ-FM, CJHD-FM * Parksville/ Qualicum Beach,

– CHPQ-FM, CIBH-FM * Port Alberni,

– CJAV-FM *

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, after Saskatoon and Regina. It is situated near the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because ...

– CFMM-FM, CHQX-FM, CKBI *

– CKDV-FM, CKKN-FM *

Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education ...

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CHUB-FM CHUB-FM (105.5 FM, ''BIG 105'') is a radio station in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s voca ...

CFDV-FM CFDV-FM (106.7 MHz, ''106.7 Rewind Radio''), is a Canadian radio station in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Jim Pattison Group, the station broadcasts a classic hits format. The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunica ...

– CJJR-FM, CKPK-FM * Vernon,

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CJIB-FM CJIB-FM (107.5 MHz) is a radio station in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts an adult hits format branded as ''Beach Radio 107.5''. History The station began broadcasting in 1947 as CJIB at AM 9 ...

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...

– CJZN-FM, CKKQ-FM * Whitecourt, Alberta – CIXM-FM *

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...

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CHNW-FM CHNW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 94.3 FM broadcasting, FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format, branded as ''94.3 Now! Radio''. The station's studios are located at 177 Lombard Avenue in ...

CFQX-FM CFQX-FM (104.1 MHz) is a country radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Owned by Jim Pattison Group, the station currently operates out of studios at 177 Lombard Avenue in downtown Winnipeg. CFQX's transmitter is located in the Rural Municipality o ...

Other media properties

* Pattison Outdoor Advertising – the largest domestic Out-of-Home advertising company in Canada, with a 41% market share of all traditional out-of-home advertising displays

Periodical Distribution

* The News Group, North America's largest newspaper and magazine distributor; in November 2018, the company agreed to sell this group, and its entire United States magazine distribution business to American News Company, LLC. The Canadian periodicals division of The News Group, as well as the Non-Periodical's portion of The News Group remains a division of the Jim Pattison Group. * Select Media Services

Entertainment

* Ripley Entertainment – Owners of the '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' franchise *

Automotive Group

The Jim Pattison Auto Group

=Dealerships

= *Audi Edmonton North *Jim Pattison Chrysler Jeep Dodge Surrey *Jim Pattison Hyundai Coquitlam *Jim Pattison Hyundai Northshore *Jim Pattison Hyundai Surrey *Jim Pattison Lexus Northshore *Jim Pattison Lexus Victoria *Jim Pattison Subaru Coquitlam *Jim Pattison Subaru Northshore *Jim Pattison Subaru Victoria *Jim Pattison Subaru on Regent *Jim Pattison Subaru South *Jim Pattison Toyota Downtown *Jim Pattison Toyota Northshore *Jim Pattison Toyota Surrey *Jim Pattison Toyota Victoria *Jim Pattison Toyota Duncan *Jim Pattison Toyota on Regent *Jim Pattison Volkswagen Surrey *Jim Pattison Volvo of North Vancouver *Jim Pattison Volvo of Surrey *Canyon Creek Toyota

=Body Shops

= *Jim Pattison Auto Body & Glass Surrey *Jim Pattison Toyota Surrey Auto Body & Glass *Jim Pattison Collision & Glass

Jim Pattison Lease

*Canada's largest privately owned fleet management and leasing company.

The Jim Pattison Packaging Group

* GenPak – independent supplier of disposable food service packaging in the US and Canada. * Coroplast – manufacturer and marketer of corrugated plastic sheet for the graphics and re-usable packaging industries * Montebello Packaging – manufacturer of collapsible aluminum and laminate tubes, marker tubes, and rigid aluminum aerosol cans

Export and Financial Services

* Westshore Terminals – Canadian coal export facility and the largest dry bulk terminal on the West Coast of the Americas

References

External links

Jim Pattison Group

Jim Pattison Auto Group

Jim Pattison Group at the Canadian Communications Foundation website
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