What is Jim Pattison?
[[File:Jimmy Pattison Vancouver Fourth of July (cropped).jpg|thumb|Jim Pattison]] '''James Allen Pattison''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OBC}} (born October 1, 1928) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is the owner and founder of [[Jim Pattison Group]]. He is a billionaire, with a net worth of $5.7 billion in late 2018 according to [[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jim-pattison/#7beccd4e1392|access-date=March 9, 2024|title='#237 Jim Pattison. Founder, Chairman and CEO, Jim Pattison Group|publisher=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]}}</ref> Pattison was born in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]. He moved to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] when he was 6 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-12-21/-canada-s-warren-buffett-jim-pattison-drives-own-pickup-truck|access-date=March 9, 2024|title='Canada's Warren Buffett' Drives His Own Pickup Truck|publisher=[[Bloomberg]]}}</ref> In December 2018, Pattison received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/awards-show-gala/2018-inductees|access-date=March 9, 2024|title=2018 Inductees|publisher=[[Canada's Walk of Fame]]}}</ref> In 1961, Pattison got a $40,000 loan from a manager at [[Royal Bank of Canada]] and used it to open a [[Pontiac]] dealership in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada-s-warren-buffett-drives-his-own-pickup-truck-1.1187060|access-date=March 9, 2024|title=On the road with 90-year-old Jim Pattison, 'Canada's Warren Buffett'|publisher=[[BNN Bloomberg]]}}</ref> He would also invest his money in other businesses like ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' and ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/one-for-the-books-b-c-billionaire-buys-guinness-world-records-1.770533|access-date=March 9, 2024|title=One for the books: B.C. billionaire buys Guinness World Records|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> Pattis