Jaimie McEvoy
Jaimie McEvoy (August 14, 1965-) is an author, historian, politician, and community activist in New Westminster, British Columbia.
McEvoy was elected to the New Westminster City Council in November, 2008. He is the Chair of three city committees: Seniors Advisory Committee, Environment Advisory Committee, and Community Heritage Commission. His is also the city's representative to the Fraser Health Municipal Advisory Committee.
He is a member of New Westminster's Homelessness Coalition and previously served on the Museum Advisory Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission. He is a past president of the Brow of the Hill Residents’ Association, the Twelfth Street Neighbourhood Society, and a past director for the Royal City Humane Society and the New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society. He is the Director of the Hospitality Project at the New Westminster Food Bank.
McEvoy played a key role in the unsuccessful effort to prevent the closure of Saint Mary's Hospital in New Westminster in 2004. He wrote a book about the history of the hospital and the public campaign to prevent the closure, The Life and Destruction of Saint Mary's Hospital (Harbour Publishing, 2008).