CLAYTON WILLIAM CAMPBELL

July 5, 1945 – February 17, 2021

Clay passed away in Smithers in February after a battle with cancer. Clay was born and raised on Box-S Ranch in Buffalo, Alberta. He is survived by his two sons, Russell in Japan, Randy of Coquitlam and his brother Al of Surrey. He attended school in Medicine Hat and received Bachelors and Masters degrees from Montana State University in Bozeman. He began a PhD program at the University of Saskatchewan but before completion accepted the newly created position of Beef Cattle Specialist for the BC Ministry of Agriculture based in Kamloops.

After several years with the Ministry Clay moved on to other pursuits. He established Paradigm Resources Ltd. based in Merritt BC and completed a large number of consulting projects on cattle and range throughout BC. He partnered with Alf Bawtree on many projects including co-editing the Rangeland Handbook for BC in 1998.

Over the years Clay did a large amount of work related to the BC Beef Industry. He worked on many projects for the BC Cattleman’s Association including the establishment of the Wild Predator Loss, Compensation, and Control Program (WPLCCP). This was a unique program and required a great deal of skill to work with the government officials and ranchers to develop a program that was acceptable to both groups.

Clay was very active in the BC Institute of Agrologists and the Society for Range Management.

Clay made a great contribution to the beef industry of BC and was well respected by ranchers, his colleagues and many friends. His love of cattle, horses, rodeo and the environment lead to many adventures over the years.