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Biography
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 Earl
B. Pilgrim was born in St. Anthony in 1939. He
received his early education in Roddickton, later
studying Forestry at the College of Trades and
Technology in St. John’s.
He began his adult career in 1960 as an Infantryman in
the Canadian Army, serving with the Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry. While there, he became involved
in the sport of boxing, eventually becoming the Canadian
Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Following a stint in the Forces, he took a job as a
Forest Ranger with the Newfoundland and Labrador
Forestry Department. During this time, he came to
recognize the plight of the big game population on
Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula. After nine
years as a forest warden, he became a wildlife
protection officer with the Newfoundland Wildlife
Service.
He is married to the former Beatrice Compton of Englee.
They have four children, and make their home in
Roddickton, Newfoundland.
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