Howard Richmond McDiarmid (June 3, 1927 – August 25, 2010) was a physician and political figure in British Columbia.
He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1927,[1] he grew up in the Canadian prairies and was educated in medicine at the University of Manitoba.
He wrote Pacific Rim Park: a country doctor's role in preserving Long Beach and establishing the new Wickaninnish Inn (ISBN 0981320406), published in 2009.
[2] On August 25, 2010, McDiarmid died of cancer at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria at the age of 83.