Famed Nipawin-born writer dies at 82
A famed sports columnist, and Nipawin native has passed away.
Jim Taylor was born in Nipawin, and most recently worked in British Columbia at the Vancouver Province. Taylor was widely recognized as one of the best sports writers in the country, and also one of the funniest. He died earlier this week at the age of 82.
Terry Jones is a sports columnist for the Edmonton Journal in Alberta. He knew Taylor from interactions during their careers as sports writers and travelling to much of the same events. Jones said it was great to know one of the best writers in the country.
“He was kind of the Dean of sports writers in Western Canada, at least back then” Jones told northeastNOW. “And I was the kid, and he was very welcoming and I was very appreciative of the relationship that we had.”