Jim Turple

Island story

James Daniel ‘Jim’ Turple, born in 1951, spent his childhood on Pictou Island until he left for high school. His later working life included thirty-four years with Michelin, but he remained deeply engaged with local history and community life. His obituary records twelve years of municipal council service, involvement with the Northumberland Fisheries Museum, the Lobster Carnival and church activities, as well as a lifelong attachment to boating and Pictou Island. PIHS preserves his 2004 memories as an important first-person source for everyday Island life, winter travel, school, fishing and community history.