John Hill and Jim Hill

Jim Hill: It has been said that stories of simple goodness seldom make the headlines. The manner in which Jim Hill ordered his life, and applied his principles and his remarkable skills to the operation of his business, is that kind of story. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Jim inherited many of his talents from his father, John Hill, an immigrant from Ireland who managed department stores in Edmonton and Regina before opening his own dry goods store in Vancouver in 1945. Jim was an avid pupil, not only of the arts of retailing, but also of the fundamental skills of dealing with people and Husband, father, businessman, philanthropist. Born on May 25, 1929, in Kamloops, B.C.; died on June 13, 2014, in Vancouver, of pulmonary fibrosis, aged 85. Submit a Lives Lived column (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.