page_title: Tim Jones (Search and Rescue)
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Tim Jones (Search and Rescue) / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Tim Jones receives his Order of BC from Premier Christy Clark
context_page_description: Tim Jones was an Advanced Life Support Paramedic and Search and Rescue Technician; he was also a prominent media spokesperson and team leader for North Shore Rescue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He made significant contributions to the field of Search and Rescue and was an outspoken advocate for wilderness safety.
context_section_description: Timothy Edmund Jones was born on May 30, 1956, in Edmonton, Alberta, the youngest of three children. His father, Owen, was an attorney and his mother, Mary, a homemaker. The family moved to North Vancouver in 1962, settling in a home at the bottom of Grouse Mountain. There Jones explored logging trails, canyons and creeks with his brother, Owen Jr. This was the start of his love of the mountains that inspired him in his later years.
  In high school, Jones played football at Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver and eventually went to Simon Fraser University on a sports scholarship. After graduating with a BA in Geography, he was drafted into the Canadian Football League by the Toronto Argonauts in 1978, but a knee injury in preseason ended his professional football career. At 24, Jones returned to Vancouver. Shortly after returning his father died and he stayed home with his mother to offer support. Jones went on to earn a teaching degree at SFU. He became a substitute physical education and geography teacher in North Vancouver, and helped coach high school football teams.
  In 1981, Jones met his wife to be, Lindsay, while on a ski trip to Mount Baker. In 1984 they were married. Their son Curtis was born in 1986, followed by their daughter Taylor in 1989.  The Jones family resided in North Vancouver, British Columbia. His son, Curtis, became a member of the North Shore rescue team in 2004.
caption: Order of BC
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