Legendary broadcaster and curler Colleen Jones dies at age 65
She was a world champion, an Order of Canada recipient and one of the CBC’s most iconic broadcasters. Colleen Jones has passed away following a courageous battle with cancer.
Her son Luke Saunders announced the news earlier today on social media.
“Mom had been fighting and trying to beat back cancer over the last three years or so,” Saunders said. “Late this morning, while looking out on the ocean from her favourite spot in Maders Cove, with my Dad, brother and myself beside her, Mom passed away.
“Please think of your favourite Colleen Jones moment, cherish it. Hurry and love hard.”
A Halifax native, she won her first national women’s curling championship in the early 1980s, embarking on a brilliant career in the sport.