Paul Rimstead was a featured page 5 columnist for the Toronto Sun

Toronto Sun

The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:...

 during the 1970s and 80s.

Life and career

Born in Sudbury, Ontario

Ontario

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, the "Rimmer" was described by peers as "legendary", "the Sun's resident character", and "a master storyteller". Rimstead began his journalism career at the age of 11, reporting on local farm births. A high school drop-out, Rimstead would become a seasoned sports reporter, columnist, and writer.

In addition to the Toronto Sun, Rimstead also wrote for The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

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, the Toronto Daily Star

Toronto Star

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, the Toronto Telegram

Toronto Telegram

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, the Canadian Magazine, the Sudbury Star

Sudbury Star

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, the Kingston Whig-Standard

Kingston Whig-Standard

The Kingston Whig-Standard is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published daily, except on Sunday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by Sun Media...

, the Elliot Lake Standard

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, and other publications.

Bearing his name, the "Toronto Sun Paul Rimstead Memorial Journalism Award" is awarded

Scholarship

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 annually to a second year Ryerson University

Ryerson University

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 journalism undergraduate demonstrating overall academic excellence and financial need.

In 1972, Rimstead ran for Mayor of Toronto in the 1972 Toronto municipal election

Toronto municipal election, 1972

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 as a publicity stunt. He placed fourth.

In 1986, Rimstead married his long-time love, Miss C. Hinky.

Chronology

• 1967 - Rimstead joins the Toronto Telegram
• 1971 - Rimstead joins the Toronto Sun
• 1972 - Rimstead runs for Mayor of Toronto, finishing fourth with 8,000 votes.
• 1974 - Rimstead's first TV commercial for Carling O'Keefe
  Carling O'Keefe
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   Ale is named one of the world's best commercials.
• 1975 - Rimstead hosts the short-lived, self-titled, late-night show, Rimstead!, for Global
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  .

Publications

• Rimstead, Paul. Cocktails and Jockstraps, Prentice Hall
  Prentice Hall
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   Canada, 1981. ISBN 0-13-139436-3
• Rimstead, Paul. Rimmer, dammit! : the life and times of Canadian legend Paul Rimstead, Toronto Sun
  Toronto Sun
  The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:...
  
  , 1987. ISBN 0-919233-32-5

Published post-humously. Introduction by J. Douglas Creighton, founder of The Toronto Sun.