, ▁while ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Olympics , ▁he ▁found ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁labour er ▁for ▁International ▁Har v ester . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁for ▁them ▁as ▁an ▁inspect or ▁and ▁for eman ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁retired ▁home ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁Canada ' s ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Mil es ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 7 ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁Canada ' s ▁oldest ▁living ▁Olympic ▁ath lete ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁Boston ▁Mar athon ▁winner . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Mil es ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁ 1 5 ▁athlet es ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ' s ▁history , ▁ranking ▁sevent h . ▁ ▁T ributes ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁Johnny ▁Mil es ▁Mar athon ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁New ▁Glasgow , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁An ▁annual ▁ 5 K ▁race ▁is ▁also ▁held ▁in ▁his ▁honour ▁in ▁Sydney ▁M ines , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁Sydney ▁M ines ▁also ▁displays ▁his ▁image ▁on ▁a ▁sign ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Mil es ▁is