Our Team

Eugene Flynn has spent the past fifteen years teaching in the Department of Natural Resources, College of the North Atlantic in Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador. One of the key instructors in the Adventure Tourism program at the Corner Brook Campus, Gene taught Marine Biology, Environmental Ethics, Sea kayaking, Water Safety, and X-Country Skiing to students that come from as far away as Germany, to take advantage of a program that offers adventure in some of the most magnificent wilderness in Canada. Gene’s teaching duties also included leading students on multi-day sea kayaking & cross-country excursions to remote areas of the province. When not leading tour groups to Red Bay, Labrador, summers are free to sail the magnificent, rugged coast of Newfoundland & Labrador. 

Prior to his assignment as an Instructor in the Adventure Tourism Program at the College of the North Atlantic he attended the University of N. Illinois under a Graduate Teaching Assistantship, where he graduated with a Masters in Science Education. During this time he worked as an outdoor activity guide for the university.

Gene is a certified Paddle Canada Canoeing Instructor, a Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Instructor and a certified CANSI (Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors). 

Gene grew up in the fishing community of Conche on the remote northeast coast of Newfoundland, traditionally referred to as the French Shore. His family fished for cod, salmon, seals, and historically, participated in the Labrador schooner fishery during the heyday of the Salt Fish Trade.  He enjoys nothing more than interpreting the natural and cultural history of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Eugene Flynn has a Masters of Science/Education and has spent the past 20 years teaching natural history and outdoor pursuits primarily to Adventure Tourism students at a technical College on Newfoundland’s west coast. This position took him to many of the natural, cultural and historic sites around the province as part of the interpretative component of the program. During the summer months he leads tourists on twelve day guided adventures to sites such as Gros Morne National Park, Red Bay, L’Anse Aux Meadows, Twillingate, Bonavista and more.